The MCU officially confirms the first 3 young Avengers members

After years of speculation, Marvel has confirmed in The Marvels That a Young Avengers project is coming to the MCU. With the sprawling Marvel timeline introducing legacy heroes and family members of original superheroes, there has been a shift to new life since the end of the Infinity Saga. Naturally, older and established heroes continue to be big brands for the MCU, and several upcoming Marvel movies are dedicated to them, but the studio knows that if you’re not moving forward, you’re going backwards.

Since the beginning of Phase 4, multiple Marvel projects have introduced teenagers and even younger superpowered individuals. Top heroes like Spider-Man already exist, and Tom Holland’s webslinger will always command his own brand in the MCU, but the others have posed an intriguing question. Will it ever be a Young Avengers Movie? Kevin Feige weighed in on the possibility in his typically enigmatic way after Cassie Lang was recast for Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania. When asked if the change was building to a Young Avengers payment, he mysteriously replied:

“Well, sure…so where and when would we see the evolution of​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​, I don´t know. And sure – taking our cue from the comics as we always do – that´s what we wanted Cassie, a Very young Cassie in the movie, to be inspired by her father just planting seeds.

Now, thanks to The MarvelsThe seeds are flowering. A young Avengers team has already been established in the MCU thanks to one of the most popular new heroes.

Who are the Young Avengers?

The Young Avengers surprisingly haven’t been in Marvel Comics for a long time. The team debuted in 2005 with Young Avengers #1. The Young Avengers were created by writer Alan Heinberg and artist Jim Cheung. In fact, they also created almost every member of the original team, including Kate Bishop (Hawkeye), Hulkling, Iron Lad, Patriot, Speed ​​and Wiccan. Despite being created only two decades ago, the Young Avengers are quite popular, which eventually led to them all being introduced in the MCU.

Since their inception, many other characters have joined at various times, including Cassie Lang, Vision, America Chavez, and Kid Loki. Although there have been many iterations of the Young Avengers, the original team is typically what many think of when they talk about them, being some of the best young superheroes in comics. Since their inception, the Young Avengers have played a part in some of Marvel’s most important storylines, including “Civil War” and “Secret Invasion.”

Some of the best aspects of The Young Avengers are the interpersonal relationships throughout. Wiccan and Speed, or Billy and Tommy, are the twin sons of Scarlet Witch. Kate Bishop and Cassie Lang are best friends, while multiple relationships and crushes have spread between the team at various points in their history. The most notable romantic relationship in the group, however, is Wiccan and Hulking, who eventually get married in Empire #5 in 2020.

For fans looking to read about the Young Avengers, the original run starting with Young Avengers Vol. 1: Psychicsby Allan Heinberg and Jim Cheung is a great jumping off point. After finishing that jump right in Vol. 2: Family matters is a must. Young Avengers: The Children’s Crusade It’s a great read to see the team search for Wanda, who eventually uses her powers to change the Marvel universe.

Kamala Khan is forming the Young Avengers after the Marvels

Despite Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania Producer Stephen Broussard said only in February 2023 that: “There are no current plans for [a Young Avengers movie]”, The Marvels Sof offers a different take. In the final moments, Iman Vellani’s Kamal Khan AKA Ms. Marvel meets with Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) to reveal her plan to bring together a group of remarkable Young People (stop us if you’ve heard this one before). Yes, Ms. Marvel is the Young Avengers’ answer to Nick Fury, and she’s already set her sights on two young superheroes.

In Marvel Comics, the Young Avengers are founded by Iron Lad – a teenage version of Kang, otherwise known as Nathaniel Richards – who brings together founding members Eli Bradley, Wiccan and Hackling. They were quickly joined by the likes of Kate Bishop, Cassie Lang and Speed, and later by America Chavez, Kid Loki, Marvel Boy and Mutant Prodigy. A resurrected vision also joins the team. While not all of these characters are available for the MCU, many of them could be used in a Young Avengers movie.

