Rumored Contenders To Direct AVENGERS: THE KANG DYNASTY And AVENGERS: SECRET WARS Revealed

Rumored Contenders To Direct AVENGERS: THE KANG DYNASTY And AVENGERS: SECRET WARS Revealed

Avengers: Secret Wars has no director and Avengers: The Kang Dynasty recently lost Destin Daniel Cretton. Now, a few possible frontrunners to helm both movies have been revealed. Read on for the latest...

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By JoshWilding - Nov 26, 2023 04:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Avengers: Secret Wars

Joss Whedon helmed The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron pretty much back-to-back, but the Russo Brothers found themselves tasked with directing Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Secret Wars simultaneously.

With Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars set to be released just one year apart, fans have been wondering for some time why Marvel Studios hasn't turned to a single director to tell one big story over two parts. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton was only ever attached to the former, with no decision made for Secret Wars. 

Well, after going back to the drawing board with the Multiverse Saga, it appears something has changed. 

According to scooper Daniel Richtman, Spider-Man and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness director Sam Raimi is in the running to helm both movies. However, so too are Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead, the filmmaking duo behind Moon Knight, Loki season 2, and the upcoming Daredevil: Born Again. 

There is no frontrunner right now but they are considered top contenders and it's interesting that the idea now is for a director to helm not one, but two Avengers movies. It makes sense given how interconnected these projects are likely to be, and should ensure a smoother production and a more cohesive vision for the Multiverse Saga's grand finale. 

The scooper adds that Fantastic Four, Shang-Chi 2, Spider-Man 4, and Deadpool 3 will all lay the groundwork for the final Avengers movies. As for why the Merc with the Mouth's MCU debut is the only Marvel Studios movie releasing in 2024, the studio expects it to be a huge critical and commercial success. 

Finally, it's said Thor 5, Eternals 2, Doctor Strange 3, and Black Panther 3 are all movies in various stages of development.

Rumours persist that The Kang Dynasty will ditch that title, with the focus potentially shifting to Doctor Doom instead of Kang the Conqueror. In 2015's Secret Wars, Doom stole the powers of The Beyonders and created his own "Battleworld" when the Marvel and Ultimate Universes were destroyed after colliding in an Incursion. 

Using Molecule Man's powers (a character many fans believe Loki will be subbed in for), the villain ruled as "Emperor Doom" for years before his fake reality came crashing down around him and a new world was created in its place...which is how Marvel Studios is expected to reboot the MCU. 

Avengers: The Kang Dynasty is currently scheduled to arrive in theaters on May 1, 2026, with Avengers: Secret Wars to follow on May 7, 2027.

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Matchesz
Matchesz - 11/26/2023, 4:35 AM
This and fantastic 4 casting should have already been had people attached, its taken way too long for them to fill productions that are on an easy bake oven timer. They need to hurry tf up going through all the possible checkboxes
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 11/26/2023, 4:57 AM
I wanted Sam Raimi from Day 1, so i hope it's true.
NickScryer
NickScryer - 11/26/2023, 4:58 AM
I don't think Sam Raimi's style fits The Avengers, too campy for my taste.
But I'd rather have him directing the biggest movies of all time than some unproven unknowns.

Moon Knight was mediocre and wasted it's potential. Didn't see Loki, but I doubt it's scope is comparable to a double full feature Avengers extravaganza.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 11/26/2023, 5:00 AM
@NickScryer - out of everything I've seen this saga, I think Loki comes closest to whatever the scope they're setting up with Kang. Double feature adventure though? I'm not sure about that either.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 11/26/2023, 4:59 AM
Don't think Raimi is the best fit. Like I also said earlier, I much rather see Benson & Moorhead take it on instead. Maybe with Sommers & McKenna or Waldron and Martin as writers.

