‘Captain America: Brave New World’ (coming February 14, 2025) and ‘Thunderbolts*’ (coming May 2, 2025) are the next two Marvel movies set to hit theaters.

‘Brave New World’ will focus on Sam taking on the role of Captain America during an international crisis involving Red Hulk, Tiamut, Adamantium, and The Leader. Meanwhile, ‘Thunderbolts*’ will follow Yelena, Bucky, Red Guardian, Ghost, Taskmaster, and John Walker as they join forces to face an unknown threat. However, it’s still unclear how much these films will shape the MCU’s future.

Recently, well-known industry insider Alex Perez hosted a Q&A where he talked about what’s ahead for the MCU. Part of the discussion highlighted how ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ and ‘Thunderbolts’ could play a key role in the bigger Marvel storyline.

Titan: You’ve been more and more open about your ‘New Avengers’ prediction for Thunderbolts*, does that mean we can expect to see some of those members actually on the team in Avengers: Doomsday?

Alex Perez: Oh yeah. You can expect to see the Thunderbolts* show up in Avengers: Doomsday, and it’s going to be kind of hilarious and probably tense because imagine how Sam’s going to feel when he tries to assemble the Avengers, only for the title of the team to be taken by another group of rogue characters and Bucky and Walker are on the same team. The intense stare-down that’s gonna happen there is gonna be hilarious.

Radeon zonda: Hey Alex, Fantastic 4 looks like a must-watch movie for Doomsday. Does Captain America 4 and Thunderbolts* hold similar ranks?

Alex Perez: Definitely would recommend watching those two films prior to Avengers: Doomsday.

∀: Hello cosmic pals, I hope you’re doing good and have a good day, thank you for doing this again!  I was wondering if we’re going to know about the soviets (Alexei, Melina, Yelena, Natasha, Antonia) relationship from before/before joining Val/the team? Like Yelena/Alexei/Antonia went away together after Black Widow but we don’t know much about them after that except for Yelena.

Alex Perez: We’ll know a bit about it in Thunderbolts*. One of the things I’m most looking forward to is seeing the Red Guardian’s past play out.

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We already know Sam as Captain America is pretty much a given (he’ll likely be one of the leads), and Yelena, Red Guardian, Bucky, and U.S. Agent are confirmed to appear in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. However, Ghost and Taskmaster’s involvement hasn’t been officially confirmed yet, and we’re still unsure how big their roles will be.

I originally thought the Thunderbolts team might take on more of a supporting role, similar to how most heroes were handled in Avengers: Endgame. But these new rumors hint they could have a much bigger presence. It wouldn’t be shocking if Yelena steps into a lead role, following in Natasha’s footsteps.

What do you think? Which characters are you excited to see in the upcoming Avengers movies? Share your thoughts in the comments!