MCU Phase 4: 10 Dead Characters Who Could Return
Some of these great characters were taken from us far too soon...
Death hasn’t always been permanent in the MCU. Either by flashback, resurrection or reversing the snap, many previous characters have returned from the dead.
The series has upwards of 100 named characters these days, and while some are only good for one scene, others are strong enough to carry several movies. There’s also a few who have gone a bit too soon and certainly have more to give.
Endgame felt like the end of an era, with the future open and full of possibilities. Wherever the MCU wants to go next, there’s definitely a way for them to figure it out. There’s a whole host of great characters no longer with us who may yet return to our screens.
As well as Endgame, the Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer has teased the existence of multiverses, giving even more opportunity for formerly deceased characters to return.
The MCU has always been great at forging onwards and adding more and more great characters from the massive wealth of source material available, but there’s still a fair few former characters who are due a reappearance in the coming movies.
10. Stan Lee
A bit of a somber one to kick us off, as the great man has passed away in real life. However, the MCU (and comics in general) owe a tremendous amount to his influence, so it would be great to see him continue to be represented in some way.
During the filming of Deadpool 2, Lee was unable to fulfil his usual cameo duties due to his poor health. However, the filmmakers still recognised that he needed to feature in the movie somehow, so his guest appearance was via a painted mural, pictured above.
Alfred Hitchcock famously appeared in all of his own movies, usually by a similar method of a photograph on a shelf or in a newspaper. The MCU could continue this method with permission from Lee’s family; considering how much he loved his cameos, they would likely allow these tributes to live on.
The rest of the list consists of characters who died one way or another in universe, but it’s still worth recognising that one of the men responsible for kickstarting everything is no longer with us, though his legacy remains.