Who Will Be The New MCU Trinity?

[BrownEyedGirl]

I doubt Alpha Flight would even get a solo team film. Insteadof them, I'd like to see Eternals be as huge as F4/X-Men in the mcu.

As for Brie Larson, they are not gonna ignore her. Her first film earned a billion and she's still possibly the only female character that will headline a solo trilogy.

Sorry, have to agree with the other guy, they may try and force Captain Marvel at first, but the numbers won't be there and Feige will have to find someone else to bank the company on. Only reason why Captain Marvel did good is because it was the lead into End Game.

In the end, money always wins out. I keep thinking, no matter how much Feige tried to push Captain America as the face of the MCU, he had to cave into reality and admit that Tony Stark was the real face.

 

[psylockolussus]

Sorry, have to agree with the other guy, they may try and force Captain Marvel at first, but the numbers won't be there and Feige will have to find someone else to bank the company on. Only reason why Captain Marvel did good is because it was the lead into End Game.

In the end, money always wins out. I keep thinking, no matter how much Feige tried to push Captain America as the face of the MCU, he had to cave into reality and admit that Tony Stark was the real face.

They aren't canceling Captain Marvel 2. Sorry not sorry. Its just not realistic.

And this thread is about the new trinity, not the real face of the Mcu.

 

[Iceman]

Cap Marvel, Doc Strange and Black Panther.

 

[Drizzle]

1. Black Panther for obvious reasons considering how successful his film was.
2. Captain Marvel for the same reason.
3. Doctor Strange, provided Cumberbatch sticks around for a while, which I think he will.

That being said, it won't be the same type of rapport as Tony, Cap and Thor had but they'll still be the main three moving forward for the next two phases at least. It's funny how outside of being on screen at the same time during Tony's funeral and the deleted scene where everyone kneels after his death, we have yet to see T'Challa, Carol and Strange interact with each other.

Spider-Man is up there as well in terms of who will be bu but given the situation with Sony they won't be building him up as much outside of his own films.

 

[Docker2.0]

Sorry, have to agree with the other guy, they may try and force Captain Marvel at first, but the numbers won't be there and Feige will have to find someone else to bank the company on. Only reason why Captain Marvel did good is because it was the lead into End Game.

In the end, money always wins out. I keep thinking, no matter how much Feige tried to push Captain America as the face of the MCU, he had to cave into reality and admit that Tony Stark was the real face.

That other guy has a name!
But I agree, she did numbers because she was sandwiched between Infinity War and Endgame. I do not see her next movie doing anywhere near that. Plus Brie Larson comes off really unlikable, even with her coworkers. She is a really tough sell to be a lead in the MCU.

 

[psylockolussus]

I also think Shang Chi and Blade would be like Ant-Man of these newer faces. They are gonna maybe headline a trilogy and later appear in the Avengers, but they won't be in the top three level.

 

[Bayne]

That other guy has a name!
But I agree, she did numbers because she was sandwiched between Infinity War and Endgame. I do not see her next movie doing anywhere near that. Plus Brie Larson comes off really unlikable, even with her coworkers. She is a really tough sell to be a lead in the MCU.

Even if you took off 400m for the 'Avengers bump' (and Spider-man only went up by 250m between Homecoming and FFH), Captain Marvel still made more money than the Winter Soldier. This narrative that no one really liked this movie and it only made money because of Endgame is absolute bull****. People like the movie and they like the character.

 

[psylockolussus]

The movie is alright.

 

[InCali]

That other guy has a name!
But I agree, she did numbers because she was sandwiched between Infinity War and Endgame. I do not see her next movie doing anywhere near that. Plus Brie Larson comes off really unlikable, even with her coworkers. She is a really tough sell to be a lead in the MCU.

I find her very likeable. Charming even. While being sandwiched between IW and EG certainly didn't hurt, and even helped, the BO numbers, I don't think you can chalk up the movie's success to that. While the sequel "may" not generate the same numbers, I think it will do just fine. There are always going to be people who have different opinions about such things, but no one forced people to shell out over $1B to see the movie. I saw it twice and bought the Blu-ray. "IF" there's a new trinity, I'm quite sure she'll be in there. They didn't have those solo movies in phase 3 by mistake. The other character, Ant-Man, doesn't strike me as a leading character going forward. Don't get me wrong, I love Rudd, but the others have high powered personal lives which I see putting them in more leadership positions.

