Ever since Disney acquired FOX, followers have questioned how the MCU would deal with the X-Males group. Since FOX has a preestablished roster of beloved X-Males iterations, many thought that the MCU may merely add the FOX characters and actors into the MCU with only some minor adjustments. Whereas they’re making appearances in tasks like Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity and the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, Marvel’s San Diego Comedian-Con 2026 panel revealed that the MCU may have a recent slate of X-Males, and they’ll get a film that restarts their story someday after Avengers: Secret Wars.
This can be a signal that the MCU will certainly be coming into a brand new part post-Secret Wars, main many to marvel what different characters and storylines could possibly be reintroduced to the MCU within the coming years. Whereas many of the MCU’s iterations are nice and might preserve going as is, these three ought to in all probability get a recent begin after Secret Wars.
3) Cloak & Dagger
Marvel Tv was an fascinating experiment, and whereas the fates of tons of characters have been concluded when their exhibits have been cancelled in favor of Disney+ tasks, many Marvel Tv tasks have been reincorporated into the MCU. Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage have all reappeared in Daredevil: Born Once more, and Agent Carter‘s Hayley Atwell and James D’Arcy have had a number of appearances in recent times. Whereas there are nonetheless just a few characters who haven’t reappeared, they at the least have tangential connections to the MCU by means of Marvel Tv characters who’ve already been recanonized. Nonetheless, two of Marvel’s largest superheroes are nonetheless utterly separated from the fashionable MCU: Cloak and Dagger.
In 2018, Marvel Tv launched Cloak & Dagger on Freeform, with the TV present starring Aubrey Joseph and Olivia Holt because the titular superheroes. The present ran for 2 seasons and obtained respectable evaluations, nevertheless it by no means made the cultural splash that the majority Marvel tasks do. The sequence is never talked about as of late, and because the present closely leans into the teenager drama facet and has a self-contained story, it’s unlikely that it’ll ever come again within the MCU. Cloak and Dagger are a large duo able to carrying a film franchise on their very own, so the MCU ought to deliver the characters again sooner or later, whether or not they’re performed by the unique actors or not.
2) Secret Invasion
Marvel’s Disney+ exhibits have been a combined bag, however by far the worst one was 2023’s Secret Invasion. The sequence focuses on Nick Fury as he returns to Earth amid a Skrull takeover, with him uncovering which authorities officers and superheroes have been taken over in an try to avoid wasting Earth. Sadly, the story was messy, the present was gradual, and it was too small-scale to stay as much as the potential of the comedian run. The implications of Secret Invasion‘s stunning ending have been principally ignored, proving that the MCU most definitely plans to by no means return to the Skrull Invasion arc.
So, if the MCU is retconning some storylines after Secret Wars, Secret Invasion is the right decide. The Skrull Invasion storyline may simply happen in an Avengers film, and even over a whole Saga, permitting us to be taught that numerous superheroes have been changed by shapeshifting aliens. Much more could possibly be accomplished with this storyline, and since many didn’t watch Secret Invasion and those that did typically didn’t prefer it, not many would miss the unique if the MCU decides to reboot it.
1) Iron Fist
Netflix’s Defenders universe was nice, however there may be one main blemish: Iron Fist. Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, The Punisher, and tons of different Defenders universe characters have already appeared in current tasks, furthering their reputation and significance to the mainstream MCU. Nonetheless, Finn Jones’ Danny Rand is the one one of many authentic Defenders to not reappear as of the writing of this text. Iron Fist was critically panned, and it was controversial, so it isn’t shocking that the MCU has principally ignored it since its cancellation.
So, whereas there may be at all times the likelihood that the MCU will try and proceed Netflix’s Iron Fist inside Daredevil: Born Once more, rebooting the present might be the most suitable choice. Iron Fist is a serious superhero, and tying him to the failed authentic present will proceed to break his popularity and narrative capability inside the MCU. As an alternative, a brand new Iron Fist may seem in a future film, even a solo one, chopping the unique sequence free and permitting Iron Fist followers to lastly get a correct MCU iteration.