All 3 young avengers confirmed so far

Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel replaces Iron Lad

As the ultimate Avengers fan in the universe, Kamala Khan is perfectly suited for the role of the founder of Young Avengers. in Young Avengers #1-6The new team are dismissed as Avengers superfans, and given the Young Avengers name against their will. Establishing Ms. Marvel—an actual superfan and immensely powerful hero—as the founder, rather than another Kong variant, flips the original insult very cleverly.

Iman Vellani spoke to Screen Rant about a potential Young Avengers movie:

“They have perspectives that the older Avengers don’t, especially because they’ve had to deal with the repercussions, but they’re also a fan of the older Avengers. So I think they can really make this team something new. I think it’s going to be Much more functional than the Avengers even were.

She’s not only the glue of the Marvels, but can be the glue of the younger Avengers group because she’s mature and she’s intelligent, and she also has all the knowledge about superheroes and teamwork and how to do it in an ideal way. And work for everyone. And she probably learned so much from being on the Marvels, so she can bring that into the Young Avengers. But yeah, I think they’re definitely going to be a group that a lot of the younger audience can resonate with and relate to a lot more. I think their views on social justice issues, I think their views on just the world in general and what’s needed is much more important.

They feel like the group that will understand humanity and the value of human life more than I think the older group does because they’re in it, right? They have relations there. They are in school, they have their friends, they have their idols and their mentors. And I think all of these relationships will ground this group more than we have mentors who are billionaires, and you have a guy who was frozen from the 1940s. So they are certainly much more aware of reality. “

Kate Bishop is the first young Avengers recruit

The Marvels Kamala Khan will go to New York to look for Kate Bishop (the new Hawkeye of the MCU after the events of Hawkeye), posing the question of a young Avengers team. Like Khan, Bishop is a legitimate Avengers superfan, having spent a lot of time gushing over Jeremy Renner’s curmudgeon original Avenger in the festive 2021 miniseries, so she makes sense as a recruit. In the comics, Bishop became the leader of the Young Avengers, and was able to take the same leadership position in the MCU.

After the release of HawkeyeSteinfeld talked about a possible return to the MCU, teasing her Young Avengers involvement:

I mean, the question of you and me both. Yes, I am certainly chomping at the bit. It’s been a minute since I’ve… It’s always so funny, because I feel like a few months can go by and I feel like I’m doing nothing, you know what I mean? I’m like, ‘It’s been so long since…’

It’s been a while since ‘Dickinson’ ended and since ‘Hawkeye’ came out, but I’m so ready to get back. I’m itching to be on set again with people who do what I do, and love what we do, and I have such a sense of belonging when I’m on set, and a sense of home, and I just love it. And it was a while. So, I’m very much chomping up a bit.

Cassie Lang is next on the Young Avengers roll call

While Kathryn Newton’s Cassie Lang does not appear in The MarvelsKamala reveals that she knows of her existence thanks to SABER’s intelligence. That Intel mirrored the database of heroes Vision put together in the comics that formed the list of potential candidates for the original Young Avengers. Her mention suggests that Kamala Khan will go to San Francisco to recruit Stature, another member of the original comics team.

Newton was recently asked about her potential involvement in a Young Avengers project, and responded enthusiastically:

I have! I heard through the Quantum Realm birds. I heard it was a cool tag, and I was pretty excited to see this and hear that. In the Marvel universe, you hope for that. You hope to be. My whole thing is that I grew up watching Iron ManAnd I feel like I grew up with the character. So my hope for Cassie Lang has always been to grow with my audience, be the people who are my age and have seen [Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania]Or the people who are just starting to watch Marvel movies at a young age. I saw one when I was a little young, but I still love the movies. So if I get a chance to continue the story, it would be so cool to be a part of a generation growing up with a film. It is such a big part of my life. But they don’t really tell you. They tell you an overall, but I don’t take anything for granted. I’m just trying to get through the day. Let’s finish one movie and then let’s move on. But I would also get the chance to work with Marvel Studios again.

