What If?…The MCU was reimagined after the Infinity Saga

MCU Reimagined

W/Black Widow in 2019 during Phase 3, Captain Marvel is moved to Phase Four plus a new version of Phase 4-6\*\*\*

PHASE ONE

1. Iron Man (2008)

2. The Incredible Hulk (2008)

3. Iron Man 2 (2010)

4. Thor (2011)

5. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

6. The Avengers (2012)

PHASE TWO

1. Iron Man 3 (2013)

2. Thor: The Dark World (2013)

3. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

4. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

5. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

6. Ant-Man (2015)

PHASE THREE

1. Captain America: Civil War (2016)

2. Doctor Strange (2016)

3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

4. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

5. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

6. Black Panther (2018)

7. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

8. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

9. Black Widow (2019)\*

10. Avengers: End Game (2019)

11. Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)\*

End of INFINITY SAGA

\*same film as original with a few story changes and a different extra credit scene teasing Captain Marvel for “End Game”.

\*Twist reveal of Skrulls and Fury’s work with them. Captain Marvel answers questions raised from credit scene.

PHASE FOUR: Secret Invasion Saga

1. Captain Marvel (2020)

2. Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2020)

3. Hawkeye movie (2020)

4. Captain America: New World Order (2021)

5. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2021)

6. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

7. Ms. Marvel (2022)

8. Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme (2022)

9. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

10. The Marvels (2023)\*

11. Thunderbolts\*The New Avengers: (2023)

12. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

13. Avengers: Secret Invasion (2024)

2019 and 2020: Kevin Feige announces new partners heading over certain Marvel Factions and Sagas. There will still be crossovers, but not everything is leading to ONE big story for all factions. But each Saga will have its main overarching story.

Mutant Saga: Apocalypse is the Saga’s main villain.

1. X-Men: Resurgence (2024)

2. The Scarlet Witch (2024)

3. Storm (2025)

4. X-Men: Extinction (2027)

5. Mystique (2028)

6. Nightcrawler (2028)

7. Cable (2029)

8. X-Men: Mutant Nation (2030)

9. X-Men: The Four Horsemen (2031)

10. X-Men: Age of Apocalypse (2032)

\+Supernatural Saga: Mephisto is the Saga’s Main Villain

1. Blade (2022)

2. Moon Knight (2023)

3. Doctor Strange and the Demon of Chaos (2025)

4. Captain America: Baron Blood (2026)

5. Blade: MI:13 (2026)

6. Ghost Rider (2027)

7. Bloodstone (2028)

8. Midnight Sons (2029)

9. Moon Knight 2 (2029)

10. Blade: Dracula’s Tomb (2030)

11. Ghost Rider 2 (2030)

12. Bloodstone 2 (2031)

13. Midnight Sons: Mephisto’s Deadliest Bargain (2032)

\^Multiverse Saga: Doctor Doom will by the Saga’s main villain

1. Loki: Disney+ TV series; 1 season, 12 episodes (2021)

2. Deadpool and Wolverine (2024)

3. Shang Chi and the Bride of Nine Spiders (2025)

4. Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)

5. The Illuminati (2026)

6. Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)

7. Hulk Vs Wolverine (2027)

8. The Mighty Thor (2027)

9. Fantastic Four: The Kang Dynasty (2028)

10. Spider-Man: Darkest Day (2029)

11. The Illuminati 2 (2030)

12. Avengers: Doomsday (2031)

13. Avengers: Secret Wars (2034)

Disney+ Defenders/Street Reboot

1. Daredevil Born Again S1 (2025)

Would love to see what people think of this.

:) enjoy

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iSucc_At_Memes2026-01-10 19:51

Honestly, this is a really solid reimagining of the MCU.

Moving Black Widow to Phase 3 and pushing Captain Marvel to Phase 4 fixes a lot of pacing issues around Endgame. The Infinity Saga feels way more focused, and the Skrull/Fury tease actually has time to breathe.

I really like how the post-Endgame era is split into clear sagas instead of everything forcing one big crossover. Apocalypse as the Mutant Saga villain, Mephisto for Supernatural, and Doom over Kang for the Multiverse all make a lot of sense and feel very comic-accurate.

Overall it feels more planned, more patient, and way closer to how Marvel stories work in the comics. I’d honestly love to see something like this play out.

SeanpAustin19882026-01-10 20:03

Thank you :) I’ve had this in my iPhone notes for months and been itching to find a place to post the ideas…

It always baffled me that we got a Captain Marvel before a Black Widow solo film :( and I know it was politics in the studio and the sales of toys that held that at bay.

But “What if?”

The splitting of sagas came pretty easy to me that way introducing all these character for one large saga wouldn’t be a burden.

In the Secret Wars they could bring everyone in…but it may not be necessary with the Saga split I have here. :)

Edboy7962026-01-10 20:21

The only thing for me is the "Age of so and so"

If it's a series, then sure, but Age of Ultron could have had an additional movie, but that would make it like Infinity War/Endgame in splitting a story in two bad guy wins at first then loses.

