The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) began in 2008 with the film Iron Man. Nearly 20 years later, Marvel and a lot of its characters have become household names. But nothing lasts forever. This once seemingly unstoppable juggernaut has hit roadblock after roadblock.

Prelude - Road to the Reboot

It was reported that Marvel Studios was surprised by the negative reception Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania received. Then Marvel let go of the actor who was supposed to play the overarching villain in future phase(s?) and then scratched the character altogether. Of course, removing your planned big bad of the entire MCU would cause drastic changes. For example, the previously planned film, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, was cancelled.

It was instead replaced with Avengers: Doomsday, which is set to be released this Christmas.

It’s interesting to note that having Avengers: Secret Wars as a follow-up was always the plan, and it’s still set to be released next year.

Beyond that, it has had more movies underperform at the box office as well. That’s not to say that they have more misses than they do hits, but it seems that their batting record isn’t what it used to be.

But why am I talking about all this? The reason I’m bringing this up is to show that the MCU isn’t the unbeatable titan it was once perceived to be.

So, when rumors about a reboot appeared, they didn’t appear far-fetched. I’m not a huge fan of needless reboots, but an MCU reboot doesn’t seem needless. Once something goes on for 20 years, it kind of makes sense to restart it.

And it seems as if Kevin Feige agrees because he made a comment about the future of the MCU post - Secret Wars.

The “Reboot” Confirmed and Why It’s a Good Idea

In a recent interview that he did, Kevin Feige said that the MCU would be a “streamlined, simplified, single universe.” He also went on to say this:

Some things will be familiar, but many, many things will be entirely new."

- Kevin Feige

It appears that he’s doing everything in his power to avoid using the word “reboot,” but that’s exactly what it sounds like. Reboot, refresher, reset, it doesn’t matter what you call it; I’m all for it. I said this earlier, and I also said this in a previous article, but 20 years seems like a good time to reboot the universe. It would also be a good excuse to recast actors or bring back characters from the dead.

Another good opportunity this would create is the inclusion of the Fantastic Four and the X-Men in the main Marvel Universe. Right now, the Fantastic Four are from a different universe, and the X-Men don’t even exist. Rebooting the franchise to add important characters into the mix seems like a good trade.

Of course, just cause it sounds like a good idea doesn’t mean it will be. But even though the MCU has disappointed me in the past, I still have faith in its ability to produce magic.

So, after the release of Avengers: Secret Wars, hopefully, we’ll see a better, hopeful Marvel (Cinematic) Universe.

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