Overview

• A widely cited insider account describes a selective overhaul that preserves roughly 75–80% of MCU continuity while revising up to about 25%, including potential reversals of minor events and some character resurrections, which the studio has not confirmed.
• Feige has publicly emphasized a reset rather than a full reboot and framed Avengers: Secret Wars as the beginning of the franchise’s next era focused on one timeline.
• Scarlett Johansson said she does not plan to return as Natasha Romanoff, reiterating that the character’s sacrifice stands.
• Outlets report that legacy X-Men actors from the Fox era are expected to appear in Avengers: Doomsday, with the ensemble films dated for December 18, 2026 (Doomsday) and December 17, 2027 (Secret Wars).
• Reporting continues to suggest unconfirmed moves such as Robert Downey Jr. playing Doctor Doom and broader plans to fold the X-Men and Fantastic Four into the main continuity.