Secret Wars Can Be So Much More Than A Single Movie
Avengers: Secret Wars is the biggest undertaking in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, making it especially difficult to do the storyline justice in a single film. Coming one year after Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, the sixth Avengers film is set to hit theaters in 2026, acting as the ending of Phase 6 and the entire Multiverse Saga, making it the franchise's biggest film since Avengers: Endgame. However, because of Secret Wars' massive stakes, cast, and impact on the MCU as a whole, Marvel Studios would be wise to expand the event beyond the boundaries of a single movie.
Jonathan Majors' Kang the Conqueror was officially introduced in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, officially kicking off Phase 5, the second chapter in the Multiverse Saga. Kang and his multiple variants, several of whom appear in Quantumania's post-credit scenes, are expected to act as the ultimate antagonists of the ongoing saga. Secret Wars will act as the culmination of the Avengers' battle against Kang and his variants, which will inevitably explode into an all-out multiversal incursion. The final battle between Kang and the Avengers is expected to even reach beyond the MCU, including Marvel properties like Fox's X-Men franchise and Sony's Spider-Man films, making it the biggest Avengers movie yet.