Marvel Comics Characters We'd Love to See in the MCU

(Updated 09/01/2022)

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is continuously expanding. With all the movies coming over the next three years as part of Phases Five and Six, fans can expect to see a wealth of characters migrate from comic books to the big screen. We already know that we'll see the Thunderbolts, Fantastic Four, and Kang the Conquerer in movies soon.

The beauty of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is that it can grow for years to come. After all, the films are based on comic book storylines that have been running for decades. Marvel Studios has hundreds of characters and concepts to develop as new Marvel movies. Here are the new Marvel Cinematic Universe characters we'd love to see.

Kamala Khan

She has already appeared in the streaming series "Ms. Marvel," and now she's coming to the big screen in THE MARVELS. In the comics, Kamala is a young Muslim American woman who was inspired to become a superhero by Captain Marvel. She’s one of Marvel’s most popular characters, and she adds both youth and diversity to the comic book franchise. It would be thrilling to see her serve the same role in the MCU as well.

Viv Vision

Viv Vision, an android created by the Vision as his “daughter,” is another of Marvel’s younger heroes. Her story is a fascinating struggle to determine whether she’s more machine or woman, set against the backdrop of teenage identity confusion. While we saw a version of Vision's family in the series "WandaVision," we're still hoping Viv might show up on the big screen.

Doctor Doom

Doctor Doom is one of the greatest villains of the Marvel Comics Universe, and he deserves to be just as big a hit on the big screen as well. Doom, the self-styled absolute monarch of Latveria, is ruthless and powerful and skilled in both science and sorcery. He's a great villain for just about anyone to battle. While he traditionally faces off against the Fantastic Four, even Spider-Man has had memorable encounters with Doom. As the villain himself declared in one comic, “There is Doom enough for all!” And since Doom plays a big role in the comic book versions of "Secret Wars," we're hoping he might play a big part in AVENGERS: SECRET WARS, too.

Fantastic Four

We can't mention Marvel's First Family, the Fantastic Four, and not express our desire to see them star in a movie. There have already been three attempts to turn this heroic quartet into movie stars — one of which featured Marvel's eventual Captain America, Chris Evans. When it comes to this crew, however, it's not unreasonable to think the fourth time could be the charm. We'll find out in 2024, when FANTASTIC FOUR opens.

Storm

Marvel president Kevin Feige has promised that the X-Men are coming to the MCU, and mutants have even been mentioned a time or two. An announcement of something new for the X-Men is clearly on the horizon — we just don't know when. The team must include the weather-manipulating leader Storm. The character has never quite gotten her due in a film. It's time!

Professor Xavier

It’s impossible to reintroduce the X-Men without Charles Xavier. Marvel faces a huge challenge with Professor X, as the character has stood front and center in most of Fox's X-Men films, played by both Patrick Stewart and James McAvoy. How can Marvel follow those stellar casting choices? One way was to bring a version of the character into the MCU in DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, but we know there'll be a new Xavier eventually.

Iceman

We're on a roll with the X-Men, so let's turn to another mutant. Bobby Drake, aka Iceman, was one of the founding X-Men in the comics. He is uniquely powerful, too, with powers that could be absolutely beautiful on the big screen thanks to modern effects. And since Marvel Studios has been clear that diversity is part of the studio's future of the MCU, the fact that Bobby Drake has come out as gay in the comics could become a potent story arc in a movie.

Norman Osborn

This may be a tricky choice, as it depends on the continued relationship between Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures. Norman Osborn simply must be in the MCU's future, however. His most obvious role is as Spider-Man’s greatest enemy, the Green Goblin, but he has far more potential. In the comics, Osborn took over and reformed S.H.I.E.L.D. itself, becoming a threat to the entire Marvel Comics Universe in the process. He's a villain with incredible potential.

The Starjammers

Thousands of heroes and villains are associated with the X-Men, and Marvel could choose any of them. And yet, the cosmic hijinks of GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY proved there’s a real demand for more “out there” Marvel properties. That means it's time for a STARJAMMERS movie. The Starjammers are a bunch of space pirates and revolutionaries, led by Corsair (father of X-Man Cyclops), and they could easily become a core part of the future of Marvel Cosmic. Whle Marvel's lineup is mostly set through 2025, once the studio ends the Multiverse Saga, we expect a Mutant Saga to follow — and there's room there for these pirates.

Galactus

Speaking of Marvel's cosmic side, there is a Galactus-sized hole in the MCU. (It's a very large hole!) Galactus is the Devourer of Worlds, a cosmic being who literally consumes the life force of entire planets. The earlier Fantastic Four movies struggled with creating a comics-accurate version of the character, but after everything we've seen in the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and AVENGERS movies, we have no doubt that Marvel can capture his terrifying majesty. He could be a very Big Bad for whatever comes after the Multiverse Saga.

Are you excited for the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe?