MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE: 3 Trilogies Marvel Studios Could Adapt In the Next Saga

MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE: 3 Trilogies Marvel Studios Could Adapt In the Next Saga

With the MCU's next Saga likely starting in 2028, here are some suggestions for the stories and characters Marvel Studios can tell in the Phoenix Saga.

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By bkmeijer1 - Nov 06, 2024 12:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Studios

With the Multiverse Saga nearing it's end with Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars, the next saga is already close. With Disney's acquisition of Fox and it's rights to Marvel characters like the X-Men, it is likely the next Saga will focus on the mutants and be called the The Phoenix Saga. However, the world of the MCU is still occupied by the Avengers and other superheroes. So, here's a look at what the trilogies and appearances of these characters could look like. 
 

1. Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps

Although the next Spider-Man movie is set for 2026, the trilogy will expand beyond the current Saga:

  • Spectacular Spider-Man (2026): follows a street-level Spider-Man fighting Kingpin (and Scorpion as his muscle) with the help of Daredevil. With MJ and Ned off to college, this is a good opportunity to introduce new friends: Harry Osborn for Peter Parker, and Black Cat as foil for Spider-Man.
  • Sensational Spider-Man (2028): follows Spider-Man as he bonds with the piece of Venom and faces of against the likes of Kraven, Agent Venom, Mr. Negative and eventually Knull. Miles Morales also enters the story, and ends up gaining powers too...
  • Ultimate Spider-Man (2030): as Peter is teaching Miles his newfound powers, Octavius is turned mad by his new science project: tentacles. To fight the Spider-Men, Ock recruits Vulture, Scorpion, Mysterio, Shocker and Hobgoblin (Ned Leeds corrupted by Ock) into his Sinister Six.

Besides his own trilogy, Spider-Man will most likely keep appearing in Avengers movies. In Doomsday he'll join the 616 Avengers in fighting (and likely losing) to Doom. In Secret Wars Spider-Man picks up the Symbiote and unites with the other live-action Spider-Man to form the Spider-Corps, based on the Thor Corps of the comcis. And beyond this Saga, Spider-Man could even join up with the Future Foundation.
 

2. X-Men: The Mutant Saga

With the next Saga kicking off in 2028, the X-Men could do so in May of that year as well: 

  • Uncanny X-Men (2028): follows the first team of the comics (Cyclops, Beast, Marvel Girl, Angel and Iceman) as they and Genosha are revealed to the world by Mr. Sinister. Sinister plans to use Cyclops and Marvel Girl to prepare for a future threat, but is foiled by the X-Men.
  • Giant-Size X-Men (2031): with mutants now out in the open, the X-Men are attacked and abducted by Sentinels. Only Cyclops remains, who recruits, Wolverine, Banshee, Storm, Sunfire, Colussus, Nightcrawler and Thunderbird to defeat the Sentinels and free the abducted mutants.
  • Astonishing X-Men (2034): the threat Sinister has warned off has arrived: Apocalypse. Both the Blue and Gold teams work together with the time-travelling Cable to defeat him. However, they learn the pregnant Jean wasn't Jean at all, but a clone replaced by Sinister before he was defeated.

Next to the X-Men movies, a companion tv show could follow the school's students like X-23, Shadowcat, Psylocke, Dazzler, Gambit, Jubilee, Bishop, Magik and Rogue battling threats like Magneto's Brotherhood (including Havok and Polaris before they switch sides), The Hellfire Club and The Brood in different seasons, while a Starjammers show sets up threats from space like the Phoenix and the Shi'Ar Empire.
 

3. Avengers: World's Mightiest Heroes

Unlike the current Saga, the next Saga could focus on the Avengers again by focusing on different teams:

  • Dark Avengers (2030): starting in Secret Invasion, the War on Aliens has now come to it's end. To end the war, Norman Osborn has been put in charge, leading former Thunderbolts and new recruits like Hercules into a fight for New Asgard against the Avengers led by Captain Marvel and Thor.
  • West Coast Avengers (2033): to expand the Avengers' influence, a West Coast team is initiated. The team, led by a retired Hawkeye and including Shang-Chi, Wonder Man and She-Hulk amongst others, face a Power Cosmic-imbued Michael Korvac and eventually defeat him.
  • Avengers vs. X-Men (2036): when the Phoenix Force arrives to merge with Hope, Cable and the X-Men attack the Avengers to protect her form them. In the scuffle, the Force is split and merges with different X-Men instead, including Cyclops. The conflict ends when Hope finally absorbs the Force.

