MCU Phase 4: 15 Essential Rumours & Theories You Need To Know
13. The Quantum Realm Will Play A Massive Role
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The Rumour:
The Quantum Realm, last seen in last summer's Ant-Man and the Wasp, is expected to play a massive role in Avengers: Endgame and an even greater one after that, with many having posited that the realm will open the gateway to an entire microverse of different characters and stories. Multiple outlets have led with this story, but MCU Cosmic's Jeremy Conrad has repeated it more than most.
Apparently the Quantum Realm will first introduce the character of Black Knight in Endgame, before being expanded upon massively throughout Phase 4, opening the door to dozens more characters and concepts in the process.
The Response:
There's no way of telling if the Quantum Realm will have a part to play after Endgame, but a consensus has developed in recent months arguing that it will be at the centre of Marvel's plans going forward. Only time will tell if that does indeed prove to be the case, but this actually ties into another rumour pretty nicely too...
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.