She also spoke directly to Screen Rant to double down on the comments:

I would like to see you in a team. I feel like for me when I was in high school on my golf team, championship ring here, I was obsessed with being number one. I wanted to be the team captain, and my coach was like, no captain, that’s not how we do it here. We are all equal, and be in a team and win and lose together. So I feel that’s something that everyone can relate to, is being together in the team on the rise and being together in the trenches. So, I would like to see some more of this.

Who else could join the Young Avengers?

Then there’s the question of who else might join the Young Avengers. Looking at the original (and relaunched) Young Avengers teams from the comics, there are already some young heroes in the MCU who could also be on Ms. Marvel’s hit list. For now, some of them may not even be known to SABER, but being Nick Fury, he will be spying on every hero possible, and few will be out of reach of Kamala.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Star Xochitl Gomez (who played multiverse powered America Chavez) spoke to ComicBook about a possible Young Avengers movie in the wake of The MarvelsNotice:

“It would be pretty awesome to have a pretty young, diverse cast altogether. Just the thought of that is pretty awesome. Just knowing that we’re all supporting each other. And I saw Kathryn [Newton]She came to [Dancing With the Stars]. It’s just one of those things where it would be nice to have a fun moment altogether.”

Ironheart replacing Iron Lad is very much a spiritual replacement for Iron Man, of course, and Eli Bradley could be the grandson of Isaiah Bradley’s super-soldier from The Falcon and the Winter SoldierBut for the most part, the team fits together. Scar and Hawking are both Hulk legacy characters, and while Kid Loki chose to stay in the void at the end of Loki Season 1, there is no evidence that he cannot return.

Then there is another group of young heroes who could join as later recruits: Toussaint, T’Challa’s son; Love, Thor’s daughter; Tony Stark’s protégé Harley Kenner; Axel Heimdelson, Heimdel’s son; And Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3Phyla’s all fit the bill as young, available heroes. There’s also Multiversal Spider-Man to consider, of course, but Miles Morales is probably a bigger fish than the Young Avengers Team setup may accommodate.

When and where will the Young Avengers of the MCU appear next?

Now that a young Avengers team has officially begun its formation and there are many available potential members, the question shifts to when audiences can expect to see the heroes come together. Marvel Studios has currently announced movies in 2027 Avengers: Secret WarsSo it may seem like there is simply no room for the Young Avengers until Phase 7 or later. However, this may not be the case. Marvel has held several release dates in 2026 and 2027 for the MCU without confirmed projects. One could be a Young Avengers movie.

Additionally, since Kamala and Kate made their MCU debuts on the small screen, it’s possible that the Young Avengers will get the series treatment, which isn’t typically dated until relatively close to release. However, this seems a little less likely. Disney CEO Bob Iger recently announced that the MCU would be limited to 2-3 movies and 2 TV shows per year going forward. with Agatha, Ironheart, Darevil: Born Again, Wonder manAnd Vision Quest All seemingly in the queue first, a young Avengers series would not have time to release for a few years.

A third option is that the team won’t get their own projects – at least not at first. The Avengers have two movies in 2026 and 2027, and it is possible that the young Avengers will form their own team in one of the team-up projects. Avengers: Infinity War And End game featured different pockets of heroes operating independently for large stretches of each movie, so the same could be true here, with the Young Avengers undergoing their first mission as a B plot.

Whatever the time and wherever the place, hopefully the MCU delivers its Young Avengers setup sooner rather than later. MCU Phases 4-5 have had a problem with teasers, cliffhangers, and set-ups going unanswered for far too long, and the Young Avengers Is too cool of a concept to succumb to this fate. There is only 1 MCU movie this year (Deadpool & Wolverine), but hopefully Marvel Studios will reveal more about their future plans when releases resume at a more regular rate in 2025.