Much has been said about The Marvels' mid-credits scene, but the movie's ending provided another big tease for the future. In that, we saw Ms. Marvel approach Kate Bishop about putting a team together, suggesting the Young Avengers will assemble in the MCU sooner rather than later.
We don't know who else is set to join this group, though America Chavez, Cassie Lang, and Ironheart are no doubt among the most likely possibilities.
Talking to Screen Rant, Kamala Khan actress Iman Vellani shared her take on which characters could eventually make up this next generation of Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
"I think they've left so many of the younger character stories open-ended, and to see fans start shipping people together...I want to see Kamala interact with America," she says. "I want to see Kamala interact with Patriot Just all these random people. I think there's so many different avenues you could take with this."
Vellani also shared her hope for Iron Lad to be thrown into the mix, a character who was eventually revealed as a young Kang the Conqueror attempting to change his future.
"It would be interesting if they did an Iron Lad type thing because that's still Kang and that feels like it could work," the actress said of how the Young Avengers could be tied into the wider Multiverse Saga. "Have Nathaniel Richards be a part of the Young Avengers at some point, and then they realize, "Oh my God, wait, he's like a Kang, but is he a good guy or a bad guy?" I feel like dealing with that would be fun in the direction that the MCU is headed."
Finally, Vellani went on to strongly hint that The Marvels has set the stage for Ms. Marvel to lead this team of Avengers.
"They have perspectives that the older Avengers don't, especially because they've had to deal with the repercussions, but they're also a fan of the older Avengers. So I think they can really make this team-up something new. I think it'll be way more functional than the Avengers even were. I think Kamala being in charge might also set the tone in a really wonderful way. I think she's a natural-born leader.
She is not only the glue of the Marvels, but could be the glue of the younger Avengers group because she is mature and she is intelligent, and she also has all this knowledge about being superheroes and teamwork and how to do it in a way that's ideal and works for everyone. And she's probably learned so much from being on the Marvels, so she can bring that into the Young Avengers."
She'd conclude by adding that a Young Avengers project could tackle "social justice issues," and believes the characters involved are "way more aware of reality" than their older counterparts.
While this isn't going to be a team made up of teenage superheroes, Marvel Studios can still introduce a youthful group that steps up to protect the world in their predecessor's absence. It's just hard to say when and where this will happen; is there room for a Young Avengers movie between now and The Kang Dynasty or will they be one of a number of teams sharing the spotlight there?
We'll keep you updated as we learn more.