We've come to the end of another week here on CBM, and while it's been a little slow on the breaking news front over the past few days, we do have a round-up of some new rumors relating to several upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe projects.
The next big MCU event movie will be Avengers 5 (FKA Avengers: The Kang Dynasty), and while Kang is still expected to play a significant role in the film despite Jonathan Majors' firing, Marvel Studios is believed to have gone back to the drawing board when it comes to certain aspects of the main plot.
According to Daniel Richtman, Marvel has now "figured out the direction" of the story, which will reportedly focus on a smaller team of Earth's Mightiest Heroes than you might expect. Though the movie will reportedly feature some new characters, The Fantastic Four are not expected to appear. The studio is said to have told actors from the previous Avengers movies to "clear their schedule."
Speaking of Marvel's First Family, Richtman has heard that Galactus is "very close" to being cast, and an announcement should be imminent. As far as we know, Javier Bardem (Dune: Part Two) was still the frontrunner up until very recently, but that doesn't mean other actors aren't in contention (Julia Garner being cast as Silver Surfer came out of nowhere, after all).
It remains to be seen when the trio of heroes from The Marvels will return to the MCU, but we can't imagine the studio is in any rush to revisit those characters after the movie's disappointing box office run. Apparently, a solo Disney+ series focusing on Monica Rambeau/Photon (Teyonah Parris) was in the early planning stages prior to The Marvels' release, but her "story will now continue in another project."
Disney+'s animated revival series, X-Men '97, has proven to be a massive hit, and it sounds like Marvel is keen to capitalize on the show's popularity by developing "as many seasons as possible."
Finally, we'll throw in a more hard-to-buy rumor from The Cosmic Circus' Alex P., who claims that an Avengers vs. X-Men movie is being developed. While we have no trouble believing that Kevin Feige might have an interest in what could potentially be the biggest MCU event of all time, it seems way too early for anyone to have any inside knowledge when the studio's plans for the X-Men haven't even been set yet.
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