Avengers: Secret Wars really leads us into the age of X-Men at Marvel, says Kevin Feige
Nov. 20, 2024“[It’s] one of those dreams come true”
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Kevin Feige has revealed thatAvengers: Secret Warswill lead us into the age of the X-Men within the MCU.
In a new interview withDeadline, the Marvel boss said it’s a “dream come true” to “finally” have the rights to Wolverine, Beast, and more, and opened up on the process of “taking characters from all different types of places and franchises and putting them together.”
As he compared the upcoming Thunderbolts movie to the likes of the Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy series, he teased: “I think you will see that continues in our next few movies with some X-Men players that you might recognize. Right after that, the whole story of Secret Warsreally leads us into a new age of mutants and of the X-Men. [It’s] one of those dreams come true. We finally have the X-Men back.”
Mutants have been creeping their way into the MCU for a few years now, withProfessor X appearing in Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, Ms. Marvel being confirmed to be one in herDisneyPlus show, Beast popping up inThe Marvels post-credits scene, and Wolverine making his franchise debut in this year’sDeadpool and Wolverine. Now that the Merc with a Mouth’s formerly standalone series is officially MCU canon, anything can happen…For more, check out our guide to all of theupcoming Marvel moviesand the latest onMarvel Phase 5. To make sense of the MCU, dip into our breakdown of theMarvel timelineand our guide on how to watch theMarvel movies in order.
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