10 Ways Marvel Studios Should Reinvent The AVENGERS Franchise After DOOMSDAY And SECRET WARS

10 Ways Marvel Studios Should Reinvent The AVENGERS Franchise After DOOMSDAY And SECRET WARS

With rumours still swirling that the plan is to softly reboot the MCU after Avengers: Secret Wars, we're taking a deep dive into the changes we'd like to see made to the team's franchise in a new timeline.

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By JoshWilding - Nov 19, 2024 01:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Avengers

Marvel Studios did what many thought was impossible in 2012 by assembling Earth's Mightiest Heroes in The Avengers. A sequel, Avengers: Age of Ultron, followed three years later before the stakes increased exponentially in Infinity War and Endgame

With the end of the Multiverse Saga rapidly approaching, this era of storytelling will be capped off with Doomsday and Secret Wars. Beyond that, the plan is reportedly for the MCU to be softly rebooted, likely leading to recastings and the X-Men and Fantastic Four calling the Sacred Timeline home.

But what of The Avengers? We're sure they'll still have an important role to play and, in this feature, we're exploring the way the franchise can evolve in a new MCU. From new locations to the type of stories being told and the team's place in this shared world moving forward, we have a lot of thoughts on where they go from here.

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10. Avengers Mansion

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Originally Howard Stark's Manhattan home, Tony Stark would later use his father's Fifth Avenue mansion as a base for Earth's Mightiest Heroes. The team spent decades calling Avengers Mansion their home, and it eventually housed everything from training facilities to several Quinjets. 

Most interesting was the fact most of the team ended up living here, with She-Hulk, for example, politely asked to leave after her nighttime antics started bothering her fellow Avengers. 

It appears Marvel Studios never seriously considered bringing Avengers Mansion into the MCU, a shame when there's so much fun to be had at this location. After all, many of our favourite comics featuring the team saw it come under attack from their enemies!
 

9. Spider-Man vs. The Avengers

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From the start, Spider-Man has been an ally to Earth's Mightiest Heroes. It makes sense because Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures both wanted the wall-crawler front and centre in the Avengers franchise (something we anticipate being the case in Doomsday and Secret Wars as well).

Heading into the next Saga of storytelling, we'd like to see Spider-Man at odds with this team. Like Daredevil, he's not a team player and with his newfound vigilante status, Spidey should clash with his fellow heroes rather than fighting alongside them. 

In Spider-Man 5, for example, we'd love to watch as Peter Parker breaks into The Avengers' base, only to find himself at odds with whoever's at home. Remember how much fun Ant-Man's clash with The Falcon was in Scott Lang's first solo outing?
 

8. Jarvis

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No, not J.A.R.V.I.S. We're talking about Edwin Jarvis, Tony Stark's loyal butler who ends up being a crucial ally to every Avenger who passes through the mansion's doors.

The MCU has established that Edwin was indeed Howard Stark's butler and the character, played by James D'Arcy, has appeared in Agent Carter and even Avengers: Endgame. However, a reboot presents an opportunity to put a new spin on this fan-favourite manservant.

For starters, he needs to be more than just Iron Man's Alfred Pennyworth. Making him the team's eyes and ears back at their base and a butler tasked with keeping the heroes in line would be a blast...and make it hurt all the more if the events of The Avengers #59 and #60 were adapted. 
 

7. Multiple Teams

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If the MCU's expansion has proved anything, it's that there are too many heroes for a single team of Avengers. One way to handle that would be by introducing groups like the Defenders and Champions. Another is to introduce more than one set of Avengers. 

From the New Avengers to the Young Avengers, the West Coast Avengers, and even the Savage Avengers, Marvel Studios needs to expand this franchise beyond sporadic event movies. 

That's an admittedly risky approach and we'd hate to see the series diluted. However, handled correctly, all those characters who can't quite hold their own in solo projects - Hercules, Namor, and the Thunderbolts* roster (rumoured to be the "New Avengers), for example - would get the chance to shine in meaningful and exciting ways. 
 

