Avengers: Secret Wars
Release Date: December 17, 2027
Directors: The Russo Brothers
Writers: Stephen McFeely and Michael Waldron
Cast:
• Pedro Pascal – Mister Fantastic/Reed Richards
• Robert Downey Jr. – Doctor Doom/Victor von Doom
• Vanessa Kirby – Invisible Woman/Sue Storm
• Ebon Moss-Bachrach – Thing/Ben Grimm
• Joseph Quinn – Human Torch/Johnny Storm
“Secret Wars” was just as popular, if even more so, than the “Infinity Gauntlet” run of Marvel comics over 30 years ago. Preceding “Infinity Gauntlet” by several years, “Secret Wars” brought together a plethora of Marvel heroes and villains on a scale never seen before. While a lot takes place in its twelve issues, the plot simply follows the Beyonder transporting superpowered individuals to an inescapable planet so that they can battle each other for his entertainment.
With this kind of setup, there is the potential to include any (even every) Marvel superhero or villain throughout the Secret Wars storyline. This is clearly being explored by Kevin Feige and The Russos Brothers, as many X-Men characters from an alternate reality will transport to the MCU for Doomsday. Secret Wars will likely continue the trend of crossing over with other franchises. Spider-Man: No Way Home and Deadpool & Wolverine have proven this tactic could yield massive success.
In Avengers: Secret Wars, Beyonder will likely be replaced by Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom. The rest will start coming together for the sixth Avengers epic after Avengers: Doomsday comes out. As the release date approaches, we are sure to gather more evidence as to who the inciting players might be and how a Secret Wars-like event could come into play.
Be sure to keep checking back in for updates in the upcoming superhero movie schedule, as more release dates are revealed.