MCU Phase 4: Predicting Every Major Character That Will Join

With a brand new era of the MCU on the horizon, what characters should be the first to join?

by Ewan Paterson
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Avengers: Infinity War has come and gone, and already it's time to think of what comes next.

In the run up to the film's release MCU architect Kevin Feige spoke of multiple Marvel characters who could soon make the leap to live-action. Genres, heroes and villains were all spoken of glowingly, and with the MCU set for its most dramatic shake-up yet, fresh faces are sure to follow.

How and when they come is another question altogether, but they are coming. And while we're in the fortunate position of actually struggling to think of who could actually join next, with so many bases already covered across TV and film, there are still a few key characters yet to receive their full cinematic bow.

Whether or not they join in Phase 4, 5, or even beyond doesn't matter too much, but they key thing to remember is that Marvel's flagship franchise is undergoing an immense period of change. Even if Infinity War fails to follow through with its devastating climax, it's clear that Avengers 4 will mark the final appearance for some of Marvel's most familiar faces - Captain America and Iron Man the two most obvious examples.

But who, out of Marvel's remaining ranks, could make the leap to live-action next?

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WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.