Everybody keeps saying there's going to be a reset after Secret Wars but how do we actually know that?

As far as I'm aware this is just speculation yet so many fans seem to treat this as an empirical fact. what if there isn't a reset? what would the MCU going forward look like then?

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depressedmagicplayer2026-01-25 19:59

That’s quite literally what Secret Wars is designed to do.

riegspsych3252026-01-25 20:57

but will it be much of a “reset” with all the planned sequels? Black Panther 3 is likely to come out after Secret Wars, probably in early ‘28 to catch the ten year anniversary of the first movie. Holland is all but guaranteed to get the symbiote suit in SW to lead into Spider-Man 5. And I’m sure a 6th movie would be Holland’s swan song as the torch gets passed to a live action Miles

Chris Hemsworth wants to do Thor 5 and go out on a high note (Valhalla is hinted as a possible setting). Cumberbatch wants to do Dr. Strange 3, Shang Chi is bound to be the new Hulk and pop up in other people’s movies, and Daredevil will get more seasons

Then there is Deadpool, who is *far* too profitable to ignore. Even with a whole new X-Men movie and cast, Reynolds and co. could easily exist in their own little R-rated corner of the MCU. Whether that means DP4 or X-Force, it’s all up in the air right now but Reynolds is for sure sticking around

Secret Wars will hardly be the last we see of these characters

eagc72026-01-25 21:01

I don't think we have to take it way too literally, what i think Marvel is gonna do is what DC did with their CW Arrowverse shows, after Crisis, Earth-1 (Arrow/Flash/Constantine/Legends of Tomorrow) got merged with the Supergirl universe and Black Lightning universe.

The history was rewritten so that Supergirl, Superman and Black Lightning were always part of that universe, but the story of most of our heroes remained intact (Green Arrow aside who rewrote alot of his story) or what the film side were gonna do before James Gunn took over, in were the DCEU was gonna be rewritten so that Supergirl and the Burtonverse were always part of the DCEU but otherwise the other stuff stayed the same.

riegspsych3252026-01-25 21:03

yeah, I see it more like “selective retcons” than a whole clean slate

eagc72026-01-25 21:06

Yeah, like saying that the X-Men and Fantastic Four were always in the sacred timeline without having to say that they are just now starting now in present day

riegspsych3252026-01-25 21:10

part of me wouldn’t even mind if they just have the new teams in the same universe without any explanation. All too often to superhero movies have to take time out of the plot to “answer” for their absence or for the events of unrelated movies

Some people just can’t take “it’s not their story” or “their movie wasn’t in production yet” as an answer. I still see the occasional “Why didn’t Carol Danvers help out in NYC in 2012?” posts

Uzmonkey2026-01-25 20:00

People say it because Secret Wars seems to be based on the Secret Wars (2015) story arc by Jonathan Hickman, which climaxed with a multiversal reset in the comics (literally the end of the 7th version of the reality and start of the 8th). It would be a smart way for the MCU to reset, but still keep the stuff they feel is successful, only ditching what they no longer want to support. A fresh continuity makes it easier to ignore things like Secret Invasion by literally wiping them from the canon.

riegspsych3252026-01-25 21:02

at the very most, it’ll be stars who are too expensive and characters who fans and audiences refused to embrace that’ll be on the chopping block. Marvel won’t want to pay RDJ upwards of $40mil go to play Doom in F4 sequels nor would the actor want to end his tenure as anyone but Iron Man. And characters like Echo, Sharon Carter, Eternals, Ironheart, and possibly Moon Knight will be swept under the rug

labbla2026-01-26 00:53

And it would be a way to hopefully attract new viewers. Starting with a mostly fresh start could help attract people who might be intimidated by the 30+ movies and however many tv shows that the MCU is made of now. Creating a new entryway for new fans and kids and anyone else who hadn't bothered with Marvel until it gave them a new start. It's the same reason the comics routinely go back to starting at issue #1 again.

And it'd be great to have new Iron Man and other popular heroes back for new movies.

giraffe1112026-01-25 20:00

It’s all speculation, none of us know shit. Given their track record post-Endgame and many casual viewers having a hard time “keeping up with the multiverse,” it makes logical sense for them to consolidate and present a “unified front,” so to speak. Then again, maybe there is no reset and Secret Wars will create opportunities for them to branch out and follow other characters into other “universes” and break out of the idea of a single coherent storyline. We don’t know.

I for one am excited as hell, though.

DityDan04012026-01-25 20:01

Well the Secret Wars 2015 comic was used as a reboot, but more importantly Kevin Feige has talked about a reboot after Secret Wars.

FX1142026-01-25 20:01

>“We’re utilizing that [story] not just to round out the stories we’ve been telling post-‘Endgame,’ just as importantly — and you can look at the at the ‘Secret Wars’ comics for where that takes you — it very, very much sets us up for the future,” Feige said. “‘Endgame,’ literally, was about endings. ‘Secret Wars’ is about is about beginnings.”

>But Feige was also careful not to characterize the changes as a “reboot”; instead, the executive said “Secret Wars” will serve as a “reset” for the MCU.

>“Reboot is a scary word,” he said. “Reboot can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. Reset, singular timeline — we’re thinking along those lines.” Later, he added, “‘X-Men’ is where that will happen next.”

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>Even more intriguingly, Feige also indicated that other Marvel characters will eventually be recast, including its most iconic roles, like Tony Stark and Steve Rogers. He pointed to many other major film franchises that have done the same thing, multiple times over.

