Among those, he said, would be what Ill call a new franchise beyondAvengers.

But what could that new franchise be?

EW tapped a few members of its superhero-savvy braintrust to explore the possibilities.

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Read on for some of our theories…

X-Men

It has to beX-Men, right?

Igers use of the word franchise suggests something else thats interlinked, beyond the MCU we know now.

But theres an obvious possibility right in front of us.

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That means Disney-owned Marvel Studios can now reclaim the film license to Marvels iconic X-Men series.

Its been a good, long run at 18 years.

Like, how do we stop the world-devouring alien god Galactus from eating planets?

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The Ultimates set out not just to save the universe but to actuallymake it betterfor everyone.

The other three Ultimates are trickier, but could very well be on Marvel Studios horizon.

Anybody know if Keith David is free…?

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Fantastic gave set himself the task ofsolving everything?).

Theyre the family that started it all and are at the heart of the Marvel universe.

Look what they did with Spider-Man in the wake of the mehAmazingmovies!

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However, thats starting to change.

Well, why not?

Theres precedent in Marvel comics just a few years ago, an all-female Avengers team assembled inthe pages ofA-Force.