I'm going to open up with a few of the thoughts that sent me tumbling down a rabbit hole, and then branch out from there.
WandaVision introduces Speed and Wiccan, Wanda and Vision's twin children. Since Vision is a sentient android, and therefore unable to naturally reproduce, Wanda uses her reality altering powers to locate two fragments of the soul stone from another reality. Somehow Mephisto plays into that (I believe he'll be introduced in the Eternals movie). I'm fairly certain that the stone fragments are actually part of Mephisto somehow, at least in the comics.
Wanda is confirmed to be in the next Dr. Strange movie (Multiverse of Madness). Being that they're going to be doing things in the "multiverse", it's not a stretch to speculate the introduction of at least one or two of the following characters; Annihilus, the Fantastic Four, Galactus, Terrax, Silver Surfer, Nova (Frankie Raye or Sam Alexander), Korvak, or Vulcan.
Couple this with the unsubstantiated buzz that Tobey McGuire and Andrew Garfield are reprising their roles as Spider-Man from different universes/realities, and you've got the makings for one of the most successful and flexible continuities in the history of cinema.
Lastly, and this might be on par with, or further out than, the introduction of mutants/X-Men into the MCU: I think we're going to see the Defenders replace the Avengers. When you think about it -- Thor's off with the GotG, he's got "Love and Thunder" coming down the pipeline, and he's being replaced by Jane Foster. Falcon & Winter Soldier are going to be contending with the likes of Zemo, U.S. Agent, and rumored Omega Red. Tony Stark and Steve Rogers are out of the picture, and Black Widow is allegedly dead. Hawkeye is getting his own spin-off with speculation surrounding the inclusion of Kate Bishop, and after the unfortunate and untimely death of Chadwick Boseman (aka Black Panther), the only heavy hitters left on Earth 616 are Doctor Strange, Hulk, and Spider-Man. With the Sinister Six making their debut in the MCU, Spidey's going to have his hands full.
Let's not forget Okoye mentioning earthquakes off of the African coast in Endgame, or the scene with the map of the Atlantic and a marker over Atlantis in Iron Man 2. Two clear little easter eggs teasing the introduction of Namor.With a possible Silver Surfer intro, Namor in the works, Hulk, and Dr. Strange, we've got the OG Defenders team probably coming through in Phase 5. Because with everything else going on, it's going to take a hot minute to get all of that set up.
Do you agree? Disagree? Why? Did I miss something? Or is there anything you'd like me to cover? Let me know what you think in the comments
Johnny Rich
***Spider-Man 3: Home Run poster is fan-made by Psychboz
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