6. A New Avengers Movie Every 2-3 Years

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While COVID and last year's WGA/SAG-AFTRA strikes need to take some of the blame, by the time Avengers: Doomsday is released, it will have been seven years since Avengers: Endgame broke box office records. 

That's far too much time and, moving forward, we'd like Marvel Studios to ensure there's a plan in place that will bring new Avengers movies to the big screen every two to three years. 

They don't all need to be earth-shaking events; they can be smaller-scale, yet still epic, tales similar to what happened in The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron. If there are indeed multiple teams, then this approach would work perfectly. 
 

5. The Original Lineup

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If Marvel Studios does reboot The Avengers, is it too much to ask that we see the original lineup, even if it's only in flashbacks? Iron Man, Thor, and The Hulk were all part of the MCU team, but throwing Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne into the mix as Ant-Man and The Wasp (in their prime) would be a blast.

If their respective comic-accurate costumes were included, it would be a definite plus, though we can appreciate the ship might have sailed on that happening. 

A slow-burn approach to this group's adventures contradicts our previous suggestion, but it also has potential. Just picture Earth's Mightiest Heroes discovering Captain America in place of S.H.I.E.L.D.
 

4. Superhero Rivalries And Romances

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If there's one thing The Avengers franchise has never really had time for, it's romance. Yes, we know most of you will probably argue it shouldn't be a priority in these action-packed epics, but it's been part of the team's status quo since the start. 

Ant-Man and The Wasp, for example, were romantically linked from the day these heroes first assembled. Since then, we've seen Thor and She-Hulk, the Scarlet Witch and Captain America, and Hawkeye and Black Widow all find love on the field. 

The Vision and the Scarlet Witch's MCU dynamic should give you an idea about how much fun this can be in future movies. 
 

3. Classic Villains

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We've seen Earth's Mightiest Heroes battle the likes of Loki, Ultron, Baron Zemo, and Thanos on screen, so it's not like Marvel Studios has failed in this respect. 

However, there are plenty of other baddies from the comics we'd like to see The Avengers assemble against in future movies (where reality itself isn't necessarily on the line). Among those who instantly spring to mind are the Masters of Evil, Count Nefaria, the Super-Adaptoid, and a better version of the Wrecking Crew than what She-Hulk: Attorney at Law delivered.

We're sure this is coming but, c'mon, let's scale things back a little and put threats like Thanos and Doctor Doom on the shelf so The Avengers can be tested in new and unexpected ways. 
 

2. Cosmic Avengers

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We've seen some of The Avengers head into outer space to do battle with Thanos, but when it comes to a full-blown cosmic epic...well, we're still waiting. 

Confining the Kree/Skrull War to a subplot in Captain Marvel before messily continuing it in Secret Invasion has proven to be a major misstep on Marvel Studios' part. And the less said about The Marvels, the better. As one of the most epic Avengers comic book stories, it's a crying shame this hasn't been brought to the big screen and done justice. 

That can easily be rectified down the line by sending this team into outer space to combat an alien war. The likes of Mar-Vell and the Fantastic Four could be thrown into the mix for a crossover event with the potential to leave jaws on the floor. 
 

1. Avengers Vs. X-Men

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Talking of crossovers, this needs to be the next big story Marvel Studios builds to. However, for this to work, The Avengers franchise will have to be rebooted. 

Simply put, it won't be the same seeing this story play out without characters like Captain America, Iron Man, and The Hulk. The premise has a tonne of potential either way, but the tension between these two teams needs to be explored over several years before a boiling point is reached and they go to war. 

We can see this movie breaking countless box office records and, when it comes to who should win, we'd suggest the two teams eventually unite to tackle a bigger threat. We might get a watered-down version in Doomsday or Secret Wars, but this needs to be its own movie one day. 
 

