The day before Marvel Studios' Hall H presentation, some very interesting trademarks surfaced online for what appeared to be a number of upcoming movies and TV shows.
Among them were Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars, both of which were then confirmed by Kevin Feige in San Diego. The former, directed by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings helmer Destin Daniel Cretton, will be released on May 2, 2025, while The Multiverse Saga's finale is set to follow on November 7 that same year.
However, it appears the movies won't shoot back-to-back. Variety reporter Justin Kroll also reveals that the plan is for a different filmmaker to take charge of Secret Wars. That means Cretton will only helm The Kang Dynasty, leaving the door open to the Russo Brothers to return to the MCU to direct what we know is their dream project.
Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame were filmed at the same time and it proved to be a massive undertaking, but it also made sense because those movies told a two-part story with the same characters and actors.
Now, we can't help but wonder just how different these movies will be. Could it be that Kang the Conqueror's defeat comes in The Kang's Dynasty, with the aftermath of the battle - a twisted new MCU as unrecognisable as the one we saw in the comic book version of Secret Wars - explored in the next movie?
It's hard to say, but there are movies and TV shows set to be released between these two adventures for Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
Perhaps those projects will explore the fallout or even set the stage for a small group to fight back against whoever rules over the new MCU? Once again looking at the comics, we wouldn't be at all surprised to see Doctor Doom step out of the shadows to defeat Kang and remake the world in his image.
Hopefully, more details will be revealed by Marvel Studios during September's Disney+ Day and D23.