Believe it or not, it's now been four years since we last sat down to watch an Avengers movie in theaters.
Unfortunately, it's going to be a while before we see Earth's Mightiest Heroes assemble on screen again because Avengers: The Kang Dynasty was recently pushed back to May 1, 2026, with Avengers: Secret Wars set to follow on May 7, 2027. The delays are a result of the ongoing WGA strike but we know Marvel Studios is also looking to take its time with upcoming projects, a stark contrast from Phase 4.
It's previously been reported that both movies will serve as our final farewell to the original six Avengers, with one scooper going so far as to claim Secret Wars will "very likely [set] up a soft-reboot," serving as a "send-off for not only the entirety of the Fox-Verse, but the MCU that we’ve all grown to love."
With that, we'll be left with an "All-New, All-Different MCU" (presumably thanks to a new Sacred Timeline). Of course, this isn't the only big rumour we've heard recently as both Jeff Loveness (Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania) and Michael Waldron (WandaVision) have supposedly been fired from their respective Avengers movies!
It's an interesting development if true, though Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton remains attached to helm The Kang Dynasty. As for Secret Wars, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness director Sam Raimi is said to be on Kevin Feige's radar.
Now, though, another contender may have entered the race.
According to Daniel Richtman, Children of Men and Roma director Alfonso Cuarón is near the top of Marvel Studios' list for who should direct what will perhaps be the MCU's biggest movie to date.
While an unexpected choice, the filmmaker is no stranger to commercial fare after directing Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban for Warner Bros. Known for lengthy and groundbreaking tracking shots, it's easy to imagine Cuarón delivering a very special movie if he has a vision for Secret Wars.
As always, we'd recommend taking this news with a pinch of salt until we hear from the trades. With the Fantastic Four rumour mill slowing down (we're hearing the Jake Gyllenhaal claims are correct, but those you might have seen about Matt Shakman leaving the movie are not), "scoopers" seem to be shifting focus to The Avengers franchise.
Do you think Cuarón should direct Avengers: Secret Wars?