First and foremost, even based on the characters at the forefront of it, “The Marvels” has a lot going on. It has to expand on the stories of Captain Marvel, Monica Rambeau, and Ms. Marvel while still moving along a larger narrative. Not to mention, MCU mainstay Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) is present as well, so one has to imagine that fans will learn what he’s been up to post-“Secret Invasion.” As if that wasn’t enough, it has come to light that yet another tenured MCU protagonist will appear in some capacity to help the Marvels out.
After some hinting via previous promotional efforts, Marvel Studios’ final trailer for “The Marvels” confirms that the film contains a major cameo. Though the trailer does focus largely on the Marvels themselves and their connection to the original Avengers, it also highlights that Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) stops by to give the heroines a pep talk. The King of Asgard was last seen in 2022’s “Thor: Love and Thunder” where she joins Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Jane “Mighty Thor” Foster (Natalie Portman), and Korg (Taika Waititi) on a quest to stop Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale).
Captain Marvel, Monica Rambeau, Ms. Marvel, Nick Fury, Valkyrie, and potentially one or more members of the X-Men? That’s a lot of Marvel heroes for one movie, and it’ll be interesting to see how they all fit into the plot of “The Marvels.”
