- We've got seven characters who could replace
Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Unless you have been living on a distant planet,
growing some space crops like Thanos at the end
of Avengers: Infinity War, you might have heard
there was some news about one Peter Parker,
and his role moving forward
in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the last couple of days
have been a wild ride for Marvel and Spider-Man fans,
as news of the negotiations or lack thereof,
between movie rights holder Sony, and Disney,
who provides the MCU sandbox Spider-Man's been playing in,
has hit the web, and while these negotiations
are still ongoing, fans may have to prepare,
for Spider-Man to get permanently snapped out of the MCU.
- I lost the kid.
- Spider-Man was seemingly set up as the successor
to the MCU's throne after Tony Stark's demise,
in Avengers: Endgame, priming Parker to be the heart
and soul of the sprawling franchise moving forward.
But, with Spider-Man's MCU attachment being less and less
certain, we're sure that Marvel Studios President
Kevin Feige, is already prepping the backup to his backup
plan, as to who could take up the mantle as the central
character of the MCU.
Now, both Tony Stark and Peter Parker had a certain
(speaks in foreign language)
that made them fun to watch on screen, interacting
with everyone, from more reality-based Earth heroes,
to aliens from across the cosmos.
And, we feel that any successor character
is going to have to have an equal amount of charisma
and charm, that will elevate them to fan-favorite status.
So, who could it be?
Well, we think there are seven characters
who could conceivably replace Spider-Man in the MCU.
Starting at number seven, Shuri!
The Princess of Wakanda earned a spot in all of our hearts,
from the moment she asked her brother T'Challa,
the most important question of all, what are those!
- What are those!
- Yeah, exactly what I said!
Shuri would be an easy fit into a Stark-like role,
she's already an accomplished scientist and engineer,
using her homeland's natural vibranium deposit,
to create Black Panther's ultra high-tech suits.
Plus, she's young, driven, and she's already well-liked
by MCU fans, but more important than all of that,
if she becomes a full-fledged member of the Avengers,
we get to see her tease her brother more.
- When you said you would take me to California
for the first time, I thought you meant Coachella.
- Phasing in at number six, since Marvel is now in control
of the mutants again, we would be extremely remiss,
if we didn't include any X-Men on the list.
And, who better than everyone's favorite phasing mutant,
Kitty Pryde, also known as Shadowcat, and Ariel,
and Sprite, and technically Star-Lord,
they were engaged in the comics, Kitty Pryde has the ability
to phase her body through solid matter,
and was one of the youngest mutants to join the X-Men
at the age of 13.
Her high intelligence, and childlike wonder became a foil,
for some of the more gruffer characters.
(fake coughs) Wolverine (fake coughs)
And, we could see some of that awe transferring
over to her big screen counterpart,
we will be honest, while it may be sometime
until we see mutants on the big screen,
what better way to introduce a new audience to them,
and, we do know that former longtime Marvel writer
Brian Bendis, was working on a solo Kitty Pryde film
for Fox, before the Disney acquisition.
It wouldn't be too hard to dust off that script,
and give it a polish.
Number five, another way we think Marvel could get around
losing their teenage superhero, is by replacing him
with a bunch of them instead, with the Young Avengers.
And guess what, two of the Young Avengers
have already been introduced, or teased out.
Namely, Cassie Lang, and Kate Bishop.
Cassie Lang, A.K.A Stature, is the shrinking,
growing daughter of Ant-Man, who got aged up
in Avengers: Endgame, to an age more appropriate
for fighting Avengers level threats.
Kate Bishop, A.K.A Hawkeye, is Clint Barton's
arrow-slinging protege in the comics, who is reportedly
the focus of the upcoming Hawkeye series,
coming to Disney Plus with Jeremy Renner.
Both of these characters were members of the Young Avengers
in the comics, and in the movies they have ties
to the earlier phases of the MCU, which could help link
the established Avengers characters to new faces
we haven't seen yet.
Because of that, we think either of these two
Young Avengers could be a good fit to replace
the old web-head, on the center stage in the MCU.
Our fantastic fourth pick, probably should be fifth
or sixth on our list, but we couldn't help ourselves
at the chance, because it's Johnny Storm,
the Human Torch, you know, because he's part
of the Fantastic Four, get it?
- That's what I'm talking about!
- We're so smart, four, Fantastic Four,
he's the fourth one, okay!
All joking aside, the Human Torch is on our list
because his party-minded, hot headed attitude
would be the perfect foil to any of the more serious
characters of the MCU.
As we have seen in the comics, Johnny has a lot to learn,
and it would be a real joyride to go on that journey
with him, not to mention, Johnny could be the bridge
to slowly introduce the Fantastic Four
into the MCU family.
The only issue we can see is, would they recast
Chris Evans again as Johnny, and if so,
would that mean potentially seeing two Chrises
on screen, at the same time?
Wait, didn't they already do that?
- That is America's Ass.
- The third person on our list that could possibly replace
Spider-Man in the MCU is Tony Stark's actual replacement
in the comics, Riri Williams.
A relatively new addition to the comics,
Riri Williams was introduced not too long ago,
after Tony Stark fell into a coma after the events
of Civil War 2, and was presumed dead.
The 15 year old Williams, who is an engineering genius,
on a scholarship to MIT, built her own suit,
and with help of Tony Stark's artificial intelligence,
fully replaced him as the superhero Ironheart.
Her new and fresh perspective on the MCU
could be what Marvel needs to fill the gap
of the young and plucky replacement for Iron Man.
- Dude, don't call us plucky.
We don't know what it means.
- Flying in at number two, for Spider-Man's MCU replacement,
Richard Rider, A.K.A Nova.
In the comics, he possesses the power of flight,
strength, speed, and durability, plus,
his costume just looks cool.
He also was chosen to join the Nova Corps,
after they were wiped out on Xandar.
Rider eventually rebuilds the Nova Corps
into their former glory, this lands perfectly in the MCU
timeline after Thor reveals Thanos decimated Xandar,
when getting the power stone.
So, Feige could have already been laying the groundwork
to Nova's origin story, and, with Spider-Man gone,
he can be the perfect replacement as the heart
of the new phase of the MCU.
This, coupled with the fact that the Russos joked
about Richard Rider being in Endgame, gave us a little
glimmer of hope, that we can see Nova
sometime in the future.
And, coming in at number one for who could replace Spidey
in the MCU, we think it's none other than Ms. Marvel.
Of course, not to be confused with Brie Larson's
Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel is another fairly recent
addition to the comics, but she's already a fan favorite.
Her embiggening abilities, would be something
we have yet to see in the MCU, but will probably see more
of, with the eventual introduction of Mr. Fantastic,
with the FF, now, we suspect that Feige might rework
her backstory to distance it from her inhuman origins,
because of, you know, the Inhumans TV show.
(heavily breathes)
Plus, she has already been an Avenger in the comics,
and is starting to creep up in other Marvel properties,
but what really sells her for us, is her unbridled
enthusiasm, she's an absolute fan girl for Captain Marvel,
and just seeing her gush over her idol like Spidey
did for Iron Man, would be perfect.
All in all, the MCU may not replace Spider-Man at all,
negotiations could still workout between Marvel and Sony,
but in case they don't, any of these characters
could easily slide in.
But, what do you folks think?
Do you think Spider-Man will be out of the MCU for good?
Who do you think would be a good fit to replace him,
so to speak?
And, is the silver lining to all of this,
just that we might now see Tom Holland
jump into a lobster tank with Tom Hardy?
Let's discuss, thanks for watching!
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