Avengers: Secret Wars is the final movie in the MCU Multiverse Saga, and therefore many of its details are likely to be kept hidden until its release date, but Marvel is still sharing some updates on the plot, cast, and more in the meantime. Set to follow up the events of Avengers: The Kang Dynasty as the sixth major crossover event under the Avengers banner, Secret Wars will also round out MCU Phase 6.
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Not only will Avengers: Secret Wars be the culmination of the MCU Phase 6 movies and shows but also those titles released as part of MCU Phases 4 and 5, just as Avengers: Endgame was the ultimate conclusion of the first three phases of the franchise. With a variety of Marvel characters getting their own movies in the Multiverse Saga, Avengers: Secret Wars is guaranteed to have a huge cast as all the superheroes band together against the new big bad of the MCU, Kang the Conqueror.
Avengers: Secret Wars Latest News
The latest hints about Avengers: Secret Wars arrived with the most recent MCU movie. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania was released on February 17, 2023, and its plot and mid-credits scenes offered clues about what’s to come. In particular, one of Kang’s Quantumania lines provided a Secret Wars clue: “That’s what conquerors do. They burn the broken world and make a new one.” Destroying other worlds and building a new one is exactly what happens in the 2015 comic book arc of Marvel’s Secret Wars, so Kang’s quote could be foreshadowing while also hinting that the movie will be based on the established storyline.
Avengers: Secret Wars Confirmed
Marvel Studios officially announced Avengers 5 and Avengers 6 during San Diego Comic-Con in the summer of 2022, much to the surprise of attendees. Both movies were revealed to be part of MCU Phase 6, titled Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars, respectively, and installments of the Multiverse Saga.
Avengers: Secret Wars Release Date
When Avengers: Secret Wars was announced, the movie was slated to release on November 7, 2025, just six months after Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. However, due to production schedule changes, the Avengers movies’ release dates were separated further. Avengers: Secret Wars is now scheduled to open in theaters on May 1, 2026, nearly a full year after Avengers: The Kang Dynasty‘s release date of May 2, 2025.
Avengers: Secret Wars Cast
No official casting news has been issued for Avengers: Secret Wars, but as the culmination of MCU Phased 4-6, there is an expectation that all the major characters from the Multiverse Saga will return. Spider-Man (Tom Holland), America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez), and Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) are the characters who have interacted with the multiverse the most out of the heroes in the Marvel franchise, so they would be the top contenders to lead the team. Avengers: Secret Wars could have more characters than Avengers: Endgame.
Falcon (Anthony Mackey), Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), the Wasp (Evangeline Lily),, and Loki (Tom Hiddleston) are all major returning characters from the Infinity War Saga who have had movies or shows in the Multiverse Saga. Every major character in MCU Phases 4-6 could very well be included in Avengers: Secret Wars. Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld), She-Hulk (Tatiana Maslany), Shang-Chi (Simu Liu), and many more characters who have appeared or have upcoming releases before the sixth Avengers movie could also appear.
Avengers: Secret Wars Story Details
The story details of Avengers: Secret Wars are still forthcoming, but from the build-up of Kang the Conqueror and the comic book storylines, much can be deduced for the finale of the Multiverse Saga. The sixth Avengers‘ title comes from the Secret Wars comic book storylines of 1984 and 2015, both of which saw the collision of heroes and universes. However, the 2015 version of Secret Wars was more focused on the multiversal aspect. If there’s one that will be adapted, the 2015 run is the best bet.
In Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Kang says conquerors “burn the broken world and make a new one,” which also hints at the 2015 storyline. The comic concerns Marvel’s primary Earth-616 universe clashing with another universe, which destroys them both. Kang is likely the cause of such a multiversal cataclysm in the MCU as well. Many of the heroes from both realities are then made to fight one another in a “Battleworld” arena.
The movie will have to overcome a Secret Wars problem if it does follow the comics’ 2015 run. Having too many characters on screen could be solved, though, if it turns out Avengers: Secret Wars isn’t a Kang Dynasty sequel. Instead, it could be that in order to include the huge number of characters in MCU Phases 4-6, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars take place simultaneously but are two different stories. One would focus on the multiversal aspects of the saga and the other would focus on the Secret Wars storyline.
Avengers: Secret Wars Theories & Rumors
With a wealth of television shows, movies, and comic book storylines to pick through, there are plenty of rumors and theories about what Avengers: Secret Wars could entail. There has been a lot of speculation about Doctor Doom’s possible appearance in the movie, for instance. Marvel’s Fantastic Four has been announced for February 25, 2025, and Doctor Doom could be the big bad of that movie and subsequent titles. Clues within the MCU imply Doom will be Secret Wars‘ villain. For example, he has a known comic history of interacting with both Wakanda and Namor, who recently appeared together in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Even more significant, Doctor Doom is a major villain in both comic Secret Wars arcs. When both Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars released their official logo art, the latter immediately seemed to hint at Doctor Doom. The Avengers: The Kang Dynasty logo is blue and purple to match its titular villain’s colors. Avengers: Secret Wars‘ logo is silver and white, which are some of Doctor Doom’s signature colors. As one of the premiere villains of Marvel, it would raise the stakes and significance of Avengers: Secret Wars if Doctor Doom has a significant role in the movie.
