MCU Rumor Roundup: Updates On Marvel's Multiverse Plans, Doctor Strange's Future, And WORLD WAR HULK Plans

MCU Rumor Roundup: Updates On Marvel's Multiverse Plans, Doctor Strange's Future, And WORLD WAR HULK Plans

We have more huge Marvel Cinematic Universe rumours to share with you today, including news on Marvel Studios' Multiverse plans, what's in store for Doctor Strange, World War Hulk news, and much more...

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By JoshWilding - Mar 25, 2024 12:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Studios
Source: The Cosmic Circus

Marvel Studios has gone back to the drawing board with the Multiverse Saga, and we're expecting to see some sweeping changes made to the slate either at Comic-Con or this summer's D23. 

Release date delays seem inevitable, as do possible cancellations and creative team changes. Today, The Cosmic Circus has published a lengthy spoiler piece on the MCU's future and we've rounded up the biggest details in one place for you. 

That includes intel on wider plans for the Multiverse, Doctor Strange's future, new superhero teams, and where the stories of key characters will go next. Oh, and those of you eager for a World War Hulk movie are about to be very happy!

So, continue reading for our latest MCU rumour roundup...
 

Marvel's Multiverse Plans

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It's no secret that Marvel has plans to overhaul its approach to the Multiverse, and that's supposedly a big part of why they're shifting focus to street-level stories. That doesn't mean Kevin Feige isn't still planning for the future, though. 

"It is still my impression that Marvel still wants to use Kang and his variants to face off against the Avengers," reads the report, "but there is one antagonistic presence that Marvel is building up to, which will impact the Kang Dynasty by the time they arrive." Who could that mystery antagonist be? The Beyonder, perhaps? Or will those Doctor Doom theories prove correct?

Elsewhere, it's said that Captain Carter is apparently being lined up to return in What If...? season 3 and will "also be one of the characters in play for [Avengers:] Secret Wars." 

Talking of that movie, it's reportedly going to "take a while" after Secret Wars before we see Earth-616's X-Men. 
 

New Superhero Teams

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It seems there are indeed still plans in place for the Young Avengers to assemble in the MCU, with the movie supposedly incorporating a Multiverse aspect. That will see the team set out to explore the origin of Ms. Marvel's Quantum band, a relic we've long suspected has ties to Kang. 

Interestingly, the site believes fans should "expect a formal announcement on this project sometime this year. Either at SDCC or D23." 

As for the Eternals, it's looking increasingly unlikely that they'll return before Secret Wars; the sequel's story could, however, easily fit into Marvel Studios' next saga of storytelling, but only "if Marvel knows how to play its cards right."

Finally, the site believes there are talks about adding Captain Britain to the MCU as "part of a certain team set in the United Kingdom." There's chatter coming out of Marvel Studios that MI-13 and Agents of Atlas team-ups could happen down the line, and we'd assume Brian Braddock will be part of the former. 
 

Doctor Strange's MCU Future

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When we last saw the MCU's former Sorcerer Supreme, he'd developed a third eye on his forehead and decided to travel through the Multiverse alongside Clea in a bid to halt an Incursion. 

According to this new rumour, everything we've seen from the Strange Variants who have brought death and destruction to their respective realities will play into where Earth-616's version goes next.

The site says that Strange "will struggle with the sense of whether what he is doing is right, ultimately coming to terms with the decision that perhaps simply removing himself from the situation and letting someone else handle it is the best course of action."

"[It's] all a setup for Strange to step up to the plate and become one of the most important heroes of the Multiverse Saga," the report notes, suggesting the hero will eventually realise he's needed to help save the day. 
 

World War Hulk

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We have a feeling the next Avengers movies will be delayed later this summer because the site claims that an upcoming storyline "will force multiple heroes to unite."

Marvel Studios is still interested in developing a World War Hulk project, all as "a way to set up multiple street-level heroes as part of the Avengers roster to prepare them for the impending battle with Kang." Needless to say, this is a thrilling prospect. 

The site adds that they're "confident" World War Hulk will receive a big screen adaptation and, while there's still no word on a solo Hulk movie, us seeing a "Savage Hulk" is "a possibility."

If this movie really is happening, expect it to be confirmed at Comic-Con or D23. 
 

Blade, Captain Marvel, Shang-Chi, And Henry Cavill

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We're wrapping up with some miscellaneous details, including Blade's title having a "double meaning." The movie is currently expected to serve as an origin story for both the title character and the Ebony Blade, with the action playing out over different timelines. 

As for Captain Marvel, while another solo movie seems unlikely after The Marvels bombed, Carol Danvers is also keen to unearth the secrets of the Quantum Bands. She's also setting out to find the missing Monica Rambeau, but thanks to Incurisons, "they might find their way back to each other sooner than they think."

Plans for Shang-Chi 2 remain unclear, though it was originally going to set the stage for Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. The idea was to explore the Ten Rings' history and take a deep dive into the rings themselves. 

Oh, and rumours Henry Cavill will play a Wolverine Variant in Deadpool & Wolverine have some "credence" to them (he won't, however, be the MCU's new Wolverine).
 

