Avengers: Secret Wars will reportedly follow in Avengers: Doomsday‘s footsteps by shaking up the main focus of the upcoming crossover movies.
So far, every Avengers sequel has been primarily led by the original six Avengers — Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye — with the latter the only one to be absent from the events of 2018’s Infinity War. While Infinity War and Endgame drastically expanded the ensemble (as well as who gets to call themselves an “Avenger”), those six were still the focus of the crossover events.
That’s set to change with Doomsday. Thor and Captain America (Steve Rogers) are the only two original Avengers set to appear in the upcoming superhero movie, and they will reportedly not be part of the main storyline, with the two instead sent on a side mission to find Loki.
Instead, the main hitters of Doomsday will be the casts of Thunderbolts* and The Fantastic Four: First Steps, as well as Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom. The 20th Century Fox X-Men will also play an important role in the Avengers sequel.
How will Avengers: Secret Wars be different than Doomsday?
However, Avengers: Secret Wars is set to take this changing focus a step further. In a new Patreon post, scooper Daniel Richtman reported that Secret Wars will focus on characters who didn’t have a major role in Doomsday, hinting that the Fantastic Four, New Avengers, and X-Men will take a backseat to whatever happens in the 2027 sequel.
For fans who have been keeping up with all the Avengers rumors, this shouldn’t come as news. Multiple scoopers have been claiming that Secret Wars will be primarily led by Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, who are only expected to appear in the opening scene of Doomsday.
Shang-Chi, Peggy Carter, and Shuri are among those who will also reportedly be part of the main group of heroes working together to defeat Doctor Doom. It’s unclear at this time why Marvel Studios is opting not to front Secret Wars with larger heroes like Sam Wilson’s Captain America and Captain Marvel, although that will likely become clear once Doomsday hits theaters on December 18, 2026.
As for Avengers: Secret Wars, the grand finale of the MCU’s Multiverse Saga will arrive in theaters on December 17, 2027.
