Captain America: Brave New Worldis one of the few remainingMCUfilms beforeAvengers: Doomsday, and I’m surprised it didn’t answer one of the universe’s biggest questions after teasing it in the film’s marketing.The story ofAvengers: Doomsdayis a year away, and 2025’s three MCU films are the final films before the next major MCU event. Marvel still has many questions it needs to answer regarding loose threads throughout the MCU, andBrave New Worldaddresses a few of them.
Brave New Worldis the first MCU project sinceEternalsthat explictly explores the ramifications of the giant Celestial poking out of the ocean. The world refers toTiamut’s corpse as Celestial Island, and Adamantium is discovered in the Celestial’s core. Adamantium creates a geopolitical conflict as different countries attempt to figure out who controls this new powerful element. WhileAdamantium’s discovery has massive implications for the MCU, many are still wondering what the status is of the Avengers. While the question is addressed, I can’t believe there’s still no progress on the new Avengers team.
Brave New World Doesn’t Establish How The Avengers Will Be Rebuilt
The MCU is still far away from rebuilding the Avengers after Captain America: Brave New World.
Brave New Worldstarts with Sam Wilson meeting with newly elected President Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross. Ross seeks to unite the American people by reinstating Captain America as an official position of the U.S. military. He also asks Sam to help him rebuild the Avengers after the team brought half the population back.
After the Sokovia Accords ripped apart the Avengers, Sam is reluctant to work with Ross, and doesn’t give a definitive answer. However, the events that take place make this arrangement doubtful, even if Sam tells fellow hero Joaquin Torres that he intends to reform the Avengers in theCaptain America: Brave New Worldendingwhen he visits him in hospital.
AfterRoss transforms into Red Hulkand almost destroys Washington, D.C., he is imprisoned in The Raft and steps down as president.Since Thunderbolt is no longer president, any plans to rebuild the Avengers are now at least somewhat in doubt. However, it’s unclear if the new president has similar ambitions. Sam could still work with the new president to rebuild the team, but that isn’t addressed when the film ends. However, The Leader informs Sam about the multiverse inBrave New World’s post-credit scene, so Sam may be more determined to form a new team.
The MCU Doesn’t Have Another Film To Rebuild The Avengers Before Avengers: Doomsday
Marvel is running out of time to reveal its next Avengers team.
Marvel only has two more films beforeAvengers: Doomsday:Thunderbolts*andThe Fantastic Four: First Steps. Kevin Feige confirmed that The Fantastic Four will be inDoomsday, but their film likely won’t be about joining the Avengers, since it appears to take place in another universe. However,The Fantastic Fourcould be the closest tie-in to the next Avengers film, since it could introduce Robert Downey Jr’s Doctor Doom. Doom will be a villain from the multiverse, and he’s usually associated with Marvel’s First Family.
Thunderboltswill include an Avenger (Bucky Barnes), but it’s mainly centered around a team of unlikely heroes who seemingly aren’t being set up to join the next Avengers team. They’re essentially the anti-Avengers, so using this film to platform the next Avengers roster would be an odd choice. Fan-favorite characters like Yelena Belova could appear inDoomsday, but it’s doubtful thatThunderboltswill establish the Avengers. The team will primarily focus ondefeating The Void, an Avengers-level threat that was teased in the latest trailer.
Marvel May Be Repeating The Strategy Of Its Last Two Avengers Films
Avengers: Doomsday could be similar to Avengers: Infinity War.
In Marvel’s last two Avengers films, the team didn’t fully assemble until the climactic battle inAvengers: Endgame. InAvengers: Infinity War, the team was already split up. The Sokovia Accords tore the team apart, and several other members, like Hulk, Thor, and the Guardians of the Galaxy, were doing other things across the universe. While the Avengers had a similar task of stopping Thanos, they were all doing different tasks. One group was battling Thanos on Titan, while another was battling his horde of aliens in Wakanda.
The MCU has introduced even more characters to the MCU sinceEndgame, and it might be impossible for every hero to come together forDoomsday. Characters are located all over the galaxy, and some aren’t even in the same universe. SinceCaptain America: Brave New Worlddidn’t establish a way to build a new team,Doomsdaymay start with the Avengers scattered throughout the universe before coming together forAvengers: Secret Wars.
