Avengers: How a Marvel Villain Explains Their Absence

As a lifelong Marvel fan who has followed the Avengers‘ adventures since their inception, I can’t help but feel a tinge of nostalgia as I ponder the absence of our beloved heroes from the big screen. The last time we saw them together was in “Avengers: Endgame,” and it seems that Mysterio’s prophecy about an Avengers-level threat has not yet come to pass.


The reasons behind the absence of the Avengers in live-action since “Avengers: Endgame” can be traced back to the words of a Marvel villain, Quentin Beck (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) in “Spider-Man: Far From Home.” He aimed to create a threat on an Avengers scale to gain power. As we stand nearly five years after that movie, no incident has been considered significant enough to reunite Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. In a sense, Mysterio accurately foretold the events leading up to “Avengers: Doomsday” and “Avengers: Secret Wars.” Whatever calamity befalls the Earth must be catastrophic in scale to bring the Avengers together once more.

After the events of Endgame, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has faced reality-threatening situations about three times over – from a rampage of divine murders, to a rogue Celestial birth and abduction, an urban Kaiju battle, a breach by an extraterrestrial being, and Scarlet Witch and Doctor Strange causing multiple world collisions. Whatever sets off the epic confrontation between Doctor Doom and the Avengers will have to be extraordinary. (Perhaps a certain World Devourer is eyeing its next meal?) Regardless of the circumstances, the scale of conflict in the upcoming crossover film is bound to be colossal when all our heroes reunite once more.

Why Isn’t There An Avengers Disney+ Show?

Brad Winderbaum, Marvel Television head, made this clear in his interview with CinemaBlend: “I believe the Avengers are about the day when Earth’s strongest heroes had to unite.” He further added, “In a movie, which serves as a key narrative, it fits that there’s a significant event that brings them together. However, sustaining such an ‘Earth-shattering event’ daily in a long-running TV series becomes quite challenging.

Winderbaum pointed out that in the Marvel comics, extraordinary events occur constantly. He noted that while the Avengers team up and break up repeatedly, this pattern could create an intriguing narrative structure for a longer story. However, implementing such a unique cycle for a TV series might be challenging.

As a die-hard fan, I can’t help but wonder if the Avengers ought to have banded together earlier. Join me in all our comic book banter over at @ComicBook on your favorite social media platforms!

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2024-09-07 19:09