Monday, May 16, 2022

Young Avengers: MCU Phase 4 and Beyond!

The Marvel Cinematic Universe, post-Endgame, is dropping hints at what may be in the next phases! What is not clear is that there is no Avengers currently, there doesn’t seem to be replacements or second tier heroes filling the missing roster. The retirement of Steve Rogers ended with him handing the shield to Sam Wilson. Possibly, if we see the new Captain America, played by Anthony Mackie, he may or may not have leadership of the team. I suspect that the new movie will have him teamed up with a new Falcon, Lt. Torres, played by Danny Ramirez. It seems like James Rhodes, War Machine, may still be active in his cameo in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.  We have the introduction of Riri Williams, played by Dominique Thorne, in the Ironheart series.  Her status and also War Machine may be decided in the Armor Wars series.  

We will see the update on the thunder god in Thor: Love and Thunder on July 8th. There is also the Jane Foster Thor played by Natalie Portman. I think she wouldn’t merely replace Thor with the Avengers, but it could happen. We will in the She-Hulk Disney+ series, Tatiana Maslany as Jennifer Walters. She was actually an important part of the new line-up starting with Avengers #221 (1982). Kate Bishop looks like she is taking the mantle of Hawkeye from the Disney+ show. Hailee Steinfeld played Kate in the series. So, let’s look at the 80’s Avengers known by writer, Roger Stern’s run. The other member was Captain Marvel, Monica Rambeau, as she was known at the time. She appeared in WandaVision played by Teyonah Parris. The Marvels movie, set to be released on July 28, 2023, will include Monica Rambeau and Ms. Marvel. Rambeau formerly joined the team in Avengers #231 (1983).  


Starfox, a cameo in The Eternals (2021), he appeared in Avengers #243 (1984). The Wasp whom was always with the Avengers since the first issue, became Chairperson of the Avengers! Maybe this will change with Evangeline Lilly returning as the Wasp in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania out in theaters February 17, 2023. A team member whom we haven’t seen yet in the MCU is Hercules. We caught a glimpse of Olympus and Zeus in the Thor: Love and Thunder trailer, next is Hercules? He joined in Avengers #250 (1984). Now there are two important characters also introduced in The Eternals.  The first is Dane Whitman, the Black Knight, played by Kit Harington. He joined in Avengers #256 (1985). Then, there is Sersi played by Gemma Chan.  



So I’m thinking the line-up of the next Avengers; Wasp, Captain America (Wilson), She-Hulk, Sersi, Black Knight, Hercules, and Captain Marvel (Rambeau). What about the young members? The Secret Warriors were introduced in Mighty Avengers #13 (2008), they were in the 2015-2017 episodes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., but it is really the version of the animated movie, Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors (2018) that is the key. The team is assembled by Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan, who has her show debut on Disney+ on June 8th. She is played by Iman Vellani. Then, the other part of the duo is Squirrel Girl, Doreen Green. She was voiced by Milana Vayntrub in Marvel Rising and was set for the live action Marvel’s New Warriors, but that series was cancelled. I hope she appears in a new show or movie.  


The key seems to be the Invent @WEB posters that are at WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure.  This is the attraction at the Avenger’s Campus section of Disney’s California Adventure.  Surprise cameos always show up in the MCU series and I think it will be Squirrel Girl in Ms. Marvel!  If so, the series might be the adventures of this duo! There are only two members from New Warriors, the team might use that name, but I’m going with Secret Warriors. Ms. Marvel and Squirrel Girl encounter a thief named Dante Pertuz. He goes by the name Inferno. This is a character that has not yet been seen in any MCU show or movie. He is chased by a man named Victor Kohl, also not seen in the MCU, who later gets the name The Exile. Possible villain of the show or movie.  Booboo Stewart voices him in the movie. He may play him in the live action show. Then, they encounter S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, Quake and Patriot. I’m tending towards Secret Warriors, because the team consisted of Ms. Marvel, Squirrel Girl, and Patriot. The latter character may help form the Young Avengers, but not yet, he still needs training and this is what happens with all of the characters in what I suspect is Secret Warriors.  

                                Doreen Green’s Invent @WEB profile at WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure, 2021, author’s photo. 


Quake, Daisy Johnson, was played by Chloe Bennett in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. She voiced the character in the Secret Warriors movie. Then, Dante steals the motorcycle of America Chavez. She was of course played by Xochitl Gomez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Also on the team is Lockjaw, this is the Inhuman’s dog, who also appeared in the Inhumans 2017 series.   There may be also other members of the team, but I suspect the young heroes will have adventures apart from the Avengers. It may be that some members, Inferno, The Exile, maybe Daisy Johnson?, don’t make it in a Secret Warriors movie or Disney+ series. I wouldn’t count them out at this point.  I think this team will eventually become the Young Avengers whom were activated by the Avengers Fail-Safe Program by Vision, White Vision from WandaVision? All speculation, but I believe that the characters that are introduced in the MCU Phase Four are set up to be the next Avengers and a new team of young heroes.    


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