The Marvels remakes Nick Fury’s famous Iron Man credits scene with Kamala Khan inviting Kate Bishop to join the Young Avengers team. But when is the movie?
The Marvel Cinematic Universe needs a new team. The Avengers don’t seem to be coming back, or at least not in any of the configurations in which they were once known, what with all the death and retirement. There may be movies called “Avengers” on the calendar — Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars — but who could step into the shoes of the Avengers in these post-Endgame days?
The Marvels takes one big step toward answering that question in its final scene. A pre-credits credits scene, if you will.
[Ed. note: This piece contains spoilers for The Marvels.]
Before The Marvels cuts to credits, it mounts a cheeky reframing of 2008’s Iron Man’s ballsiest scene. Kate Bishop (Hawkeye, that is, last seen in Hawkeye) arrives home to her dark apartment only to find a figure sitting in the shadows. But this time, it’s not Nick Fury; it’s Kamala Khan.
Ms. Marvel gives her the same pitch Tony Stark got all those years ago about “putting together a team,” but, naturally, her enthusiasm bubbles out over her attempt at Nick Fury-like gravitas. What are they going to call this team made of second-generation superheroes? Kamala never says a name, but if you bring in some Marvel Comics context, there’s really only one answer. The MCU is setting up its Young Avengers
Marvel Comics has multiple teenage superhero teams, from the New Mutants (or, you could argue, the original five X-Men) to the Champions.
