The climax of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s three phases is near, and fans are wondering what direction the shared universe will take in the future. There are a number of Marvel superheroes who could make quite a splash after Avengers 4.
More interestingly, fans wonder who will take supervillain Thanos’ place after he meets his defeat. Sure, the MCU already introduced Dormammu last year in Doctor Strange. While he’s one of the most powerful villains in the comic books, he can still be regarded as a specialized one. After all, he’s known best for clashing with the Sorcerer Supreme.
Unfortunately, there are quite a few awesome characters that Marvel can’t use, which is a shame. Nonetheless, here’s our own list of superheroes and supervillains we’d like to see in the MCU. We won't see them in the MCU, but we hope that Fox, Sony, and the other studios will find ways to make the most of them.
Professor X
While most people recognize Professor X as the leader of the X-Men, he’s much more than that in the comics. For example, and to make an MCU-related point, Charles Xavier is a founding member of the Illuminati, which is a sort of United Nations group for all superheroes. As such, Professor X has participated in decision making that shaped the Marvel comic book universe by triggering or influencing events that include World War Hulk and Secret Invasion.
In addition to those storylines, Professor X is also one of Marvel Comics’ most powerful telepaths, and the MCU could really use someone like him.
Kevin Feige has already teased the Illuminati's appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so one can hope, right? Yes, but that doesn't mean that Professor X is going to join the shared universe anytime soon. The character has already appeared (successfully, we might add) in two interconnected Fox franchises, and he’s scheduled to appear in a number of upcoming mutant-centric movies. So, while it would be awesome if he were actually a member of the MCU's Illuminati, that isn’t going to happen.
Unless Marvel and Fox make a deal over this character, as they did with Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch"¦
And since we’re talking Illuminati"¦
