- What does the Marvel Cinematic Universe
look like post-Endgame?
Can we all just take a moment to breathe for a second.
(inhales)
(exhales)
After waiting 364 days to see what happened
to all of our heroes who got dusted in Infinity War,
Avengers: Endgame is finally here!
Finally!
And we have answers, but before we event take
another moment of your time, know that this video
will have major spoilers for Endgame.
So seriously, unless you have seen the movie,
stay away.
- [Thor] No!
- Did you just get back from your screening?
Cool, obviously, Endgame's final moments
have left the Marvel Cinematic Universe
in a state of flux, Tony Stark is dead,
as is Natasha Romanoff
and Steve Rogers has basically retired.
But does that mean it's the end of the road
for Iron Man, Black Widow, and all of our other faves?
Not even kinda, so let's break down what the MCU
looks like post-Endgame. - We're in the endgame now.
- First up, Iron Man, as we mentioned,
Tony is out because of a slight case of self-sacrifice,
but Iron Man could easily live on.
Just in the MCU alone, we have both Pepper Potts
and James Rhodes, who could don the red and gold,
but with the two in their respective armors
of Rescue and War Machine, it's not likely they ditch
their current duds.
Plus, who else is gonna sign
those big checks for Spider-man?
Pepper, like she did before, however, if we look
to the comics, it's easy to see two possibilities.
A, someone new like Riri Williams A.K.A. Iron Heart
adopts the role and/or B, Tony backed up
or downloaded his brain waves into an A.I.,
possibly even being the A.I. for Riri's armor,
which means that we would still be treated
to Tony's snarky wit. - I'm the best.
(metal clanks) (metal crashes)
- Next up, Steve Rogers, he is basically retired
and an old man, however, that doesn't mean Steve is done.
Kevin Feige and company could always have Steve return
as Old Man Commander Rogers.
It's a brief arc in the comics where Cap
loses his super soldier serum and is aged up
to appropriate old man age, but is still left
in command of S.H.I.E.L.D.
And to be honest, the possibility of this happening
is slim to none, it is safe to say
that Chris Evans is 100 percent done with the role,
but Captain America will live on.
As we've seen in the comics, Falcon is now Captain America,
and we know he and Winter Soldier are gearing up
for their own new mini-series on Disney+.
- I hate you. - Now, it's going
to start to get a little tricky.
The other big death in Endgame was Black Widow,
so where does her sacrifice leave the status
of her upcoming solo film?
While we have no doubt that the film is still happening,
both Stranger Things David Harbor
and The Mummy's Rachel Vice are in talks to join,
the question remains how will ScarJo fit into it?
The easiest answer is that the film will be a prequel
set during or just post-The Cold War
and would explore Natasha's backstory.
However, if we go back to the comics,
we could witness the birth of the new Black Widow
who replaces the fallen Natasha,
specifically the Marvel Knights Black Widow series
with Yelena Belova, now, this brings us to The Hulk.
The rights to a Hulk solo film are still a total mess
so we wouldn't expect to see Professor Hulk
looking for love anytime soon.
However, there is a world where we could see him
in another team-up flick ala Thor: Ragnarok.
Besides being a founding member of The Avengers,
he's also a founding member of another team,
The Defenders, and no, we do not mean the Netflix crew.
(exciting music) (Iron First grunts)
(woman grunts) (wall crumbles)
Founded by Doc Strange, Hulk, and Namor,
and later joined by the Silver Surfer and Valkyrie,
The Defenders were a team of Marvel misfits
who regularly took on unworldly threats
and the supernatural.
We know Marvel is looking for the right place
to put Namor, and now that Silver Surfer
was reacquired through the Fox deal,
the rag tag team of loners would be the perfect mix
of destruction, comedy, and heroics,
but the emphasis would be on the comedy.
So what about everyone's favorite faux-hawk sporting,
skull-tatted archer, Hawkeye.
Like most things Disney, expect to see his story
continue on in Disney+.
Word is that the series will be about him
training his replacement, Kate Bishop,
presumably so Clint can spend some time with his family,
and if their adventures were anything
like the Hawkeye comic book by Matt Fraction,
consider us signed on, bro.
Speaking of Disney+ shows, what about WandaVision?
While we are still not so sure about its title,
we do know some details, specifically
that the Scarlet Witch and reportedly Vision
will be in the series, and it will be set in the 1950's.
Yeah, that is a head scratcher.
Now, looking back at the comics,
we're hard-pressed to really find any story
that involves Wanda heading back to the '50's,
and though her powers in the books are chaos, magic,
and reality-warping, movie's Wanda's powers
are based more in the telekinetic and telepathic.
