10 MCU Leaks That Just Might Be True
2. The Thunderbolts Are Coming
You have to wonder why Marvel decided to start Phase 4 with Black Widow, a movie following a deceased character. Sure, you could say that they wanted to give the fans of the original Avengers something to latch onto as they move into the future. That may very well be part of their logic. However, Black Widow is still launching not just Phase 4, but the new era of the MCU - an era without Cap and Iron Man. It needs to be significant, and it needs to set something up.
According to Wardell, one character in Black Widow looks poised for big things in the future.
On his verified account, he tweeted that Marvel plans to use Thunderbolt Ross, Zemo, Justin Hammer, Ghost, and Abomination somewhere down the road: specifically, a Thunderbolts trilogy. He notes that the villain - in the first film, at least - is set to be the Leader, who was teased at the end of The Incredible Hulk.
On his unverified account, he notes that Ross becomes Red Hulk through a combination of the Weapon Plus Program and Extremis, introduced in Iron Man 3.
Might Black Widow lay the groundwork for the Thunderbolts?