Marvel Studios isn't quite facing the same level of difficulties the DC Extended Universe went through, but it's clear the MCU has been going through its fair share of growing pains during the Multiverse Saga.
Much of that can be blamed on Disney for pushing them into the streaming sphere and the fact Kevin Feige has been stretched thin attempting to oversee a slate of movies alongside an expanding roster of live-action and animated TV shows. Now, after so-so reviews and lower-than-expected box office numbers, we're slowly starting to see a shift back to quality over quantity.
Of course, Marvel Studios getting back to where it needs to be isn't as simple as it probably sounds, especially with a lot of previously greenlit projects already in various stages of development. Daredevil: Born Again has been taken back to the drawing board and there are once again rumours Wonder Man is being scrapped.
The Multiverse Saga is supposed to end with two Avengers movies, The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars. The former recently lost director Destin Daniel Cretton and whether either movie has a writer remains up for debate.
Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania writer Jeff Loveness is thought to have been dropped from the first movie and, depending on who you believe, Michael Waldron is working on one, both or neither.
We may have a positive update today, though, courtesy of John Rocha. Discussing the possibility of bringing the Russo Brothers back to helm the next two Avengers movies, he said, "I have been told that [Christopher] Markus and [Stephen] McFeely are, already, unofficial advisors over the last few months at Marvel."
They're the writers who penned Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, not to mention the Captain America trilogy. Bringing them on board to get this Saga back on track makes all the sense in the world, even if they're not penning any screenplays at this stage.
Speculation continues to run rampant that Kang is out as the Saga's big bad, but replacing him will be tricky. This era of storytelling already feels a tad directionless, and scrapping the Multiverse's big bad to throw someone like Doctor Doom into the mix could lead to more confusion than excitement.
Avengers: The Kang Dynasty is currently scheduled to arrive in theaters on May 1, 2026, with Avengers: Secret Wars set to follow on May 7, 2027. As always, keep checking back here for updates on both movies as we have them.