>“Amy Pascal and David Heyman are now searching for a new James Bond,” Feige said, referring to the producers of Amazon MGM’s upcoming Bond film. “David [Corenswet], the new Superman — he was awesome. That will always be the case.”

>Feige acknowledged that stars who’ve retired their original MCU roles like Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans have made it difficult to imagine anyone else in their characters’ shoes. But it isn’t an impossible task

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/marvel-x-men-recasting-secret-wars-1236465269/

a_o2026-01-25 20:57

Thanks for posting a primary source instead of summarizing or paraphrasing.

Caciulacdlac2026-01-25 20:02

We know it because Kevin Feige said so. What we don't know is what that means.

Majestic-Marcus2026-01-25 20:03

Nobody knows.

But… it’s the most likely outcome.

The story is literally an excuse to reset everything. That’s why it exists. And post Endgame the MCU has fallen. *Hard*. Because nobody cares about the new characters as much. So clicking reset and starting again with character audiences do care about - the X-Men - seems the most likely outcome.

EffectzHD2026-01-25 20:05

If they don’t reset the MCU is cooked imo, the superhero world isn’t the same as it was in 2008 where a film could elevate a B grade character like iron man into the behemoth that it is today, they’ll need their modern mainstays the same way DC will always have Batman and Superman.

Independent-Trade7602026-01-25 20:12

It's not they can't still do it, it's why should they bother when they have all their characters back? They only made the Avengers because they sold off everyone else. Now they have everyone back but Spiderman so it makes sense to reboot and focus on the heavy hitters

SeekerVash2026-01-25 21:44

Ironman without Downey is going to go the same way Solo went.

We've already seen what happens with Captain America without Evans, barely broke even. Any future Captain America movies without Evans will have to be budgeted at 100m-120m to avoid flopping.

We're at least a decade away from them recasting those two and succeeding.

TipAdditional46252026-01-26 02:16

It's a reset not a reboot. That's not how it works. there is no real 'reboot' actually happening in the MCU post secret wars, even Fegie tried too make that clear in the interview

All they are actually doing is merging the main mcu universe, with the X men universe and the fantastic four universe, ending the multiverse saga and moving onto the next saga, all events that happened are still part of the MCU history.

Christopher_Home2026-01-25 20:05

Yes, we do know for a fact; Feigi said there would be a soft reboot. However, to what extent, we dont know the details. We know that the Xmen are being brought into the MCU and that likely means they'll recast those characters, but for the Avengers, it's still unclear. Since he said "soft", they probably intend to keep most of the Avengers. For instance, there's a lot of speculation that they'll use this chance to recast Black Panther, but at the same time, I doubt they'll do a complete recast even of the BP cast because theyll want some familiar names to keep that nostalgic effect.

Independent-Trade7602026-01-25 20:14

Which would be a mistake for me if you're going to reboot commit and reboot, half assing it seems like a mistake just start the universe from scratch so people can invest again

spareWings2026-01-25 20:36

Soft reboot will go like this.

Doomsday movie will be about an inevitable reset of the multiverse, it cannot be stopped. Doom and Loki will work together to create Battleworld, a very special place that is supposed to survive the reset, a place where they will try to save all that they still can from every universe. Doom will basically be the good guy.

Secret Wars movie will be post reset, it will be the beginning of the "soft reboot", about some of the old heroes / survivors on the Battleworld finding their way in the new multiverse. That's when Doom will be the bad guy...

Mark my words... When movies will come out, you'll be surprised how accurate this is.

blokedog2026-01-25 20:06

You see some of the most ridiculous and idiotic fan theories on this sub and other fan forums. The next couple of years will be insufferable. That said. Nobody knows except Marvel. So let them speculate and take it with a grain of salt. Don't lose any sleep over it.

FewWatermelonlesson02026-01-25 20:07

We know Ryan Coogler is working on Black Panther 3, so the extent to which people expect Secret Wars to reset EVERYTHING is already a bit exaggerated.

teshh2026-01-25 20:07

Fiege and mcu themselves have said as much. By the time secret wars ends mcu will have been 20~ years old. Long enough that most of the og cast will have aged out of the roles. Not to mention the perceived blockbuster problems since endgame.

Since Kang got thrown into the dumpster and other phase 4-5 projects missed expectations. I'm guessing Disney decided to just reboot the whole universe.

Independent-Trade7602026-01-25 20:18

And long enough people have aged out of the target demographic. it's time for a new generation of kids to get their stories. I was 13 when I saw Iron man I'll be 32 for secret wars. I loved or at least enjoyed every movie until endgame now I'm sometimes like are these still made for me? lol

TipAdditional46252026-01-26 02:15

FerrusManlyManus2026-01-25 20:17

Because Feige was interviewed last year and said there was going to be a reset

Whoops somebody quoted it here already

TheMasterHaroldSaxon2026-01-25 20:26

I hope they keep Vanessa as Sue etc

AsteroidMike2026-01-25 21:36

“How do we actually know that?”

Because aside from that being the storyline, Feige also mentioned it previously.

TipAdditional46252026-01-26 02:14

That's not how it works. there is no real 'reboot' actually happening in the MCU post secret wars

All they are actually doing is merging the main mcu universe, with the X men universe and the fantastic four universe, ending the multiverse saga and moving onto the next saga, all events that happened are still part of the MCU history.

TipAdditional46252026-01-26 02:17

Wooden-Radish-90082026-01-26 05:48

Theres so many people who are going to disappointed when the reset is just the Fantastic Four and Mutants being added to the ongoing MCU.

Nothing's getting rebooted.