The new slate of Marvel content for Disney+ gives new insight on what the future of the announced dozens of new projects.
Despite several original Avengers being retired by the end of Avengers: Endgame, it's been very evident that Phase 4 has no intention of forgetting about them moving forward. Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow is finally getting her own solo spin-off along with Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye, both of them ing the mantle on to new players. It seems like a key aspect of the MCU moving forward will be how the actions of the original six Avengers inspire a new generation of characters, such as Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld), Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany), and many more.
The two original Avengers with the most screentime in the franchise thus far, Captain America and Iron Man, seem to be permanently out of the picture as far as the current timeline is concerned. With that being said, it seems like both of them will still have major consequences for the franchise moving forward.
Several of the newly confirmed projects from the MCU have direct ties to Steve Rogers and Tony Stark. The most obvious is what Steve Rogers' legacy represented and the intentions behind those trying to carry it on.
On the flip side, a handful of the projects confirmed at the Investor's Call also directly relate to Tony Stark's memory. Ironheart, officially introducing teenage tech genius Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne) into the MCU.
Both Captain America and Iron Man have complex legacies in the MCU, and several major events occurred as a direct result of not just their successes as heroes but their failings as people. Even though there's no indication that either character is slated for a return in the future, that doesn't mean that MCU is defined by the relationship between its two greatest heroes, and it only makes perfect sense that their shadow will continue to loom over the universe for the foreseeable future.
