The inclusion of the Inhumans into the MCU is pretty vital, as they fill the enormous narrative gap left by the X-Men and mutants in general. With a shared universe like this, there have to be a lot of heroes and a lot of villains, and if every time you introduce a new character there has to be a conversation about who they are and how they came to be that way, then there are a lot of separate conversations to be had. That being the case, rather than fighting each other in two hour event movies, all of these people should just arrange a cheese and wine evening and turn up with little name badges on. The existence of a group, linked only by their genetic heritage, which can have whatever powers you like but share a common origin story is really handy for storytelling purposes. While the X-Mens iconic characters may not be free for Marvel Studios to include, the Inhumans are: and the release of terrigenesis (the process that releases the Kree DNA in a tiny percentage of humans, causing their mutation into Inhumans) across the world in the Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. television series allow for an MCU equivalent of mutants to be introduced. Thats the importance of the Inhumans in the MCU... well that, and the fact that the Inhuman royal family is ridiculously cool. The villains in the 2019 Inhumans movie? I'm nominating the Kree, and their blobby, tentacled and entirely computer-generated leader the Supreme Intelligence (whose voice should be provided by someone that regularly sounded pedantic, badtempered but wryly sarcastic: British character actor Bill Nighy sounds about right). An alien invasion? Haven't had one of them for a while. After all, the Inhumans are half-breeds created to be living weapons for the Kree. What if they decided to remove their failed experiments and start from scratch? Its a conflict that could destroy the earth so its a good thing the Inhuman royal family lives on the moon. Right? Whos your favourite Marvel villain that youd like to see included in Phase 3 of the ongoing MCU? Tell us all about them in the comments!
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