5 New Marvel Movies That Could Blow ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ out of the Water in the Mcu’s Phase 6

It’s no question that the Marvel Cinematic Universe fandom is gunning for that sweet endorphin release of Avengers: Secret Wars; with the Multiverse Saga brewing a buildup that looks to be even more packed than the one we got in the Infinity Saga, the size of Secret Wars could be incomprehensible even for the most seasoned MCU fan.

But, while it’s easy to set our sights on things that we know about, we’d be remiss to forget the many projects surrounding the Multiverse Saga’s answers to Infinity War and Endgame, which could very well capture our hearts from out of left field.

On the official Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures release schedule, which was made public just a few days ago, we learned that three mysterious MCU films would be released in the midst of The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars; three of which will release between the two marquee features, with the remaining two releasing in 2026 after Secret Wars makes its theatrical bow.

The MCU fandom, known for their keenness when it comes to fan theories, has no doubt ravaged Reddit with countless daydreams already, but we’re no strangers to speculation ourselves, and now, with nothing but a set number of untitled Marvel projects and a boundless whim, we’ve taken to theorizing who and what could feature in the films surrounding the end of the Multiverse Saga.

Armor Wars and Shang-Chi sequel

Let’s get what we know out of the way first; we know for sure that an Armor Wars film and a sequel to Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will be gracing us before long, otherwise we likely wouldn’t have the information we have on the projects, such as the writers, producers, and, of course, titles.

Armor Wars was originally intended to be a television series, keeping Yassir Lester as the scribe with Nate Moore and the ever-present Kevin Feige producing, so we imagine there’s quite a bit of confirmed narrative meat in the project already. Since it will be starring one of the MCU’s seasoned veterans in Don Cheadle’s James Rhodes, we assume this will tee up the character to take on a leader-esque role in Secret Wars.

Not only that, but we also know that the film will follow the events of Secret Invasion, which will grace us with a Disney Plus release date any day now. So, barring the up-in-the-air odds that Armor Wars serves as a prequel film a la Captain Marvel, we imagine that Armor Wars could easily sneak its way into one of the three slots between The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars, since a sequel film to Secret Invasion would warrant a minimum amount of in-universe time having passed between the events of the two projects. The only asterisk, however, is whether or not “untitled Marvel” would rule out Armor Wars or the Shang-Chi sequel, but with both of these projects obviously drawing nearer and nearer, we’ll hedge our bets that they’re fair game.

Speaking of the Shang-Chi sequel, this one is practically a shoe-in for one of three slots between The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars; Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton is also confirmed to be helming and writing the Shang-Chi sequel, but more importantly, he’ll also be occupying the director’s chair for The Kang Dynasty. Given his already-established history with Shang-Chi, his directorial presence on The Kang Dynasty leads us to believe that the character will be playing an enormous role in the Multiverse Saga’s first big crossover project, which would logically lead into an even bigger role in Secret Wars, and the best way to beef up such a rise in prominence would be another solo outing between the two films.

Only time will tell for sure, but we’ll be very surprised if the Shang-Chi sequel doesn’t end up making a splash prior to Secret Wars.

Untitled Scarlett Johansson-produced project

Per The Hollywood Reporter, we know that Marvel Studios is working on an egregiously hushed project that, at the time of writing, only has one piece of available info surrounding it; that Scarlett Johansson, an MCU icon known for her turn as Black Widow, will serve as a producer.

Admittedly, we’re not quite sure if the project is a film or a television series, but we’re going to assume it’s a film solely for the sake of this fan theory plunge.

Having played a pivotal role in paving the way for female representation in the MCU, we imagine Scarlett Johansson’s presence as a producer lends itself quite well to the possibility that we’ll get a film featuring some of Marvel’s leading ladies, and with so many of them gearing up for an explosive presence in the Multiverse Saga, there’s quite a few possibilities.

The easiest assumption would be a Kate Bishop solo movie, or a team-up film between Kate and Yelena Belova, a pairing that fans have been begging for since we first saw their uncontested chemistry in the Disney Plus series Hawkeye. The two heroines have the closest ties to Johansson’s Black Widow; Yelena through adoptive sisterhood and Kate Bishop through association with her mentor, Clint Barton, and with Kate set to fill Clint’s shoes in the next generation of Avengers, fleshing her out a bit more would be a welcome move either before or after Secret Wars.

As for filling that third spot between The Kang Dynasty, though, Marvel would be wise to go a bit bigger than that, and tap Johansson to produce a Young Avengers film, which could unite the likes of Kate, Ms. Marvel, America Chavez, Cassie Lang, and others for a regroup/team-up round of shenanigans before they throw themselves into the lion’s den that is Secret Wars.

Indeed, the Young Avengers will, refreshingly, no doubt have a much larger feminine presence than the team’s first iteration, and who better to call the shots on their first film together than the original lineup’s premier heroine?