2026 brings a new year of great projects in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This year won’t end the Multiverse Saga, but it will certainly kickstart the beginning of the end. Fans are already thinking of what this means for some characters. Many heroes in the MCU have run their course and deserve a goodbye that fits the love the fandom had for them.

Marvel Studios is gearing up to introduce some incredibly exciting characters to the MCU in its upcoming 2026 movies and TV shows.

These days, Kat Dennings stars opposite Tim Allen in Shifting Gears, but while promoting her ABC series, she was asked if we’ll see her in Avengers: Doomsday. This is how she amusingly responded to ET:

As the MCU's Multiverse Saga unfolds, the stage is set for these iconic Marvel characters to make their mark on the big screen.

As much as we might want to, it's unlikely we'll be seeing these MCU characters in Marvel Studios' upcoming 2026 projects.

However, there is one factor that is not being taken into account by Marvel, and it greatly contributes to the anticlimactic feeling surrounding the Doomsday trailers: they only confirm what is returning,

"It's all connected." When the Marvel Cinematic Universe first launched, this phrase became the mantra for Marvel Studios, as characters like Nick Fury, Tony Stark, and Agent Phil Coulson popped up in various films across Phase One. Then, following the ...