YOUNG AVENGERS Team Could Be Much Bigger Than We Expected; Hailee Steinfeld On Possible THUNDERBOLTS* Role

YOUNG AVENGERS Team Could Be Much Bigger Than We Expected; Hailee Steinfeld On Possible THUNDERBOLTS* Role

We have some rumored updates on Marvel Studios' plans for a Young Avengers project, and it sounds like the roster could wind up being a lot more extensive than we expected...

By MarkCassidy - Nov 01, 2024 09:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Thunderbolts

Though nothing has been officially announced, The Marvels pretty much confirmed that Marvel Studios is planning some sort of Young Avengers project. Previous rumors have pointed to a Disney+ series, but more recent reports point to the Jr. roster of Earth's Mightiest Heroes assembling on the big screen.

We have a pretty good idea of the characters that will make up the core team, but it sounds like the Young Avengers roster might end up being a lot bigger than we realized.

According to The Cosmic Circus' Alex Perez, the team was "going to be a mixture of YA & Champions," and he believes it's definitely going to be a "hefty line-up because there are a lot of candidates."

There does tend to be at least some crossover between the Young Avengers and the Champions in the comics, but the latter's original line-up included Sam Alexander (Nova), Miles Morales (Spider-Man), and a teenage version of the X-Men's Scott Summers (Cyclops).

Right at the end of the recent Captain Marvel sequel, after helping Carol Danvers and Monica Rambeau defeat Dar-Benn and prevent a catastrophic Multiversal event, Kamala Khan uses Nick Fury's S.W.O.R.D. tech iPad to track down Hawkeye's Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) and tells her she's putting a team together.

It's safe to assume Bishop will be a Young Avenger, but could she also appear in the upcoming Thunderbolts* movie? Steinfeld was asked if she'll show up as Hawkeye in the film while being interviewed at the premiere of Arcane season 2, and couldn't get away from the question fast enough.

There's probably not much to this reaction (MCU actors are told not to give definitive "yes/no" responses about upcoming projects), and for what it's worth, Perez doesn't expect Bishop to be a part of Thunderbolts*.

Ms. Marvel actress Iman Vellani was asked about her "Nick Fury moment" during a recent interview, and she revealed which characters she'd most like to recruit.

"People really love these Young Avengers, but I don’t even know if they actually read those comics—not that they’re bad. The chemistry between Kamala, Miles [Morales], and Sam [Alexander], it’s too good. I would love to see that trio in the MCU. Neither of those characters exist yet in live action, but I’m praying for it. Yeah. I love Sam Alexander. One of their first interactions that they had. Also when Sam tried to reveal his identity and Kamala was like, 'Get away from me.' I love it."

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Lisa89
Lisa89 - 11/1/2024, 9:47 AM
Put Hailee Steinfeld in every MCU project.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 11/1/2024, 9:52 AM
@Lisa89 -

Big thumbs up on her as Kate Bishop.
Fogs
Fogs - 11/1/2024, 10:33 AM
@DocSpock - Meh. I thought she was extremely irritating in Hawkeye.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 11/1/2024, 10:35 AM
@Fogs -

That's how I feel about Ms. Marvel & Wiccan.
Fogs
Fogs - 11/1/2024, 10:37 AM
@DocSpock - don't know about wiccan cause I didn't watch it. But Kamala was a lovely girl with a true character. IMO Kate leaned too much on the girl boss side.
CreateNowSlpL8r
CreateNowSlpL8r - 11/1/2024, 12:43 PM
@Fogs - Me too.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 11/1/2024, 9:51 AM

I am torn on this. I have a very bad feeling that Disney is going to overbake Young Avengers for all the wrong reasons which will lead to another The Marvels level mess.

On the other hand, I love her as Kate Bishop and want to see more of her in this role. I also really liked the Hawkeye show. I thought it was great and FARRR better than most of the other D+ MCU shows.

TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 11/1/2024, 10:25 AM
@DocSpock - Agreed on all points. Hawkeye was the last show I actually enjoyed.
Radders
Radders - 11/1/2024, 10:29 AM
@DocSpock - My favourite D+ show as a whole - fluffed a bit of the ending but overall really good
DocSpock
DocSpock - 11/1/2024, 10:29 AM
@TheFinestSmack -

I wish she would just join the Avengers. This Ms. Marvel led Young Avengers thing smells bad to me.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 11/1/2024, 10:33 AM
@Radders -

Yep, my wife and I really dug the Hawkeye trying to get back for X-mas stuff and thought Stanfeld as Bishop was a really good new character. Working Kingpin in was a good bonus.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 11/1/2024, 11:43 AM
@DocSpock - yeah. it seems like they believe no movie will succeed unless they cram as many super-characters in one movie..... yeesh
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 11/1/2024, 1:49 PM
@DocSpock - Is that what the smell was? I was wondering haha
DocSpock
DocSpock - 11/1/2024, 1:54 PM
@TheFinestSmack -

Either that or @Supercat's Sauerkraut and kosher sardine sandwich.

BlackCaesar
BlackCaesar - 11/4/2024, 11:12 AM
@DocSpock - Have you ever read the Matt Fraction "Hawkeye" run that the show is roughly based on? If not, I highly recommend the read.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 11/4/2024, 1:00 PM
@BlackCaesar -

It’s great! And yes, I’m the old dude. I’ve read all DC & Marvel comics going back over 60 years.
ItsNotForMeWahh
ItsNotForMeWahh - 11/1/2024, 9:52 AM
I know they won't but I would love to see the Young Avengers attempt to take on Doom and get stomped. Similar to the New Warriors in the first Civil War
The1st
The1st - 11/1/2024, 9:55 AM
@ItsNotForMeWahh - To be fair, they won’t be the only ones I'd imagine.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 11/1/2024, 11:21 AM
@ItsNotForMeWahh - They should give them Kang. Iron Lad (or maybe Ironheart) has pretty big connections to Kang so it would make a lot of sense.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 11/1/2024, 9:59 AM
Bigger than expected? My guess is we'll see Ms. Marvel, Hawkeye, Stature, Ironheart, Wiccan, Speed, and maybe Patriot. Spider-Man could be part of it, but I doubt it.