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mountainman
mountainman - 3/25/2024, 12:49 PM
More multiverse and Kang 🤮

Doom 😍

Young Avengers 😐

More Eternals 🤷‍♂️

Captain Britain being in MI-13 or Agents of Atlas 👎

Captain Britain in Excalibur 👍

More Strange (as long as it’s better than MoM) 👍

World War Hulk 👍

Blade (just make it good) 👍

More Captain Marvel 👎

More Shang Chi (lean into the eastern influences) 👍

Henry Cavil as a variant Wolverine 🤬




abd00bie
abd00bie - 3/25/2024, 12:57 PM
@mountainman - I'll take Eternals 2 over more multiversal bs
mountainman
mountainman - 3/25/2024, 1:10 PM
@abd00bie - I think the Eternals could be cool. The first movie just didn’t cut it. I’m 100% indifferent about the idea for now.
Timelessicons
Timelessicons - 3/25/2024, 1:15 PM
@abd00bie - Absolutely. Would like to see them drop Multiverse soon and seeing something crazy with Eternals vs Celestials would be on top of my list. World War Hulk and Young Aveners would be on that list as well. (at least for me)
McMurdo
McMurdo - 3/25/2024, 2:12 PM
@mountainman - Ruffulo literally came out and said a Hulk film isn't happening. World War Hulk isn't happening. It was already bastardized in Ragnorak. I don't get why this rumor thrives.
mountainman
mountainman - 3/25/2024, 2:16 PM
@McMurdo - 100% guarantee that if they did it, the movie would not be the same premise as the comic. But the overall idea that a pissed off and raging Hulk going ham on the Earth could take a lot of heroes to take down.

I don’t expect it, I was just sharing that I’d be interested. I want rage Hulk back.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 3/25/2024, 2:20 PM
@mountainman - yeah we all do. Just a shame Ruffulo is Banner.
mountainman
mountainman - 3/25/2024, 2:25 PM
@McMurdo - Oh Ruffalo sucks. Agree with you there.
RockerTodd
RockerTodd - 3/26/2024, 8:44 AM
@McMurdo - I think what we saw in Ragnarok took more from Planet Hulk, with the gladiator games but the wrong despotic ruler.
World War Hulk would be Gladiator Hulk returning from banishment all pissed off, and he just beats everyone up.
They could throw that together anytime after the Multiverse shakes out.
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 3/25/2024, 12:53 PM
"letting someone else handle it is the best course of action" he already did that with having America Save the day, Strange should be front and centre, not take a back seat again like he did in that Wanda film.
Kurban
Kurban - 3/25/2024, 1:24 PM
@HashTagSwagg - Shit, that’s exactly the decision he made in Infinity War, too. I’m sick of Strange getting upstaged in his own shit.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 3/25/2024, 2:14 PM
@HashTagSwagg - this is the one guy who saved the universe from Thanos. Without him there is no Tony snap.

They've written the Sorcerer Supreme to be an idiot. They botch all the coolest characters with the most powerful for some reason.
mountainman
mountainman - 3/25/2024, 2:18 PM
@McMurdo - There’s no way that Disney won’t take note of how popular this show is.

If this show continues to be a hit, then in 5-10 years the MCU X-Men are not as source accurate and the proejct doesn’t do well, then that’s on those idiots.
RockerTodd
RockerTodd - 3/26/2024, 8:47 AM
@HashTagSwagg - Doctor Strange 3 will feature Stephen getting nerfed by Clea instead of America Chavez. lol
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 3/26/2024, 8:49 AM
@RockerTodd - I have no doubts about that, Strange will be getting the "Mad Max" Furiosa treatment.
braunermegda
braunermegda - 3/25/2024, 12:56 PM
oh, the cosmic circus, the site that was wrong about beyond the spider-verse, about the suicide squad spin offs, about season 9 of the flash but yet you share news they "break". Alright.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 3/25/2024, 12:56 PM
We got X-Men '97 going on right now. We are good on X-Men until Marvel Studios gets it's continuity corrected after Secret Wars.
Vigor
Vigor - 3/25/2024, 12:58 PM
@SonOfAGif - yes!!
Vigor
Vigor - 3/25/2024, 12:57 PM
I'm excited to see all these threads connect. Even though the quality has taken a dip, it's still better than anything else out there.

Them taking the time to ensure quality is restored can only be a good thing.
And yes please take your time with the mcu 616 xmen. The multiverse has a lot of story left to tell and we have f4 coming. The mcu xmen can take their sweet time. I'm in my late 30s. I want to be watching mcu with my kids as they grow up. So if I don't get the xmen until I'm 45, I'm actually cool with that lol
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 3/25/2024, 1:20 PM
@Vigor - Something I hate about modern discourse surrounding the MCU is how unaware people are of how they sound. They think stuff like D&W, F4 or the X-men reboot will single-handedly "save the MCU". Besides Spider-man, those 2 are the crown jewels of Marvel comics. They should not be looked at as a get out of jail free card. If anything, it's more important to put more effort into everything else coming before then so there is no hesitation when they actually do arrive. The most important thing is that they gain back consistency and stability.
Vigor
Vigor - 3/25/2024, 1:52 PM
@MCUKnight11 - 1000%

Focusing on the xmen too soon. Rushing things. It reminds me of investors just wanting short term profits at expense of long term growth and success!
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 3/25/2024, 12:57 PM
Just like the quantity of content, for now it's best to scale back on the Multiverse and go elsewhere until there is a stronger foundation that will allow a for a comeback.
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