Avengers: Secret Wars will be the “Endgame” of the Marvel films prior to the MCU, says famous insider

Avengers: Secret Wars It is probably the most anticipated movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) since Avengers: Endgame – 95%, since Phase 6 of the franchise will close. Although it is scheduled to be released on May 1, 2026, there is still much that is not known about it, but the little we “know” is due to insider rumors, and one of the best known has revealed that the sixth installment of The Avengers will be a closure for the Marvel films prior to the MCU.

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The cast of Avengers: Secret Wars It promises to be massive, and characters like Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, Thor, some version of the Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain Marvel, She-Hulk, among others, are expected to return, but what is most striking is the possibility of that characters from the X-Men and the Fantastic Four be integrated, something we already saw in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – 88%, where we had Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier, and John Krasinski as Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic.

In addition, rumors have been specific about some of the actors who would have joined Secret Wars, among these are Ian McKellen as Magneto, Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man (who already entered the MCU in Spider-Man: No Way Home – 92%) and Jessica Alba as Sue Storm / Invisible Woman, among others.

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If the above is true, that gives more credibility to the new rumor shared by the insider My Time to Shine Hello, who has proven on multiple occasions to have privileged information. In his new publication of x wrote that Avengers: Secret Wars It will be the Endgame for the Marvel movies prior to the MCU:

If Endgame was the closing of the beginning of the MCU with Iron Man, then Secret Wars is the end of the Marvel franchises before Iron Man and the MCU.

Before the start of the MCU in 2008, there were several Marvel movies that made history, such as Spider-Man – 89% (2002) by Sam Raimi, which was a huge success and had two sequels in 2004 and 2007. The X-Men trilogy – 81% of Fox started in 2000 and continued with two sequels in 2003 and 2006. We also had Daredevil: The Man Without Fear – 44% (2003) and Elektra – 10% (2005), which were not so well received. These tapes varied in quality and cohesion, as they were not united into a single narrative.

As for Secret Wars, it is rumored that Ryan Coogler could be on the list of candidates to direct it, but this has not been confirmed. The plot is likely based on the 2015 comics event of the same name, which sees the collapse of the Marvel multiverse due to a series of incursions. A cosmic entity takes advantage of this collapse to create a battle world where Earth’s heroes are forced to fight a variety of villains. In this context, Kang the Conqueror, a central villain in the MCU, will play an important role, especially given that Secret Wars will follow the film The Kang Dynasty with a year apart.

The film was originally scheduled for November 2025, but a shake-up in Marvel’s schedule delayed it by several months. Kevin Feige, Marvel’s Chief Creative Officer, has noted that the need for regular Avengers movies has diminished in part due to the greater number of Marvel projects that are in development.

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