The Avengers will be returning to the big screen in 2025 with a two-part installment in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars. Yet, we still have no clue what the lineup for the titular team will look like in these two movies, given that the team is no longer active within the MCU.
Figuring out the lineup for the Avengers in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty is essential because this film will assumably be much more about the team and the movie’s villain, something more akin to the first two Avengers movies. While Avengers 5 may have some easter eggs, these will probably be saved more for Avengers: Secret Wars.
So, without further ado, let’s look at the ten heroes we think are the most likely to form the Avengers in The Kang Dynasty.
Warning: Spoilers for the MCU, all the way up to the latest episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.
Captain America
10 Heroes Most Likely to Form the Avengers in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty
Sam Wilson was given the mantle of Captain America during the ending of Avengers: Endgame, a fact that viewers saw him wrestle with in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. However, Wilson seemingly accepted that he would be the next hero to don the shield during the show’s final episodes. Evidently, the next place that Wilson will show up is with Captain America 4, Captain America: New World Order, a movie that is set to show Sam Wilson in all his star-spangled glory.
There are a few reasons why Captain America will likely be an Avenger in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, including the simple fact that Sam Wilson has already been an Avenger. There is also the element that the whole mantle of Captain America is associated with the word Avenger, as Steve Rogers was known as the First Avenger, something that doesn’t necessarily have to end with Steve.
In the long run, we’ll have to wait and see, and hopefully, we’ll get a better idea of what’s next for Sam Wilson at the end of Captain America 4. In all honesty, he is one of the heroes that is much more of a lock for the team.
Ant-Man and the Wasp
10 Heroes Most Likely to Form the Avengers in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty
Heroes who were included in the original Avengers comic book lineup, both Ant-Man and especially Wasp, have been unfortunately a bit overlooked when it comes to this superhero team in the MCU. Ant-Man did finally become an official Avenger in Avengers: Endgame, though it was just for a short time, while Wasp hasn’t been involved with the MCU team at all. Also, no, we’re not counting Avengers: Endgame’s final battle.
Storywise though, it would also make perfect sense to include at least one of the duo in the team’s lineup, in large part because the duo’s movie stars the villain of the upcoming Avengers movie. Kang will at least have some scenes in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, a storyline that will obviously impact The Kang Dynasty.
Ant-Man and/or Wasp could be the ones that warn everyone about the threat that Kang poses to the Multiverse, thus being the ones needed to form this new Avengers team. Yet, there are rumors that both Ant-Man and Wasp won’t survive the film, especially since this is the end of their trilogy, so there’s a good chance we won’t see both as members of the upcoming Avengers lineup.
Thor
10 Heroes Most Likely to Form the Avengers in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty
Thor is currently the only MCU superhero to have movies past a trilogy, a fact that should not be overlooked as it means that Marvel sees value in the hero. Something else worth noting is that comic book teams that have multiple iterations tend to have at least one consistent member, which Thor is a perfect fit for.
The only thing that gives a bit of pause on whether or not the Asgardian hero will be a member of the team has to do with where the character is at after Thor: Love and Thunder, as it adds a new wrinkle to the character’s story. Thor now has an adopted daughter to contend with, which might end up ruling him out for the team. On the flip side, though, it might be a good story reason as perhaps Thor wants to help the Avengers stop Kang in an effort to protect Love. He could always leave Love in the care of New Asgard for a bit.
Hulk
10 Heroes Most Likely to Form the Avengers in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty
Bruce Banner is another choice if Marvel Studios wants there to be a consistent member of the Avengers. Another reason, though, as to why Hulk could be showing up in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty is because, unlike other heroes, he has had no projects where he is the lead since 2008. While this would be another project where he wouldn’t be the lead, it would give the fan-favorite character something to do other than making guest appearances in other people’s projects.