Marvel Studios and its hold on popular culture has been staggering for quite some time now. Still, with every new project, fans have recently started to have less and less faith in the franchise. That was only made worse when Kang the Conqueror failed to conquer the audience’s attention. Now that Jonathan Majors has been fired from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Avengers: The Kang Dynasty has been turned into Avengers 5, there are a lot of changes expected. It is fair to say that the franchise is regrouping and trying to figure out its plan for the foreseeable future.
A recent rumor has suggested that Marvel may be taking a direction that no one expected that to take. Will the franchise pull the Avengers out of the stoplight they have been in since 2012 and replace it with something completely different? The X-Men could become the focus of the MCU leading to the Avengers getting sidelined. It would be no surprise that fans are having some extreme reactions to the potential shift in dynamic.
Marvel May Be Shifting Its Priorities
It is no secret that Marvel has been gradually introducing more and more plotlines surrounding mutants in the main universe. Kamala Khan has been revealed to be a mutant. Along with this, it is expected that Deadpool 3, one of the most important films of the current Multiverse Saga, will feature a huge array of other known mutants who will make their way into the main universe. With the news, it is not surprising that there are rumors of a shift in the franchise in regards to which world-saving team will be in the spotlight.
It was reported by Cryptic4KQual on Twitter that there are rumors of Marvel Studios working on many projects that surround the world of mutants. This will help shift the focus onto the X-Men from the Avengers, who have been at the center of the MCU for the majority of its run. It is also expected that during the saga, the Avengers will be put onto the sidelines and will play a smaller role compared to the mutants and the X-Men.
Fans May Prefer The Change
As soon as the rumor hit the internet, fans are having some very intense relations to the complete shift. In Marvel Comics, while the Avengers are a very important part of it, the X-Men are somewhat the bigger focus. The fact that this dynamic may get reflected in the MCU as well, has fans getting extremely excited, considering just how much there is yet to be explored about the mutants.
Several Mutant-themed projects are currently rumored to be in the works. This should result in The Avengers having minimal presence and becoming less integral to the overall MCU. pic.twitter.com/Kg3MHlEy7j
— Cryptic HD QUALITY (@Cryptic4KQual) December 20, 2023
X-Men have been always the star of Marvel Comics. Finally!
— Norman Galaxy Cabigas (@NormanGalaxy) December 21, 2023
So next is the mutant saga, probably brought on by Secret Wars, like how Endgame created the multiverse
— LepsLair is making content (@lepslair) December 20, 2023
Finally! Time for X-Men to reclaim their spot at the centre stage of Marvel. Don’t care how many movies the Avengers got they’ll never be bigger than the X-Men!
— lewis bell ✭ 🏴 (@lewis_bell_13) December 21, 2023
I’ve said that should Marvel Studios have realized that Marvel is much bigger than just the Avengers. The Mutant saga should have been next and then end with X-Mend vs The Avengers and then the third saga could have been the Multiverse and Secret Wars…
— TheFourthMan (@4th_man) December 21, 2023
NATURE IS HEALING! MUTANTS ARE THE A-LIST FICTION STARS!
— Casi (@rei_estelar) December 20, 2023
Some are hoping that this should only happen after the Multiverse Saga is over, considering such a drastic shift in the middle of a story would feel odd and jarring. Marvel is much bigger than just The Avengers and the stories around these characters. One fan mentioned that they think that the potential X-Men saga should have been the one to follow the Infinity Saga, and then the Avengers and the X-Men should have fought Kang the Conqueror together.