Nonetheless, considering Vision's untimely demise
at the hand of Thanos, we would imagine parts,
if not most of the series, will involve her
attempting to rescue or bring Vision back to life.
Another character getting their own Disney+ series, Loki.
- Surprise!
- While we knew Tom Hiddleston was attached,
we weren't sure if it was going to be a prequel
or resurrection series, but based on how past Loki
escapes with the Tesseract, it's safe to say
that we will follow the adventures of this Loki
in an alternate timeline, probably as he puts
on more plays for himself. - I'm a trickster.
- Yes, so mischievous. - As for Thor
and his new position with the Asgardians of the Galaxy,
could this mean that his next flick will be a mix
between Thor 4 and Guardians 3?
We know James Gunn had a script
for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
before he was removed and then brought back to the movie.
Did that script take the events of Endgame into account,
or will there need to be a new screenplay?
One thing we know for sure is that with Peter Quill
searching for Gamora on the ship's computer
at the end of Endgame, trying to find if past Gamora
is still around will probably be a big part of the plot.
What about Ant-Man and The Wasp?
- Ants. (suspenseful music)
- Well, despite Scott Lang being the secret heart
of Endgame, and Wasp getting big cheers
when she reappears, we're not too sure
about the future of that franchise.
We could speculate with Cassie Lang being old enough
to possibly join in on some adventures,
but until we really hear any actual news,
we're gonna label the Ant Family as TBD.
Another property that is going to be fresh
on the docket is Shang-Chi.
While they have yet to cast the Master of Kung Fu,
Marvel has reportedly hired a writer and director
for the project.
MCU head honcho Kevin Feige was surprisingly forthcoming
about the flick, saying, "Doing the story
"of an Asian-American hero of Chinese heritage
"is something that is very intriguing to us.
"It will be really different and special."
Can't wait, and what about Marvel's remaining ladies?
Well, considering the fan reaction
to that shot in Endgame of all of the female Avengers
lined up to help Captain Marvel, Feige and his team
would be smart to pursue some type of content
around A-Force, the all ladies Avengers team.
If you're not willing to dig out your long boxes,
A-Force was a comic series published in 2015
featuring the all female Avengers squad.
And while the shot in the Endgame could have
just been an homage to A-Force,
based on the theater applause for this scene,
Marvel would be smart to start coming up
with a way to bring the gang back to the big screen.
We have a better title though.
How about
Aveng-hers?
That was Aaron's doing!
While A-Force's status is a giant to-be-determined,
there is another new team we know for sure
that will be joining the Marvel mythos, The Eternals.
Now, this group of superheroes was created
when the Celestials messed with human evolution
and gave rise to humans mistaking the Eternals
for the Greek Pantheon of gods, like Zeus.
Now, we still haven't heard much about it
beyond that the film is looking to cast Angelina Jolie
and Kumail Nanjiani in undisclosed roles,
but as Marvel continues to head deeper into the cosmos,
using the Eternals to explore the weird of the MCU
ala the Celestials and Titans would be the perfect
mission statement for the team.
Now moving onto everyone's favorite wall-crawling teen,
Spider-man, Spider-man: Far From Home
is the next slated release on the Marvel docket,
hitting theaters this July,
and we know it will be the epilogue
which closes out Phase 3.
We imagine Far From Home will focus on Peter
readjusting life since The Snappening
and grieving for his fallen mentor, Tony Stark,
amidst Peter's European adventures.
After Far From Home, well, Tom Holland
will have filmed five of his six Spider-man films,
so will he sign on for more?
Based on the fun that it appears he's having,
we don't think he is ready to Chris Evans the role just yet.
And finally, where does this leave Captain Marvel?
Since she just made her MCU debut,
she's not going anywhere anytime soon.
However, she's literally the definition of OP,
so to have her deal with simple Earth problems
like bank robberies or stopping bike thieves
seems a little outside of her power level.
So we're guessing Captain Marvel 2 or future sequels
will be cosmic outings.
So there ya have it, everything we know about the future
of Marvel as it stands with a nice amount of speculation
to boot, according to Kevin Feige,
once Spider-man: Far From Home hits the big screen,
we will finally get some real answers
as to what we can expect from Phase 4.
Will it come at D23, will it come at Comic-Con's Hall H?
Time will tell, but we can't wait.
However, what do you folks think?
What are you most excited about on Marvel's
upcoming horizon, what characters or teams
do you think should get their own movies?
And do you think Tony Stark's and Pepper Pott's
celebrity name should be
Pepperoni? - Yeah.
- Yes? - No.
(Jessica giggles)
- Absolutely, yes, it does (laughs).
I mean, I guess we can discuss it,
but why mess with perfection?
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