Who stated the MCU‘s 2024 was going to be a barren wasteland? Certain, we’d solely have the one Marvel Studios film coming over the subsequent 12 months, however Disney Plus is already serving up its first TV present of the 12 months — mere days after the arrival of What If…? And it would simply be vastly extra informative to the way forward for the Marvel multiverse than we realized.
As Chancellor Palpatine may say; a shock, to make sure, however a welcome one. Talking of, have you ever ever questioned why Disney has by no means ordered a Marvel/Star Wars crossover, regardless of the cosmos of money it will carry residence? Effectively, brace yourselves as a result of this one goes to sting. However first…
Marvel makes a shock announcement about its new massive unhealthy, however not the one you have been anticipating
We’re all ready to search out out who will take over from Jonathan Majors because the chief mustache-twirler of the MCU’s Multiverse Saga, in order that’s why it’s so stunning that Marvel has confirmed that one other massive unhealthy is rising up in Kang’s wake. Beginning together with his return in Echo, we have now been advised to count on Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin to grow to be “the Thanos of the street-level nook of the MCU.” He’ll clearly characteristic closely in Daredevil: Born Once more, but it surely appears like he’ll go on to make a giant impression after that too. Sure, it appears we’re really getting into the period the place the MCU is getting so unruly it’s having to separate into two. Though if Kingpin did need to battle all of the Avengers in Secret Wars too, followers possible wouldn’t complain.
Echo can’t cease, gained’t cease confirming Daredevil is canon — and breaking MCU canon within the course of
Talking of Echo and Kingpin, Vincent D’Onofrio is the newest Marvel worker to substantiate that Daredevil is now thought of a part of the Sacred Timeline, which flies within the face of the whole lot we’ve heard concerning the MCU canon for years now. On the one hand, it’s nice to listen to that the upcoming Daredevil-verse will respect the whole lot that got here earlier than it within the Defenders Saga, however right here’s the factor — as a consequence of all of them being so interconnected, confirming Daredevil as canon implies that each different Marvel Tv manufacturing needs to be canon too, which simply creates an entire heap of splintered timelines that even the TVA couldn’t repair.
A Darth Vader-level betrayal is the explanation why we’ve by no means had a Marvel/Star Wars crossover
You know the way torn up Luke Skywalker is when he finds out Darth Vader is his father? Effectively, that’s how we’re feeling now after studying the one one that’s been standing in the best way of a Marvel/Star Wars crossover. Put together yourselves, of us — it’s truly Kevin Feige. The Marvel Studios president is confirmed to have vetoed a possible Star Wars team-up episode in What If…?, with the cap-wearing chief stated to have no real interest in “crossing the streams.” We put our religion in you, Feige! However, hey, it’s not too late. Having Vader present up because the MCU’s new massive unhealthy for Avengers: The Darth Vader Dynasty is perhaps the one technique to wipe away all lingering recollections of the Kang calamity. Search your emotions, Kevin, you understand it to be true.