 

[InCali]

Even if you took off 400m for the 'Avengers bump' (and Spider-man only went up by 250m between Homecoming and FFH), Captain Marvel still made more money than the Winter Soldier. This narrative that no one really liked this movie and it only made money because of Endgame is absolute bull****. People like the movie and they like the character.

I don't see a 400M "Avengers bump". It helped, but not by that much IMO.

 

[Schlosser85]

I don't know if there's a perfect "Big Three" 2.0, and I'd argue the "Big Three" is an imperfect title to begin with. Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America might be considered the MCU "Big Three", as each got three solo movies, but there was also Banner, Black Widow, etc. who were treated pretty prominently at least within team-up Avengers installments.

As for who the heavy-hitters are now, I'd say Black Panther, Captain Marvel, and Doctor Strange are all obvious prime candidates. And Spider-Man of course, but we don't even know if Tom Holland is sticking around in the MCU beyond his next solo movie.

 

[Bayne]

I don't see a 400M "Avengers bump". It helped, but not by that much IMO.

I agree.

 

[Shoppy]

They're not the MCU's "trinity".

Captain America, Iron Man and Thor are Marvel's "BIG THREE" Avengers (sometimes referred to as the Big Four with the addition of Hulk)

It's DC who have the "Trinity" in Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.

The choice of terminology makes this whole thread a bit cringey.

 

[BoredGuy]

Even if you took off 400m for the 'Avengers bump' (and Spider-man only went up by 250m between Homecoming and FFH), Captain Marvel still made more money than the Winter Soldier. This narrative that no one really liked this movie and it only made money because of Endgame is absolute bull****. People like the movie and they like the character.

Yea I agree, the movie got a lot of love
That said, that it beat Winter Soldier by so much is a bit ridiculous, that movie is so much better than CM it's not even funny

 

[jolldan]

Black Panther - He easily fills that mega rich benefactor of the team role left by Tony. Plus he has his own identity as a king with his own secret country. That just opens up so many stories & options not to mention that he is already leading, as well as the fact that it made over a billion dollars which I don't care what anyone says surely has to factor in to these sorts of things.

Dr. Strange - "Your ancestors called it magic, but you call it science" this is what Thor says to Jane in Dark World and for someone to fill that magic/science role I think there is really nobody better than Strange, as both a doctor and a sorcerer he seems perfect to fill that role. Yes his movie never had anywhere near the same success as Black Panther but his sequel is coming soon and he looks set to become somewhat of a teacher for Wanda so he's already dipping his toe in the leadership role.

Third spot is more open I would say and could go a few ways.

Spider-Man - Think he might still be a bit young but having your most iconic Marvel hero take centre stage would certainly help bolster against any potential fatigue.

Captain Marvel - Her movie did mega bucks and she's one of the few space based heroes they have. Don't know if that will work against her in a way though as they were all usually based on Earth.

Wanda - Probably the most left field choice but I think she has potential. Not only have we seen how insanely powerful she is. Disney seem to see her a big part of the future getting her own Disney+ series and co-starring in Dr Strange 2.

They're not the MCU's "trinity".

Captain America, Iron Man and Thor are Marvel's "BIG THREE" Avengers (sometimes referred to as the Big Four with the addition of Hulk)

It's DC who have the "Trinity" in Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.

The choice of terminology makes this whole thread a bit cringey.

Im assuming the OP meant in terms of the movies.

There's no doubt that Cap, Iron Man & Thor were the big 3 the for the infinity saga.

And just which three would now fill that void.

 

[coreymb16]

They're not the MCU's "trinity".

Captain America, Iron Man and Thor are Marvel's "BIG THREE" Avengers (sometimes referred to as the Big Four with the addition of Hulk)

It's DC who have the "Trinity" in Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.

The choice of terminology makes this whole thread a bit cringey.

You’re really arguing about semantics of the word trinity? The actual meaning is a group of three of anything. You can call them “The Big Three” or “The Trios” or “The Threesome” or “The Trinity”. It’s all the same.