Age of Apocalypse, if given a nice budget and time for good development and a strong team to support it, it could make for a nice series

SeanpAustin19882026-01-10 20:34

Hmmm interesting…. I think I only wanted a to have a few series that way the MCU could primarily focus on movies. I think with Disney+ it became content with niche stories that HAD to connect. I’d rather films be the main focus. Loki works as an 12 part event series that people can watch, but the general audience wouldn’t need to understand if explained well.

Thank you for the comment. It would be interesting if Age of Apocalypse was a series. In just not a fan of doing that so I hadn’t imagined that here.

Edboy7962026-01-10 20:41

I mean, Marvel did with they did with Age of Ultron, with most of their films, a villain is introduced and is done away with in the same film regardless of their power level.

The difference is what could have worked more effectively for the story, but thay changed with the pandemic. So of course we got mostly series post covid, and Loki was made well enough to warrant it being a season series. Not all of the other series worked at the same caliber, but again, with the pandemic, Marvel in a business first move did what they could to make more content (for better or worse) to make sure it didn't lose money as a company.

It's just considering what if they had a different story in place of Age of Ultron when it was like "Hey Ultron is here, oh now he's gone, oh well."

LaylaLegion2026-01-10 20:31

Problem with this reimagining is that it completely ignores COVID, the pandemic and the entertainment strikes. There’s no way you could make these schedules work with all that happening.

SeanpAustin19882026-01-10 20:43

Well…to be honest, hindsight is 2020, (no pun intended). But I am imagining all of this WITHOUT the COVID 19 Pandemic.

It’s a “fantasy” what if? What if everything lined up without those problems? You’re right the schedule couldn’t work with the pandemic going on. I agree. But I am clarifying I thought of that and chose to ignore that particular event just for the sake of this fun exercise.

CDM18822026-01-10 20:42

2 moon knight projects? Perfect 👌 I like the idea of the secret invasion saga too

No_Bread_87372026-01-10 20:52

Intriguing and interesting take, I fw this so hard ❤️

Chance_Ad_21322026-01-10 21:21

Interesting.

Age of apocalypse happening after doomsday but before secret wars? Very interesting.

SeanpAustin19882026-01-10 21:34

Yeah, it is apocalyptic for sure…lol
It should be noted I don’t have “treatments” for these yet….its just an outline.

I’d imagine the story of the “Four Horsemen” is Apocalypse being introduced and hunting his mutant leaders. It could be a race to save his chosen and end with those four choosing to join him.

Age of Apocalypse could be the story the X-Men having to face off with his chosen four and the big guy himself in a a new timeline.

Same as Mephisto’s Bargain in 2032…maybe a bargain changes the universe as a whole and they are reeling from that consequence…enter Doom and now everything is lined up for “Secret Wars….

That’s just my impromptu thoughts currently

Chance_Ad_21322026-01-10 21:56

Nice! My idea was have the X-Men lose in Apocalypse, with just the X-Men being the only survivors of their world, so they’re gonnna have a lot of guilt. Mephistos Bargian sees the Midnight Sons travel the multiverse, the worlds that Doom didn’t create battleworld with, so they can gather a new team of heroes and open a portal to Battleworld for a Secret War ;) but Mephisto uses them to gather villains for Doom at the same time…

Still, I love your ideas! Way to go!

GAnda1fthe3wh1t32026-01-10 21:46

Should Secret Wars be 2032 or 2033 rather than 2034

SeanpAustin19882026-01-10 22:06

Secret Wars is purposely at 2034…it’s designed as the last event…at least for awhile…I wanted to give some free time in 2033. I was imagining filming and story tweaking…and anticipation.

SeanpAustin19882026-01-10 21:56

Secret Wars is purposely at 2034…it’s designed as the last event…at least for awhile…I wanted to give some free time in 2033. I was imagining filming and story tweaking…and anticipation.

pigeonwiggle2026-01-11 15:22

cool imagination you got there, bud.

a lot of these proposed projects would be doomed to fail and investor meddling would fuck everything up -- just like how it happened IRL.

as mike tyson famously said, "everyone has a plan until they get covid, scheduling delays, contract expirations, 20th draft script rewrites, increased demand from struggling fx studios, writers strikes, actors strikes, and racist fans whining about the woke mSHEu for yeeeeears.

SeanpAustin19882026-01-11 15:38

To be fair…it’s a “fantasy” Reimagining of the MCU. I imagined without COVID. And I even stated a fake in 2019-2020 Feige announced different heads of each faction of Marvel.

It’s a What if?…

EddiezombieAhmet2026-01-12 03:54

where is agent of shield

SeanpAustin19882026-01-12 13:42

Adding all of the shows in for me (including all of Daredevil and the other Defenders series) would be too much for this reimagining. I wanted to primarily focus on movies.

MethodFantastic46292026-01-15 15:17

Funny enough, this is how I choose to rewatch the movies. (Other than Captain Marvel before Iron Man) i know a lot of people said phases 4-6 have been super unfocused (they have) but if you seperate the projects into their own mini sagas it fits decently