MCU Phase 4: 10 Movies Marvel Should Include

9. Secret Avengers

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Marvel Comics

With the director's commentary for Avengers: Infinity War having just confirmed that Captain America, Black Widow and Falcon were serving together as the Secret Avengers, the door is firmly open for a fully fledged spin-off to take place.

Though the team in the MCU (more specifically their motivations for forming) have more in common with the New Avengers than they do its covert counterpart, both Steve Rogers and Natasha Romanoff did serve on the group in the comics. As the Secret Avengers, they were tasked with missions too volatile for the mainstream team to take on, ones that required a much lighter touch than what Earth's Mightiest Heroes are usually used to delivering.

The roster has changed greatly over the years, including everyone from Hawkeye (a onetime leader of the group), to Beast, Valkyrie, and even the Asgardians. They recruit from right across the Marvel Universe, with the only requirements being that they're content out of the spotlight, and are capable of doing the dirty work when the going gets tough.

Pool together the likes of Hawkeye, Black Widow, Moon Knight, and some other new recruits (Jessica Drew's Spider-Woman would be perfect), and you have a spiritual successor to The Winter Soldier with the rotating ensemble to make it even better.

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