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TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 11/19/2024, 1:06 PM
They should've rebooted everything after Endgame with completely new actors and creatives.
China1975
China1975 - 11/19/2024, 7:02 PM
@TheJok3r - 110 percent agree… just recast characters as they need to, much like James Bond or Batman..
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 11/19/2024, 1:16 PM
I agree with almost everything except for Spider-Man. They should reboot Spider-Man too. Tom Holland is gonna start to get RDJ expensive soon. He'll also be old man Spider-Man while the rest of the Avengers are probably recast with much younger actors. Dude'll probably be in his late 30s when we see him again in the reboot.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 11/19/2024, 1:19 PM
It would be cool if we got a version of Avengers Mansion now as the HQ though with no Tony , it might be tough.

I do definitely think we’ll be getting multiple Avengers teams with their own base of operations that come together to form a superteam if the threat calls for it post SW.
BruceWayng
BruceWayng - 11/19/2024, 1:25 PM
They’re not rebooting the MCU after Secret Wars…idk why everyone has bought into this rumor and continue to use it to excuse the nonstop bad decisions Feige and Co continue to make. “Yea but we’ll get the REAL Silver Surfer after Secret Wars” “RDJ Doom won’t be the permanent Doom. We’ll get the 616 Doom after the reboot”

It’s not happening folks…at least not in the near future and especially not after Secret Wars. Best case scenario they’re going to just merged the X-men and F4 worlds into the 616 or just let them stay post Secret Wars
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 11/19/2024, 10:54 PM
@BruceWayng - this take seems more realistic than the course the MCU has been on. Especially after the nostalgia-fest they’ve been on these past couple of years. The MCU seems to be moving in reverse instead of forward.
marvel72
marvel72 - 11/19/2024, 2:22 PM
Reboot everything and be more faithful to the source material.

You'll have The X-Men and The Fantastic Four, you could tell some classic stories and stop wasting money on pointless characters.

Make Marvel Great Again
Fogs
Fogs - 11/19/2024, 3:13 PM
@marvel72 - this is the way.
marvel72
marvel72 - 11/19/2024, 3:38 PM
@Fogs - It certainly is my good man.
AllsGood
AllsGood - 11/19/2024, 3:07 PM
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WakandaTech
WakandaTech - 11/19/2024, 3:39 PM
After Secret Wars

The MCU should be focused on the X-Men with the Avengers, Spiderman being part but not the main attraction

have it all lead to X-Men vs Avengers
ChrisRed
ChrisRed - 11/19/2024, 4:35 PM
Retire the Avengers for while (at least Cap, Ironman, Hulk ect.)

Focus on the X-Men, Fantastic Four ect.
Fogs
Fogs - 11/20/2024, 9:06 AM
@ChrisRed - This could be a good strategy after Endgame.

Infinity Saga - Avengers-focused
Multiversal or whatever saga - FF-focused.
Next one - X-Men-focused.

Then they could join them once in a while.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 11/19/2024, 5:40 PM
I agree they should go back to an Avengers movie every three years, including classic villains. Have them wrap up phases like before. And I like having AvX as the Saga finale.

And multiple teams is smart too. Put Young Avengers and Midnight Sons in shows, and West Coast Avengers, Dark Avengers and cosmic Avengers in movies (the latter in Annihilation).
CreateNowSlpL8r
CreateNowSlpL8r - 11/20/2024, 1:47 AM
I don't think big events can just revolve around the Avengers. I mean they could have a big event under that banner but they need to get back to smaller Avengers one and done stories. The X-men have their own problems that the greater MCU should be aware of them, even spoken about in other movies but they dont need to lead to the same place. Then it means more when you do the Endgame type movie where you need everyone. Even though they covered a lot of the big events, there are so many more.

Annihilation
Onslaught
Avengers Vs. X-men
World War Hulk
Age of Ultron (The comics version)
Age of Apocalypse

If I were them, I would treat D+ series as side stories for established characters that are not directly moving the main MCU plot forward. I imagine Daredevil will be like that. Now you can take X-men characters and give them a side story against their own antagonists and if you follow it, great, but you aren't lost trying to follow it all.

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