While the tease did not offer any tangible news, it was the first time the Marvel president publicly referenced the previously 20th Century Fox-owned intellectual properties being in early development for the MCU. After months of theorizing when Reed Richards, Professor X, and beyond will debut in the MCU, there might finally be a lead as to where the new heroes will first pop up.
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NEWS
From
Civil War
to the
Infinity Gauntlet
, Marvel Studios has never been shy to adapt the most popular storylines from the page to the big screen. Now, it is being reported that another fan-favorite run could be making its way to theaters soon.
According to MCU Cosmic
, Marvel Studios has begun early development on the Marvel Ultimate storyline “Ultimatum”, a popular comic run that features the X-Men, Fantastic Four, Doctor Doom, and Magneto in integral roles.
WHAT THIS MEANS
There are two major uncertainties in the MCU right now: When will the Fantastic Four and X-Men debut, and what will be the next major crossover event? An adaptation of the
Ultimatum
storyline answers both.
In the comics
, Ultimatum follows the mental descension of Magneto after the deaths of his twins, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch. Magneto’s rage requires the ultimate team-up of the Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and more to defeat the metal manipulator. To make matters even more interesting, Doctor Doom is the man pulling the strings behind the scenes, and a certain sub-mariner makes his presence known.
There is no telling when the Ultimatum storyline is planned to begin, but it now might be the storyline that drives one of the next major MCU crossovers.