 

[MarvelFan]

Wolverine
Spider-Man
Hulk

 

[Shoppy]

I'd go with Black Panther, Captain Marvel and Doctor Strange although I think the latter is less likely to be on the next proper Avengers team than the first two.

 

[Catoti]

None of the characters fit together as a good new MCU trinity as they are now to me.

I personally don't want more of Carol because I'm already sick of her and the debate she brings out in the fandom, but the reality is that Marvel is definitely going to try and push her like they do in the comics, which is whatever.

I would definitely need to see more of ANY of the characters interact more before a new MCU Trinity can be a thing, because as the characters are now, none of them really jump out to me as 'main characters' when compared to the originals.
For me anyway.

 

[terry78]

You have to factor in personas. Spidey is the youth, Carol is the brash hothead, Panther is the regal King and Strange is the mystic realist. I remember in the older Avengers cartoon where panther and Carol were at odds over who should lead.

 

[InCali]

None of the characters fit together as a good new MCU trinity as they are now to me.

I personally don't want more of Carol because I'm already sick of her and the debate she brings out in the fandom, but the reality is that Marvel is definitely going to try and push her like they do in the comics, which is whatever.

I would definitely need to see more of ANY of the characters interact more before a new MCU Trinity can be a thing, because as the characters are now, none of them really jump out to me as 'main characters' when compared to the originals.
For me anyway.

While I really like the character, I can appreciate that others don't. As far as bringing out debate in fandom, I would say that falls on certain fans. If most people didn't like the character, the movie wouldn't have made the money it did. When it comes to criticism, Loud does not necessarily equal a majority or even a large percentage.

Being released between IW and EG helped the BO numbers for CM, but that movie was going to make a lot of bank no matter when it was released.

 

[Catoti]

While I really like the character, I can appreciate that others don't. As far as bringing out debate in fandom, I would say that falls on certain fans. If most people didn't like the character, the movie wouldn't have made the money it did. When it comes to criticism, Loud does not necessarily equal a majority or even a large percentage.

Being released between IW and EG helped the BO numbers for CM, but that movie was going to make a lot of bank no matter when it was released.

I’m not talking about the amount of money it made or how popular this or that character is, I’m talking strictly about how whenever characters like carol end up in conversation some sort of debate starts up.

All of my friends are very split on the topic of carol and the internet is as well from what I can see.

Loud indeed doesn’t mean majority, but I don’t think there is a majority when it comes to carol.
Some detest her while some love her while some, like me, think she’s not interesting and boring, but would be happy if she was better written (imo) and then others who just like her for their reasons.

I genuinely believe it’s very split.

 

[InCali]

I’m not talking about the amount of money it made or how popular this or that character is, I’m talking strictly about how whenever characters like carol end up in conversation some sort of debate starts up.

All of my friends are very split on the topic of carol and the internet is as well from what I can see.

Loud indeed doesn’t mean majority, but I don’t think there is a majority when it comes to carol.
Some detest her while some love her while some, like me, think she’s not interesting and boring, but would be happy if she was better written (imo) and then others who just like her for their reasons.

I genuinely believe it’s very split.

People don't spend money on characters they don't like. I think most do rather like her (but that may very well be because I do). I doubt the movie would have made as much money as it did if most people thought the character sucked. The two are related; not necessarily a one to one correclation, but they are related. As to debate, that seems like a fan issue rather than a CM issue. I think it's probably men that have the most "dislike" for her and I also think some of that is related to Brie's political bent. For those, it probably has very little to do with the character and more with their own opinions or biases. It would take a lot for me to not go to an interesting movie I would want to see because of a character's political bent or personal tastes.

It would be interesting to see how men and women feel about the character.

 

[terry78]

The long and short of it is she made some comments some incels didn't like but normal dudes didn't have a beef with and it got blown up. Disney and Marvel don't give two ****s about them.

 

[InCali]

The long and short of it is she made some comments some incels didn't like but normal dudes didn't have a beef with and it got blown up. Disney and Marvel don't give two ****s about them.

LOL. You obviously have a wonderful economy with words, terry78. I look forward to your next syllable with great eagerness.