Captain Marvel Star Brie Larson Teases Her Return For Avengers 5 & 6 And Reacts To RDJ’s Doctor Doom Announcement

Following the news of Robert Downey Jr. re-joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Doctor Doom, Captain Marvel actor Brie Larson shares her reaction and teases whether she’s in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. While Phase 5 gets closer to its end, the MCU timeline is not done yet with The Multiverse Saga, as its big threat is still out there. However, this threat won’t be Kang the Conqueror any longer, following Jonathan Majors’ firing from the Avengers franchise.

With two Avengers movies lined-up, many have been wondering which heroes will be back for the Phase 6 installments. During an appearance on The Playlist’s Bingeworthy Podcast, Larson was asked whether or not Carol Danvers will be making her MCU return in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. The MCU star was tight-lipped, but teased that she may know something about Carol’s next film appearance, sharing the following.

I can’t say anything and I can’t even say that I don’t know anything because that might mean that there’s something to say or not say. So I’ll just say that I can’t say.

While Larson wasn’t part of Marvel Studios’ Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con, the podcast still asked what she thought about Downey Jr. coming back, this time as Marvel villain Doctor Doom. It turns out that Larson had just been with Kevin Feige before the event, with the actor sharing how he had talked about Marvel’s Comic-Con panel before the big Doctor Doom announcement:

I want to be clear. I was just with Kevin [Feige]. It was like that same day and he was like, ‘Oh yeah, we’re doing a thing at Comic-Con.’ He did not say that at all! Not at all!

How Captain Marvel Can Fit Into Avengers: Doomsday & Avengers: Secret Wars After The Marvels

Even though The Marvels didn’t do well at the box office, it didn’t stop the MCU film from setting up plot points that could easily tie into Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. As Monica Rambeau is trapped in another universe, an organic way to make Captain Marvel fit into the story of the next Avengers movies is by having her, and Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel, finally find their lost ally, while also being brought into the midst of the Doctor Doom plot.

With the Russo brothers back for Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, they are bound to try to address as many plot points from The Multiverse Saga as possible in this two-part finale. That would include exploring Monica’s current situation while also establishing which universe she did get stuck in, given the cameo of Kelsey Grammer’s Beast at the end of The Marvels. This is arguably the ideal way to go about developing this side of the story, unless Captain Marvel returns in an upcoming MCU movie before Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.

As Avengers: Doomsday will start production in 2025, more details about the movie will likely become clear closer to the start of next year, including potentially shedding light on who is actually going to be back for the film. With the cast of The Fantastic Four: First Steps confirmed to appear, there are at least some new faces already being brought into the fold. Hopefully, more news will emerge sooner rather than later about who else will be starring in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.

• Avengers 5

  Avengers: Doomsday is the fifth Avengers film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and will bring together heroes, new and old, to face off against Victor von Doom – played by the returning Robert DOwney Jr.. Avengers 5 will also mark the beginning of phase 6 of the MCU.

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  Avengers: Secret Wars

  Avengers: Secret Wars is the sixth Avengers film and takes place during phase six of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe. The film will see several heroes from the prior phases return and battle against a cosmic threat to rival Thanos, and borrows elements of the Marvel Comics event of the same name.

Source: The Playlist’s Bingeworthy Podcast