Will ‘Secret Wars’ Really Be The Last ‘Avengers’ Movie Ever?

Marvel fans have spent years treating ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ like the ultimate finish line for the franchise, and honestly, it is easy to see why. The film is officially the fortieth entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the final installment of Phase Six and The Multiverse Saga, which sounds pretty final on paper.

But “final” in Marvel language rarely means what it sounds like. ‘Avengers: Secret Wars‘ currently sits with a release date of December 17, 2027, and every signal coming out of Marvel Studios suggests this is a chapter ending, not the death of the team itself.

What ‘Secret Wars’ Is Actually Wrapping Up

To understand why people assume this is the last ‘Avengers‘ movie, you have to look at what the film is closing out. It serves as the sequel to ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and the fourth and final film of Phase Six, as well as the conclusion of the Multiverse Saga.

That is a massive amount of story to tie off, spanning basically every project since ‘Avengers: Endgame.’ The film is a sequel to ‘The Avengers,’ ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron,’ ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ and ‘Avengers: Doomsday’, which is why so many fans read it as a series-ending event rather than just another entry.

The behind-the-scenes team is also treating it as a genuine send-off for this era. Anthony and Joe Russo are directing, with Stephen McFeely and Michael Waldron writing the screenplay, the same creative minds who steered the franchise through ‘Endgame.’ Robert Downey Jr is back as well, reprising his new role as Victor von Doom, also known as Doctor Doom, which alone signals Marvel wants this saga to go out with maximum weight.

Why Kevin Feige Says This Is a Beginning, Not an Ending

Here is where the “last Avengers movie” theory falls apart pretty quickly. Kevin Feige has been remarkably direct about what comes next, and it is not silence.

According to comments circulating from a roundtable in Shanghai, Feige said Secret Wars will represent a beginning, establishing a streamlined, simplified, single universe that is easier for audiences to follow, while still introducing many entirely new elements. That is not the language of someone closing up shop.

Feige has also confirmed the studio already has a roadmap that extends decades into the future. Per one report, Feige hinted his team has already generated ideas to keep the franchise going through 2042, provided audiences continue to support the films. He has also started using specific terminology for what comes after, with Feige casually referring to the next chapter as “The Mutant Saga,” seemingly confirming what fans had long predicted would follow the Multiverse Saga.

Marvel is even citing a specific comic run as its blueprint. Feige has pointed to Jonathan Hickman’s 2015 ‘Secret Wars’ comic as the storyline shaping the studio’s plans for the post ‘Secret Wars’ era of the MCU.

The X-Men Reboot Waiting in the Wings

If there is one project proving the franchise keeps moving after ‘Secret Wars,’ it is the X-Men reboot. Feige addressed this directly in comments about the timeline going forward, stating plainly, “I can’t wait for all of you to see ‘Avengers: Doomsday,’ we have a movie after that called ‘Avengers: Secret Wars,’ and after that the mutants are coming and the X-Men are coming and that’s been a dream of mine”.

That reboot already has a director attached. Reports confirm Kevin Feige has confirmed that following the events of 2027’s ‘Avengers: Secret Wars,’ the company will recast its mutants for the upcoming ‘X-Men’ movie directed by Jake Schreier.

Feige has also floated a full slate of projects riding on the momentum ‘Secret Wars’ builds. One report notes his post-‘Secret Wars’ plans reportedly include projects centered on X-Men, Black Panther, Shang-Chi, roughly five Spider-Man movies, and a rumored Ghost Rider reboot. None of that reads like a studio planning to retire its flagship team.

So, Is ‘Secret Wars’ Actually The Last One?

Taken together, the evidence points to ‘Secret Wars’ ending an era rather than ending the franchise. It closes out the Multiverse Saga and the specific Avengers lineup built since ‘Endgame,’ but Marvel has been explicit that Phase 7 exists, that mutants are central to it, and that plans stretch well beyond 2027.

Whether the team that emerges afterward still carries the ‘Avengers’ name in the same way is genuinely uncertain, since Feige himself has described the post-‘Secret Wars’ landscape as something that will feel both familiar and entirely new. What does feel certain is that Marvel has no intention of shutting the lights off after this one film.

So if ‘Secret Wars’ is really the end of an era rather than the end of the Avengers altogether, which mutant do you think deserves to anchor whatever this team becomes next?