Then there's also Avengers Academy with Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel, Ironheart, America Chavez, Stature, Wiccan and Speed fighting the Masters of Evil, Midnight Suns with Doctor Strange, Black Knight, Blade, Moon Knight, Werewolf, Man-Thing and Elsa fighting Lilith, and United Front (Captain Marvel 3/Thor 5?) with Captain Marvel, Nova, Thor, Eternals and Rocket's Guardians fighting the Annihilation Wave.

These are just some of my thoughts though, so feel free to disagree in the comments below. Or expand on them, as this is a shorter article than usual.

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hainesy
hainesy - 11/6/2024, 5:59 PM
No. Just no.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 11/6/2024, 9:51 PM
We literally just need one single good X-Men film that is faithful to the comics. Just one. At this point I worry it'll take a miracle for the MCU XMen film to end up GOOD. I worry we will look back at the Fox films like First Class, X2, DoFP and say man we had it so good back then......just give us a good X-Men film and don't pull any culture thumper bs. Adapt Giant Size 1 and Uncanny and let's do this.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 11/7/2024, 2:36 AM
@McMurdo - exactly. Getting the first one right is key. I don't really mind what villain they up using, but I do wanna see the original team first
HAUSMAN01
HAUSMAN01 - 11/6/2024, 10:21 PM
I like what you have mapped out, although you don't have F4 nor characters like Luke Cage or Iron Fist included, unless I missed something
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 11/7/2024, 2:38 AM
@HAUSMAN01 - true, I didn't look at all the characters. It's just a few thoughts and those that I really do wanna see.

Fantastic Four is a must too, but I got nothing strong on that whatsoever (except Spider-Man joining the Future Foundation)
HAUSMAN01
HAUSMAN01 - 11/8/2024, 6:43 PM
@bkmeijer1 - I feel u if anything here are some good F stories that maybe the MCU might implementFantastic Four: Life Story Age The Characters User Comment Image In New Ways
,Fantastic Four User Comment Image 1234,The Trial of Reed Richards Answers Questions About The Marvel User Comment Image Universe,The Fantastic Four's Quest To Recover Their Family Has A Heartbreaking User Comment Image Ending,The Fantastic Four Explored The Negative Zone In Full User Comment Image Circle,FF Gave Readers A Glimpse Into What Comes User Comment Image Next,The Fantastic Four Got A "Fresh Start" After Secret User Comment Image Wars,"This Man... User Comment Image This Monster! The Fantastic Four Represents The Dawn Of The Silver User Comment Image Age,Heroes Return User Comment Image ,Doctor Doom Reached New Lows User Comment Image In "Unthinkable","Solve Everything" User Comment Image ,The Galactus Trilogy Shows Humanity Standing Up To The Power Of The User Comment Image Gods,"Hereafter" User Comment Image ,& "Three" User Comment Image


bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 11/9/2024, 5:22 AM
@HAUSMAN01 - that's a lot to go on. And I'll be honest, I don't know most of them. I think Marvels (the audio drama) could be interesting too
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 11/7/2024, 2:46 AM
Congrats on the article, refreshing to see a new writer here

Anyway, with the success of D&W im afraid marvel will milk it to death that a rebooted mcu xmen will take a long time to come
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 11/7/2024, 3:44 AM
@vectorsigma - thanks. I have written some editorials before, but I don't really have a lot of time anymore. Part of the reason this is a short article.

But yeah, I can see them lean more into the FoX-Men. Hopefully only for Doomsday and Secret Wars though. After that and X-Men '97 it's time for the MCU X-Men.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 11/7/2024, 4:37 AM
@bkmeijer1 - i remember after Endgame that a lot are speculating that the mcu xmen might arrive at around 2025.

With how things are going, we might get it 2028 at the earliest. Marvel hasnt really taken advantage of getting those rights from fox atm (aside from d&w)

But time will tell.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 11/7/2024, 5:05 AM
@vectorsigma - and I don't mind it. They could've done the mutants this saga already, but I feel they already had this one planned (Feige did say once they plan 10 years ahead).

Better to wait and make them the main focus instead of cramming in new characters. With existing characters they can do a quick multiverse one-off.

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