Genre: Superhero
Release Date: May 7, 2027
Language: English
Production Company: Marvel Studios
Writer: Michael Waldron
Producer: Kevin Feige
Casting By: Sarah Finn, Boluwatife Samson (uncredited)
Costume Design: Judianna Makovsky
Special Effects: James Sled (Special Effects Supervisor, second segment)
Music Department: Opie Gruves (Music Re-Mixing Coordinator)
Production Attorney: Zain Ahmad
Legal: Nigel Goodwin (Marvel Studios)
Story
The Avengers are faced with their greatest challenge to date following the epic battle in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. The multiverse is in a state of chaos as a result of the tearing apart of reality and the collision of alternate dimensions. The Avengers must band together with unlikely allies from parallel universes as the barriers separating worlds erode in order to avert a cosmic catastrophe.
The narrative tracks the group as they make their way through a variety of dangerous realities, each with its own set of enemies and allies. The Avengers’ cohesion and strength are put to the test when both long-standing foes and fresh villains show up. While trying to put things back in order and fix the damage, the team discovers a more sinister plot that could endanger life itself.
Plot Summary
The universe is on the verge of destruction in the aftermath of Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. In Avengers: Secret Wars, a new existential threat confronts the multiverse, which has been shattered by turbulent events and the rise of the time-traveling conqueror Kang. In an epic battle to preserve order and avert total devastation, heroes from the multiverse come together in this film, which explores an epic clash of dimensions.
Act 1: Fractured Realities
As a result of Kang’s persistent manipulation, Earth’s reality fractures into numerous distinct timelines and universes in the opening moments of the movie. A growing number of new and old heroes encounter unsettling visions and disturbances in their reality as cosmic anomalies occur more frequently.
Act 2: The Gathering Storm
In response, a coalition of heroes assembles. Sam Wilson, now Captain America, takes on a leadership role, navigating the complexities of assembling a team from divergent timelines. Wong and America Chavez, the multiversal guardian, help guide the team through the chaotic fractures of reality. Ms. Marvel, with her ability to manipulate cosmic energy, and Riri Williams, the tech genius, join forces, each bringing unique skills to the table.
Meanwhile, the villainous force behind these disruptions is revealed: a coalition of Kang’s most formidable enemies from alternate dimensions, including a malevolent variant of Doctor Doom. These villains seek to exploit the chaos to seize control of the multiverse and reshape it according to their own dark designs.
Act 3: The Secret Wars
These adversaries must be faced by the Avengers in a succession of increasingly perilous interdimensional battlegrounds. The heroes fight against both physical and psychological challenges as they confront their worst fears and twisted versions of themselves.
In a pivotal confrontation, the Avengers take on Kang in his most formidable guise to date—a despot determined to reshape the multiverse according to his own idea of order. Marvel’s multiverse is fully showcased by the battle, which takes place across multiple realities.
Act 4: Restoration and Sacrifice
In the heat of the decisive battle, the group learns that the secret to stopping Kang is a machine that is buried deep within the multiverse and has the power to return reality to its pre-war form. One of the heroes needs to give something very significant in order to activate it.
Captain America and Ms. Marvel lead the charge in a moving moment, and the device activates just as Kang is about to win hands-down. Although at great cost, the multiverse has been restored. As the heroes consider their role in the emerging multiversal order and the universe starts to mend, the movie closes with a sense of bittersweet victory and unanswered questions.
The scene that follows the credits teases new developments in the Marvel Universe by implying dangers and adventures that will pave the way for stories to come. The stability of the multiverse may be more in jeopardy than it seems as a shadowy, enigmatic figure watches the aftermath of the battle.
Cast
Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson / Captain America (rumored)
Benedict Wong as Wong (rumored)
Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez (rumored)
Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel (rumored)
Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams (rumored)