Also, out of those four movies only Doctor Strange 3 really needs to happen this phase imo. Unless Thor 5 adapts Dark Reign, as Secret Invasion could use some redemption.
MadThanos
MadThanos - 11/26/2023, 5:27 AM
@bkmeijer1 - Raimi saved Multiverse Of Madness in my opinion. I was re-watching it other day and I was thinking, "damn this movie is really weak. The plot is awful, Chavez is a dumb character and Strange is a weak as shit in this one, but hey... Raimi made it quite enjoyable."


The issue for me is, Raimi doesn't seem to follow the MCU as he stated that he never watched WandaVision (crucial to this story). Those two movies need MCU junkies to direct it, like the Russos.

Maybe Benson & Moorhead are those people. For now, I just want to save Daredevil.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 11/26/2023, 6:09 AM
@MadThanos - yeah, the direction and style was definitely what made MoM for me as well. Despite it's glaring issues, it was enjoyable.

And you're probably right about why it needs MCU junkies. I didn't mind MoM not directly following up WV, but Secret Wars is the movie that has to wrap up a whole saga, so homework should be done
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 11/26/2023, 5:27 AM
Just give it to the Russo's you cowards
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 11/26/2023, 5:37 AM
Feige should say sorry to Joss Whedon and Joss should promise not to be an a-hole. Problem solved.

I still believe Joss is the best man for the job, even IW and Endgame shouldve been made by him. The Russos are hack
NickScryer
NickScryer - 11/26/2023, 5:43 AM
@vectorsigma - Disney won't allow it, wouldn't mesh with their virtue signaling, hypocritical propaganda.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 11/26/2023, 7:18 AM
@NickScryer - that's the sad thing. I guess they need more flops to reconsider.
Toonstrack
Toonstrack - 11/26/2023, 2:22 PM
@NickScryer - you're gonna pretend like those traits don't apply directly to joss whedon himself lol
NickScryer
NickScryer - 11/26/2023, 5:41 AM
Bring back Markus & Mcfeely and fire those Rick and Morty idiots.
Fogs
Fogs - 11/26/2023, 5:44 AM
"Rumored"... "relevealed"?

I mean, doesn't really make a lot of sense, does it?
SethBullock
SethBullock - 11/26/2023, 5:47 AM
They should hire an experienced enough director that guarantees a good product and a box office hit.

Stop the experiments with unknown people, it worked with the Russos but they had to prove themselves first with the Captain America movies, and iirc in the first 3 phases they hired Favreau, Branagh, Johnston, Whedon, Gunn, Derrickson, Coogler...

People that at least had some experience, they were not Spielberg or Scorsese, but they were not total unknowns with barely any experience to give them a budget of hundred of millions to make movies that they weren't ready to make, nor people who had zero experience with action/terror/fantastic movies or shows, most of them had at least some degree of experience that justified giving them big Marvel movies, however nowadays it seems like if they think they could give these big movies to any unexperienced writer/director and they'll be the new Russos, but it's obvious it's not working, they need to look for much better writers and directors and to be 100% sure they'll make a hit, specially with the Avengers movies (but also the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, etc).
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 11/26/2023, 6:11 AM
@SethBullock - I kinda agree. I feel there are a lot of writers and directors that did one episode or show for Disney+ and immediately make the jump to the movies. They could use some more time on the smaller projects I suppose
Origame
Origame - 11/26/2023, 7:48 AM
@SethBullock - no joke, I had someone try to convince me at the time Nia decosta had the same level of experience as the Russo brothers when they were hired.

Their reasoning was that tv shows don't count. 🙄
Fares
Fares - 11/26/2023, 6:47 AM
Are we seriously not considering bringing back the Russos? The guys who made the best Marvel movies? The guys who know better than any other director how the Marvel machine operates? The guys who explicitly expressed interest in directing a Secret Wars movie? There better be one hell of a reason for not considering them.
NickScryer
NickScryer - 11/26/2023, 7:12 AM
@Fares - money? Or perhaps they don't want to go near this trainwreck.

On the other hand, their post MCU efforts were subpar. The Gray Man just sucked
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