Marvel fans hyped as Thanos teases MCU return

Marvel fans are hyped at the prospective return of the Mad Titan, more commonly known as Thanos but should we be concerned?

When it comes to a long-story build packed with a rollercoaster of emotions, it doesn't get much better than the MCU’s Infinity Saga. That saga came to its climatic end with Avengers: Endgame in 2019 during Phase 3.

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It might be fair to say that the first three phases of the MCU were so good, that it has practically become an impossible act to follow which is perhaps why the movies have so far failed to replicate such heights.

Now we’re in the ‘Multiverse Saga’ with Phase 5 coming to an end with Thunderbolts in 2025 as tensions crank up for Phase 6 which begins with The Fantastic Four: First Steps in 2026.

With some feeling that the MCU has been lacking in recent years, what seemed as a desperate attempt to appease fans, Robert Downey Jr. who played Tony Stark aka Iron Man was brought back, this time as the villainous Doctor Doom.

Now, as reported by Comicbook.com, fans have been wondering whether Josh Brolin might make a return who had previously played Thanos. When speaking to Collider, Brolin had some interesting things to say.

Brolin said that if he was to return as Thanos, it would have to be the right fit. “I’m not kidding — there’s a thing with playing Thanos. It’s like, ‘Oh, they’re gonna bring Thanos back.’ It’s like Sicario; it has to be right,” he said.

Brolin continued: “It’s like Ryan Reynolds and I talking about Taylor Swift and we should be talking about Deadpool 4. But we go back and forth. Again, it’s what in his mind fits, what in my mind fits. Thanos has to fit if you’re going to bring him back. I would do anything that the Russos wanted me to do.”

I have to agree with what Josh Brolin says. To be honest, I’d rather Thanos didn't return as his arc ended so well. However, if Marvel and Disney are insistent on it, it would have to make sense and justify the return.

That being said, there is a major moment in 2015’s Secret Wars comics that would play perfectly into the Multiverse Saga and that’s an interaction with God Emperor Doom and Thanos. We’ll just have to wait and see whether that plays out in the MCU.

The next MCU movie to arrive is Captain America: Brave New World on 14 February 2025, followed by Thunderbolts on 2 May 2025.