Sir. Marvel’s ending contains the last (and most important) piece of bread leading up to the MCU’s introduction of the X-Men.

[This story contains spoilers for the Ms. Marvel season finale.]

Marvel continues to tease the long-awaited crossover that fans are dying to see: the appearance of the X-Men in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Over the years, the X-Men have been noticeably absent from the MCU narrative due to rights issues. x Men The films from the early 2000s remained under the ownership of 20th Century Fox). But with Disney’s acquisition of Fox in 2019, adding mutants to the universe is inevitable. Three years later, we’re finally seeing the pieces slowly but surely coming together, marking the X-Men’s full MCU debut.

As Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige and the team continue to pick up the breadcrumbs throughout Phase 4, the latest development may be the most significant yet. In closing after the big reveal. lady wonderAt the end of the season, the mutants are now mixed in, more or less. Bruno (Matt Linz) reveals to Kamala (Iman Whelan) that it wasn’t just the bracelet or her ClanDestine heritage that unlocked her cosmic powers, there is a mutation in her DNA.

With Kamala Khan’s upcoming mutant status, this opens up a major entry point for other mutants like the X-Men. While Kamala from the comics is an Inhuman, which could explain her genetic mutation, another clue drops her. After Bruno breaks the news, the familiar guitar riff from the beloved ’90s show X-Men: The Animated Series play, suggest what will happen. we can imagine No, it’s even listed in the song credits as “X-Men ’97 Theme”.

And this is not the first time x Men The theme song appeared in the MCU. Another entry point into the world of the X-Men comes from the multiverse itself, most notably Professor X’s (Patrick Stewart) cameo. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Stewart returned to the character as the multiverse version of Charles Xavier from Earth-838. After your first appearance Doctor Strange In the sequel, a preview of the same X-Men theme unfolds as the camera pans to Stewart sitting in the classic yellow chair like the character from the comics and animated series. And whether mutants exist on Earth-616 or across the multiverse, Marvel seems to be getting closer to the X-Men stories than ever before.

The lady wonder The mutant bomb also appears randomly following rumors that Taron Egerton will play Wolverine. The rocket man said the star The New York Times newspaper who teamed up with Feige and the team at Marvel to follow in the footsteps of fellow singer and dancer Hugh Jackman, who rose to fame after playing the fan-favorite mutant. x Men (2000) and several subsequent films. And, it should always be noted that Holy Trinity Blade, (1998) x Men s Spider man (2002) proved that movies based on Marvel characters were finally viable in the eyes of major studios, and thus the MCU was born.

“I would be excited, but also scared, because Hugh is so associated with the role that I wonder if anyone would have a hard time doing it,” Egerton said. “But hopefully, if that happens, they’ll give me a chance.”

Additionally, Wanda Maximoff’s (Elizabeth Olsen) evolution into Scarlet Witch also hints at a possible X-Men crossover in her own script. Although Scarlet Witch appears to be out of the question after the events The many facets of madness.The character is arguably the main link between the Avengers and the X-Men, having excelled in both supergroups throughout the comics.

I’m not saying anything in an Evan Peters movie Wandavision, who played a version of Wanda’s brother Pietro Maximoff, aka Quicksilver. Peters played a role on Fox x Men movies and Aaron Taylor-Johnson played the MCU’s first incarnation of Quicksilver Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).

In the comics, the Maximoff twins are descendants of the villain Magneto, a possibility that has yet to be ruled out as far as the multiverse is concerned. While fans were disappointed when Peters’ character was revealed to be Wandavision had nothing to do with him x Men In that role, Marvel rarely makes goofy moves, and the door is still open for Peters to return as Mercury in some form.

We finally get to see the original X-Men team X-Men: Days of Future PastWolverine (Jackman) has successfully reset his timeline, effectively erasing the events of Singer’s previous films. With all the X-Men alive and well, the perfect stage is set for Feige and the team to step in and turn themselves in.

With Steve Rogers, Tony Stark and Natasha Romanoff seemingly out of the question, this certainly opens the playing field for a narrative shift, perhaps less focused on the Avengers and more focused on teams like the X-Men and other superhero teams. . On the other side of the galaxy (fans are watching you Fantastic Four).

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