Every The Marvels cameo listed and explained
Nov. 10, 2023Did you spot them all?
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Like any MCU title,The Marvelscameos range from fun to hugely significant. Several familiar faces show up in the long-awaitedCaptain Marvelsequel, which is now streaming onDisneyPlus after a theatrical run last November, and there are a few surprises to contend with, too.
This time around, Carol Danvers teams up withKamala Khan(AKA Ms. Marvel) andMonica Rambeauto take on Kree warrior villainDar-Benn, who’s on a path of vengeance to salvage her home planet after a destructive civil war. There’s one crucial snag, though: every time our heroes use their powers, they swap places with each other. Kind of inconvenient when you’re trying to save the universe.
So, if you’re looking for all the major The Marvels cameos in one place, you’ll find them right here. But, before we proceed, here’s your obligatoryspoiler warning, so proceed with caution if you haven’t seen the movie and don’t want to know what happens.
Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop (with bonus Lucky the Pizza Dog)
During the final moment of The Marvels, we see Kamala do her best impression of Nick Fury, as she makes moves to put together her own super-team. It’s a clever nod to the post-credits scene of the very first Iron Man movie, which saw the spy-master start to form the Avengers. Let’s be honest, wanting to create her very ownYoung Avengers-style teamis the most Kamala Khan move ever…
Turns out, Kamala’s first recruit isKate Bishop(Hailee Steinfeld), the mentee of Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye from hishit Disney Plus TV show. Kate’s loyal companion Lucky the Pizza Dog features in the scene, too – and fortunately for Ms. Marvel, he doesn’t seem to mind the unexpected visit.
Our young hero asks Kate if she would be interested in joining her squad, and name-dropping “Ant-Man’s daughter” Cassie Lang (Kathryn Newton). InAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, we saw Cassie become asuperhero herself, so there’s no doubt that she will want to be part of this super-group, too.
The Marvels’final traileractually revealed Tessa Thompson’s appearance as Valkyrie in theNia DaCosta-directed flick pre-release - but if you were lucky enough to avoid that footage, this definitely would have been a lovely surprise.
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After not being able to save all the Skrull refugees from Dar-Benn’s attack on Tarnax in the movie, Carol decides to call a friend to help relocate the survivors. It turns out that pal is none other than the Asgardian King Valkyrie, who we last saw in sequelThor: Love and Thunder. She comes on board the ship, gives a troubled Captain Marvel some words of comfort, and then heads off with the Skrulls.
Arguably the biggest cameo in the film comes inThe Marvels post-credits scene, which sees the return of actor Kelsey Grammer as popular X-Men characterBeast.
After Monica Rambeau wakes up in a hospital bed in the different reality she’s now stuck in, Dr. Hank McCoy, a.k.a. Beast, comes in to check on his patient. Rather excitingly he then namedrops another beloved X-Men character, Professor Xavier, saying that “Charles” will definitely want an update on her wellbeing.
What could it possibly mean? I guess we will have to wait to find out…
If you thought Beast wasn’t exciting enough, The Marvelspost-creditsscene had one more surprise in store.
Earlier on in the movie, we see Lashana Lynch return as Captain Marvel’s Maria Rambeau via flashback, as the latter explains to her bestie that she’s dying and asks her to look after Goose “until Monica gets back”. Having never been able to say goodbye to her mother since she was blipped when she passed away from cancer, Monica gets expectedly emotional when she wakes up in a different reality, and realizes she’s being watched over by a very-much-alive Maria.
Not that Maria recognizes her at all, being shocked by Monica’s reaction and asking who she is. This is an alternate reality version of the character, after all.
The most interesting part though comes at the end, where this Maria swaps into her superhero suit, which looks intriguingly like the one superheroBinarywears in the comic books. There are several versions of Binary in the comics, who at one point is Carol Danvers' alter-ego and a clone. We can probably safely assume that here in the MCU, Maria is simply this reality’s version of Captain Marvel, but stranger things could be happening…
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As Entertainment Editor at GamesRadar, I oversee all the online content for Total Film and SFX magazine. Previously I’ve worked for the BBC, Zavvi, UNILAD, Yahoo, Digital Spy and more.
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