Avengers: Secret Wars only recently found a writer in Loki and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness scribe Michael Waldron, so any rumours we hear about the movie should be taken with a pinch of salt. However, we couldn't help but share what sounds like some epic plans for this final chapter in The Multiverse Saga.
In 2019's Avengers: Endgame, the "Portals" scene left all our jaws on the floor by assembling pretty much every MCU superhero to join the fight against Thanos.
According to the Heavy Spoilers YouTube channel (a relatively reliable source of scoops), Marvel Studios and Kevin Feige are looking to significantly up the ante in Avengers: Secret Wars. How? With a scene that would bring characters together from the entire Multiverse.
Apparently, this would include, "Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield's Spider-Men, Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, several X-Men cast members, Fantastic Four ones, and so on and so forth. Kang will have ravaged multiple dimensions at this point, and there will be a final stand against him."
That sounds very exciting, and is pretty much what everyone was hoping to see in the Doctor Strange sequel earlier this year. How easy it will be to enlist all those actors remains to be seen, though we're sure there are plenty of them who would be open to reprising their old roles for a decent paycheque and the chance to be part of the MCU.
If this is even close to being accurate, it feels like Marvel Studios plans to end The Multiverse Saga with the creation of a new MCU, similar to what happened at the end of Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic's Secret Wars comic book.
That likely means we can expect the X-Men to finally be front and centre in the MCU. It's also not outside the realm of possibility that we could see new actors playing characters like Iron Man and Black Widow. After all, by the time Avengers: Secret Wars is released, the MCU will be nearly two decades old, so a reboot of some sort can't be off the table.
Avengers: Secret Wars is set to be released on May 1, 2026.