As the Multiverse Saga nears its end, Marvel Studios is seemingly rethinking its approach to both its movies and Disney+ shows. In other words, "quality over quantity."
In our latest MCU rumour roundup, details from The Cosmic Circus touch on everything from potential Special Presentations and the future of the Thunderbolts to major developments for Spider-Man, the X-Men, and the Champions.
There's also plenty of intrigue surrounding Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, with new details said to shed light on Spider-Man's role, the mysterious "resistance team," some potentially memorable scenes involving The Sentry and Professor X, and more.
Elsewhere, we have possible details on a villain we didn't see in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Hulkling's MCU debut, and what Wonder Man Season 2 could have looked like...
- A Werewolf by Night sequel is reportedly in development. Heroes for Hire and Strange Academy Special Presentations may also be in the works, and Marvel Television will continue producing content for Disney+. They're just taking the aforementioned quality-over-quantity approach now.
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and to a larger extent, Spider-Man: No Way Home, will be crucial to the plots of both Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.
- The latter will feature a "resistance team," but not necessarily "liferafts" like those in Jonathan Hickman's Secret Wars comic.
- Looking beyond the next Avengers movies, it sounds like there are plans for Spider-Man to become "close friends" with the X-Men after his first meeting with Jean Grey.
- Back to Brand New Day, and it sounds like Big Wheel was among the villains cut from the movie.
- Thunderbolts* was a critical hit, but it didn't make the biggest impact at the box office. Despite that, the site claims Marvel Studios has discussed assembling a new Thunderbolts team. The lineup would include a new Taskmaster, Abomination, Songbird, and Daredevil: Born Again's Bullseye. However, it's only at the "idea" stage.
- It sounds like Avengers: Doomsday will feature some interesting scenes with The Sentry and Professor X.
- Plans for the MCU to have "Young Avengers" have been abandoned, but the Champions are coming. Future storylines could be cosmic in nature, as there are plans for Hulkling to "appear at some point." VisionQuest should be a key chapter in the finally assembling. America Chavez is also set to "be a hero on Earth," despite seemingly being forgotten in the next Avengers movies.
- Marvel Studios recently pulled the plug on Wonder Man Season 2, leaving Simon Williams in limbo. Had the series continued, "He was going to be one of the prime examples the DODC would use to convince the general public about the threat 'mutants' posed to society."
Stay tuned for all the latest MCU rumours as we have them, and let us know your thoughts on these latest claims in the comments section below.