A few years ago it was reported that a Young Avengers movie was being developed as a series for Disney+. Now, there’s a new report that claims the project is now being developed as a Marvel movie that will hit theaters.
This recent report comes from Hollywood insider Daniel Richtman, who explained that going forward, Kevin Feige is looking to “showcase significant events in theatrical settings,” which makes sense.
We all know that a Young Avengers project is coming. Feige has teased it in the past, saying that Marvel has been planting seeds for it. The biggest seed came at the end of The Marvels, though, when Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani) goes to recruit Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld). She also mentions Cassie Lang in the scene. So the fact that Marvel is developing a Young Avengers movie shouldn’t come as a surprise.
Vellani previously talked about the future of the group and the possibilities, and how she believes the young Avengers will stand apart from the originals:
“They have perspectives that the older Avengers don’t, especially because they’ve had to deal with the repercussions, but they’re also a fan of the older Avengers. So I think they can really make this team-up something new. I think it’ll be way more functional than the Avengers even were. I think Kamala being in charge might also set the tone in a really wonderful way. I think she’s a natural-born leader.
She is not only the glue of the Marvels, but could be the glue of the younger Avengers group because she is mature and she is intelligent, and she also has all this knowledge about being superheroes and teamwork and how to do it in a way that’s ideal and works for everyone. And she’s probably learned so much from being on the Marvels, so she can bring that into the Young Avengers. But yeah, I think they’ll definitely be a group that a lot of the younger audiences can resonate to and relate to way more. I think their opinions on social justice issues, I think their opinions on just the world in general and is what’s needed is way more important.
They feel like the group that will understand humanity and the value of human life way more than I think the older group does because they’re in it, right? They have relationships there. They’re in school, they have their friends, they have their idols and their mentors. And I think all of those relationships will ground this group way more than we have mentors who’s a billionaire, and you got a guy who was frozen from the 1940s. So they’re definitely way more aware of reality.
“People really love these Young Avengers, but I don’t even know if they actually read those comics—not that they’re bad. The chemistry between Kamala, Miles [Morales], and Sam [Alexander], it’s too good. I would love to see that trio in the MCU. Neither of those characters exist yet in live action, but I’m praying for it. Yeah. I love Sam Alexander. One of their first interactions that they had. Also when Sam tried to reveal his identity and Kamala was like, ‘Get away from me.’ I love it.”
By the time Marvel makes this movie, who knows if the Young Avengers will even be young anymore! There is talk of Marvel making fewer films and focusing more on the quality of the films, but who knows? Maybe they won’t be doing that! Maybe it will be one of the films waiting to be officially announced for Phase 6.
What do you think about Marvel developing Young Avengers as a movie?
