Warning: Spoilers for Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder and other major MCU developments show that Marvel is in the process of setting up a ridiculously overpowered superhero team for Avengers 5. The original MCU Avengers was a fairly balanced group, so there would naturally be some expectation for Marvel to retain that approach when the time comes for it to rebuild the group. However, there are signs that Marvel may have other plans for its next incarnation of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.
The Avengers are currently defunct in the MCU, but there’s very little doubt that it’s only a matter of time before Marvel officially addsThe Avengers 5 to its slate of upcoming MCU projects. It’s true of course that Captain America, Iron Man, and Black Widow are all off the table for any future team-ups, but the growing list of active MCU heroes will make reassembling the team fairly easy for Avengers 5. Gradually, Phase 4 has been packing the Marvel Cinematic Universe with new heroes, many of which being characters with strong ties to the comic book iteration of the group. All things considered, Marvel Studios has plenty of noteworthy candidates at its disposal.
Related: Why Thor: Love & Thunder's CGI Looks So Bad
The specific characters showing up in Phase 4 are a hint at what kind of team the next Avengers squad will be. Interestingly, most of them are in the highest tier of physical strength in Marvel Comics. The Thor: Love and Thunder mid-credits scene saw Brett Goldstein’s Hercules follow Eternals’ Starfox to become the latest classic Avengers powerhouse to appear in the MCU. By the end of Phase 4, Hercules and Starfox are expected to be joined by several other Avengers heavyweights, including She-Hulk, Wonder Man, and
Read more on screenrant.com