As for when we'll see them, I doubt it'll be before Secret Wars. Wouldn't mind that if a tv show follows up from a brief team-up in Secret Wars or Doomsday though.
Orphix
Orphix - 11/1/2024, 11:18 AM
@bkmeijer1 - Other candidates could Skaar, Love (from Love & Thunder)possibly Axel too. And maybe America Chavez.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 11/1/2024, 12:05 PM
@Orphix - out of those, only America seems like a good candidate. Kimda forgot about her. Seeing Hulkling would be far more interesting than the rest.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 11/1/2024, 3:04 PM
@Orphix - Can't see Love from Thor's last film being included at all, nor Phylla from GotG 3 for reasons that should be fairly obvious (as in should be an Earth based team and they aren't on Earth). The only one introduced not currently on Earth prime I could see a slim chance of is Kid Loki. However can see them adding of the various Champion members Red Dagger and the new Falcon along with Kamala along with Skaar standing in for Hulkling from the YA member list.

Miles or Peter won't be on it IF a TV series, could join if a film or when they turn up in Doomsday and/or Secret Wars IMO even if a one off inclusion alongside them.
DarkeyeZ
DarkeyeZ - 11/1/2024, 10:13 AM
Hailee Steinfeld and Florence Pugh are 2 actresses that I could watch on screen all day. I hope they get more scenes together, their chemistry was amazing.
RichardGrayson
RichardGrayson - 11/1/2024, 10:29 AM
Man who [frick]ing gives a shit. The state of marvel these days is sad. It’s like yeah the Young Avengers in the comics were kind of cool but the people they have cast for the MCU are not interesting enough to hold our attention. When Hailee Steinfeld is arguably the actor with the most charisma in the entire team, there’s a big [frick]ing problem.

I got no interest in a YA movie or show. None at all. We need a return to the characters we actually care about.

Can we get Captain America back already? The real one, not Falcon. Sam needs to go back to his original mantle and Steve needs to return. This is ridiculous, nobody cares about the new crop of heroes. Shang chi is nothing. Shuri is nothing. We want TChalla back. We want Tony back.

Ironheart is the worst character ever. Give me more Rhodey and Tony. Tonys death was so satisfying but the character is too important to bench. Recast if you have to. Maybe get Tim Olyphant in there or some shit. Just anything to avoid using all these D listers
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 11/1/2024, 11:24 AM
@RichardGrayson - My leftfeld choice for Tony; Justin Long.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 11/1/2024, 11:26 AM
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RichardGrayson
RichardGrayson - 11/1/2024, 11:36 AM
@ObserverIO - I actually like this idea very random though.
TheGrayGhost
TheGrayGhost - 11/1/2024, 11:47 AM
@ObserverIO - I like this choice


At the same time when I saw him I instantly thought of his character in that Zach and Miri movie lol
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 11/1/2024, 11:48 AM
@TheGrayGhost - lol, with Superman too!
BlackCaesar
BlackCaesar - 11/4/2024, 11:15 AM
@RichardGrayson - You aren't wrong.
JDL
JDL - 11/1/2024, 10:32 AM
Any Spiderman is owned by Sony so there is zero chance any of them appear in a project like this. The other problem is your guys are Waaay more powerful than the girls even if you stopped with Wiccan and Speed. Frankly I dont see any easy way to balance it at all unless we go into mutants. A young Jean Grey perhaps ?
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 11/1/2024, 10:46 AM
@JDL - Viv Vision would be the obvious answer. I think Ironheart also helps balance it if that really is a concern. And the MCU Ms. Marvel appears to have a much higher power ceiling than the comics version.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 11/1/2024, 11:32 AM
@JDL - Does it need to be balanced? The OG MCU Avengers only had one woman whose power set was nerfed from her comics version, an archer dude, an Iron Man, a Hulk, a superpowered man and a male god.
JDL
JDL - 11/1/2024, 1:49 PM
@ObserverIO - That was 12 years ago. You can't get away with that now imnsho.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 11/1/2024, 1:56 PM
@JDL - "imnsho"?

In my... nut sack's honest opinion?
JDL
JDL - 11/1/2024, 1:59 PM
@TheUnworthyThor -
1) Viv Vision. By the time that character could get on screen they would be writing the second YA plus it's, imo, a lame character from what I've seen so far.

2) The Ironheart series sounds really bad. Imo it will kill the character's future. BUT if I'm wrong (it did happen once before) then yes, it's a step in the right direction. Even so it's 2-3 power levels less than Wiccan and Speed and I don't think that flies anymore.
JDL
JDL - 11/1/2024, 2:00 PM
@ObserverIO - "in my not so humble opinion". Wow everybody used to know that one.
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 11/1/2024, 2:04 PM
@JDL - 1. What?? She could easily be introduced in the Vision series. That’s definitely not unlikely.

2. Zero people could watch Ironheart and she would still be in Young Avengers. She is an obvious shoe-in. And Iron Man was always treated as a heavy hitter. I don’t see them pushing Speed all that hard though.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 11/1/2024, 2:10 PM
@JDL - Ah. I always thought the 'h' in imho was 'honest'. If I'd known it was 'humble' I might have worked it out if I'd thought about it long enough.
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