![]() ![]() The beauty of Battleworld in 2015/2016’s Secret Wars is the extreme variety in storytelling that it invited. (Image credit: Marvel Comics) How Battleworld Can Play Out On The Big Screen ![]() And once all of that fun is done, just like in the comics, the canon can be reconstituted into something similar to but different than the MCU as we know it now. In its place could be constructed a new kind of patchwork reality called Battleworld – and within that on-screen reality, filmmakers can take all of the beloved established characters and tell any kind of story with them that they want to tell. ![]() Taking inspiration from the 2015/2016 Secret Wars event from the comics (instead of the 1984/1985 version), Avengers: Secret Wars is a movie that should – despite the best efforts of the titular team – end with the destruction of the Marvel Cinematic Universe continuity as we know it. Instead of being a crossover blockbuster that is designed solely to unfold in the aftermath of 2025’s Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, it should be a movie that is designed to conclude with a massive cliffhanger and launch a special and unique new phase of the MCU. Avengers: Secret Wars is a good place to start, but if Marvel wants to fully deliver on the immense potential that exists with the material, it should only be a beginning. The fact that the cinematic event is coming is exciting, and it has inspired a great deal of speculation ever since last July – but I also can’t help but feel like the idea of having the entirety of Secret Wars play out in a single feature film is thinking too small. ![]()
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