Ever since the first film of the MCU, every single project that followed was the additional step Marvel Studios took to introduce the Avengers to the world. Today, that vision has surpassed itself with the sheer vastness of the cinematic universe created with the advent of the superhero team back in 2012.

A still from The Avengers

But it seems like in recent years all that hype has started to die down, which has sent the executives at the company back to the drawing board for their next big step with the cinematic juggernaut. Thus, new reports suggest that in the coming time, the influence of the Avengers team may be replaced with the iconic mutants from X-Men.

Marvel Studios Might Replace The Avengers With The X-Men In The MCU Going ForwardHugh Jackman as Wolverine in a still from X-Men: The Last Stand

As the projects of Marvel Studios, more specifically their big-budget cinematic endeavors in the main MCU timeline, struggle to make the same impact as their predecessors did, the company is constantly trying to adapt and overcome the situation to not plummet beyond redemption. Thus, new reports suggest that the MCU may start shifting its reliance on The Avengers, and shift on the mutants from Marvel Comics.

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As per industry inside source Cryptic HD Quality (@Cryptic4KQual), if we are to look carefully, we might see mentions and hints of the big reveal for the mutants to join the MCU in the future. Thus, reporting that there are a lot of new projects that are being created with the inevitable entry of the X-Men in the franchise, it’s highly likely that they will become the new focus for the company to expand upon.

This news is compelling since the reintroduction of Hugh Jackman with the release of the upcoming Deadpool 3 was guaranteed right from the time the project was announced. Plus, if you have seen The Marvels post-credit scenes, you may also have seen a familiar mutant face from the X-Men series there, which just bolsters the claims that Robert Downey Jr.’s era of the Avengers may come to an end very soon.

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What’s Next For The MCU?Jonathan Majors as Kang The Conquerer

The state of Marvel Studios has been a very uncertain and volatile time in the company’s history with its projects failing at the box office and people losing interest in the franchise.

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Along with that, Marvel Studios and Disney also had to make the decision to drop Jonathan Majors as Kang The Conquerer from the MCU due to him being found guilty in the domestic abuse allegations by his ex-girlfriend. Thus, if the company wants to regain the trust and interest of its audience, it would have to do something big to achieve it.

X-Men, streaming on Disney+.