Will Avengers 4 Set Up A Young Avengers TV Show?

The state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe following Avengers 4 is bound to be very different from the world we know now. The cosmos and the multiverse both look to have an expanded role within Marvel films following Avengers: Infinity War alone, and we've heard that smaller, more intimate movies will populate Phase 4 as well. With so many new avenues to explore, Marvel has the chance to bring more of its great characters to the big screen. But as the MCU continues to grow on TV”from The Defenders universe on Netflix to Runaways on Hulu”there are even greater opportunities when it comes to bringing more eccentric concepts to the life.Related: Evangeline Lilly Hints at Wasp Flashback in Avengers 4Runaways has already opened the door for a teen-centric superhero show that feels wildly different from the rest of the MCU, and Cloak & Dagger and New Warriors will continue that work. When it comes to infamous teen teams from Marvel Comics, the most obvious candidate for an upcoming adaption is the Young Avengers. The idea of bringing the team and tone from writer Kieron Gillen and artist Jamie McKelvie, meanwhile, is even more exciting given how groundbreaking and genre-bending the book was. But more than just being a fantastic idea, information surrounding Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers 4 seems to be setting the stage for the Young Avengers to join the MCU”and a TV show would be the perfect way to bring the team to life.This Page: All-New, All-Different Hawkeye

All-New, All-Different Hawkeye

Clint Barton and Kate Bishop in the comics

The Young Avengers were born in 2005, just in time to cross over with Civil War. They even helped bring Scarlet Witch back into the fold of the Marvel Universe after she helped to wipe out most of mutantkind and a few heroes. One of the heroes, in fact, was Clint Barton. Dying more than once and being brought back, most of the world believes Hawkeye to be gone following the finale of House of M. In reality, he hangs around and even gets offered the role of Captain America after Steve Rogers is killed in Civil War. He ends up becoming Ronin, however, serving with the New Avengers while his previous mantle lives on.

In Hawkeye's absence, Kate Bishop takes up the bow, arrow, and name of the infamous archer. She joins up with a number of other teen heroes and they help save the world a few times. But it's the 2013 rendition of the team by Gillen and McKelvin that has had fans clamoring for the arrival of the Young Avengers in the MCU.

The book wove together pop culture, a millennial's eye view of the world, and plenty of absurdist humor. Along the way, the emotions, traumas, and loves of the teens were explored in a book that pushed queer visibility in superhero comics to new heights. It also made stars out of Kate Bishop and America Chavez, along with the rest of their team. Ms. America has been growing in prominence recently, with her own solo title and a role in the upcoming animated film Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors. As such, it seems like only a matter of time before she joins the MCU. When it comes to the new Hawkeye, however, the stage is already being set.

Thanks to set photos and looks at Jeremy Renner in Avengers 4, it seems clear that Clint will become some version of Ronin in the film. While the circumstances leading up to this will have to be changed for the MCU, there's plenty established that could allow for Hawkeye's death and rebirth”and the passing of the mantle. Scarlet Witch and Vision will be exploring their romance in Infinity War and Thanos coming to Earth will lead to plenty of destruction.

Either of these events could lead to the death of Clint Barton, or more likely his family. His return as the darker Ronin for Avengers 4, then, would leave his old alias open for a legacy character to takeover. Even if Avengers 4 doesn't directly address this, a small cameo by Renner would be a great way to kick off a Young Avengers series and bring a live-action Kate Bishop into existence.

Wiccan and Speed

Another key element from House of M that sets up Young Avengers is the children of Vision and Scarlet Witch. It's a pretty complicated series of events, but the kids are eventually born, die, are wiped from Wanda's mind, and then said to be reborn as teenagers. William and Tommy both share the name of Wanda's kids and some similar powers to her family. Speed, as his name implies, is the mirror image of Wanda's brother Quicksilver. Wiccan, meanwhile, is one of the most powerful sorcerers in the Marvel Universe.

A casting call for twin boys for Avengers 4 may just hint at some version of Wanda's kids coming to life, and the reality-bending possibilities of a comic book universe mean the teenage version of those children could easily become Wiccan and Speed in Phase 4. Hulkling and Marvel Boy would be even easier to introduce as both the Kree and Skrulls will play a big part in Captain Marvel and the young aliens would easily be able to show up on Earth in the modern day.

Kid Loki

Imagining Loki in the MCU separate from Tom Hiddleston may seem impossible, but the God of Mischief, Lies, and Stories often laughs in the face of such odds. In the comics, Loki has changed bodies, sex, ages, and more throughout the years, constantly shifting his identity (and making him a queer icon in the process). His complicated nature also means he's played a villain, a hero, and everything in between. But after his role in Seige, Loki ends his evil self and is reborn as a child.

The next few years of Loki's existence bend time, space, and gender, as Loki grows older and takes up new roles. By following this mold, Marvel could take one of the most popular villains and spin him into new forms. With Loki aligning himself with Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War, his death”and subsequent rebirth and redemption”is more than possible. And with young Loki on the team, there's not much standing in the way of Young Avengers becoming a reality.

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Over the years, more heroes have joined the Young Avengers, including Karolina Dean from Runaways and all sorts of mutants that Disney will soon own. While a Young Avengers movie is certainly possible, Runaways proves the idea can work just as well on TV. And the format would allow for a narrative and tone that more closely follows the most popular comic featuring the characters.

As for who would run such a series, there's a compelling case to be made for why Broad City's Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson should showrun a Young Avengers TV show. We'll have to wait a bit longer to know whether something like this is possible, but it won't be long before Avengers 4 is in theaters and starting a new chapter in the MCU.

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