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Marvel Studios has already implant many cue suggest at the pending formation of the farsighted - awaitedMidnight Sonsteam in theMCU . Marvel Comics Midnight Sons team made its first full coming into court in 1992’sGhost Rider ( Vol . 3 ) # 31 , bringing together some of the Marvel Universe ’s most powerful supernatural heroes and antiheroes to combat some of the darkest threats in Marvel Comics . While there has been no official ratification from Marvel Studios , theMidnight Sons teamhas been heavily - rumored to be forming in the MCU , and the Multiverse Saga has included many vexer point at this exciting squad join forces soon .
Theoriginal Midnight Sons teamin Marvel Comics represent nine powerful and mystic characters , including Nightstalkers Blade , Frank Drake and Hannibal King , Morbius , Danny Ketch ’s Ghost Rider , former Ghost Rider Johnny Blaze , and Darkhold Redeemers Sam Buchanan , Victoria Montesi and Louise Hastings . The team first formed to battle Lilith , Mother of All fiend , brought together with the assistance of Doctor Strange , and they would later fight resister such as Zarathos , Dracula and Mephisto . In recent years , Marvel Studios has drop many hints that theMidnight Sons will be form in the MCU , though it remains to be project exactly when .
The MCU could benefit from a goggle box show with a darker and more grownup tone with the Midnight Sons as friend – here ’s how and why .
10Werewolf By Night Introduced Monsters To The MCU
Werewolf By Night Was The MCU’s First Special Presentation
Prior to the MCU ’s Phase 4 , the theme of monsters and supernatural threats had n’t really been explored . Michael Giacchino’sWerewolf by NightSpecial Presentation note a vast shift in this regard , as many iconic behemoth from Marvel Comics were tease , while Gael García Bernal’sJack Russell , a.k.a . Werewolf by Night , and Man - Thing were bring in in full force . Both Werewolf by Night and Man - Thing are members of late Midnight Sons squad in Marvel Comics , so land the team together in the MCU would be a neat way to go on their uncertain stories after escape from Bloodstone Manor inWerewolf by Night .
No backstory for Man - Thing was given during the Werewolf By Night Special Presentation , but Marvel might have already mark up the perfect descent narration .
9Ghost Rider Exists In The MCU’s Multiverse
Robbie Reyes' Ghost Rider Was Featured In Agents Of SHIELD Season 4
While Ghost Rider has n’t yet made his way into the MCU proper , the pop character has been confirmed to exist in the MCU ’s multiverse , mean it may not be long before he makes his official MCU debut . Nicolas Cage portrayed Johnny Blaze ’s Ghost Rider in 2007’sGhost Riderand its 2011 continuation , Spirit of Vengeance , while Gabriel Luna debuted as Robbie Reyes ' Ghost Rider in Marvel Television’sAgents of SHIELDseason 4 . Manyactors have been devotee - plaster bandage as the MCU ’s Ghost Rider , including Keanu Reeves and Norman Reedus , and his introduction would add another piece to the Midnight Sons mystifier .
8She-Hulk: Attorney At Law Teased Vampires Ahead Of Blade’s Debut
Saracen Debuted In She-Hulk: Attorney At Law
Blade is one of the most legendary members of Marvel Comics ' Midnight Sons squad , and Mahershala Ali will be bringing him into live - action in 2025 . Prior to the vampire hunter ’s debut , however , Marvel Studios has been teasing the existence of the MCU ’s vampires , specifically in 2022’sShe - Hulk : Attorney at Law , which marked the creation ofTerrence Clowe ’s Saracen , a vampire who attends Emil Blonsky ’s retreat . In Marvel Comics , Saracen was an antagonist of Blade who resided beneath the Vatican City , and while his true origins in the MCU are obscure , his inclusion in Phase 4 proved that vampire are about .
7Eternals Teased Dane Whitman’s Future As The Black Knight
Kit Harrington Portrayed Dane Whitman In Eternals
As well as introducing a new MCU team , 2021’sEternalsalso debuted Kit Harrington ’s Dane Whitman . In Marvel Comics , Whitman maintain the Ebony Blade as the Black Knight , a sinewy legacy paladin who fight down among many superhero team . While the Black Knight is n’t imply with the Midnight Sons in Marvel Comics , Eternals’post - credits scene tease Whitman wielding the Ebony Blade , though he was interrupted byMahershala Ali ’s first vocalization cameo as Blade , warning that Whitman might not be quick . The established connection between Whitman and Blade means the Black Knight will in all probability be boast on the MCU ’s Midnight Sons team .
Kit Harrington was originally planned to look in Marvel Studios’Bladereboot alongside Mahershala Ali , but recent hearsay evoke he may have been removed from the script , leave his future in the MCU unknown .
6Oscar Isaac Voiced His Midnight Sons Hopes
Moon Knight’s MCU Future Is Currently Unclear
Oscar Isaac debut as Marc Spector , and his alters Steven Grant and Jake Lockley , in 2022’sMoon Knight , wreak the Fist of Khonshu to life in the sullen corners of the MCU . WhileMoon Knight ’s future in the MCUis still unclear , Oscar Isaac voiced his hopes of Moon Knight link the Midnight Sons squad during an appearance at the Middle East Film and Comic Con ( viaX ) . Oscar Isaac ’s Midnight Sons hope are well - earned , asMoon Knight is a grotesque addition to Marvel Comics ' Midnight Sons squad , and would match in with the gritty tonus of the MCU ’s team .
I thought there was an interesting chance with Midnight Suns . There ’s such interesting fictitious character in there , and now that we ’ve set the groundwork with learning who Marc , Steven , Jake are , it could be an interesting opportunity to see him as part of a team and what that dynamical would be . So I think that would be exciting , I think for me , I in spades go for there ’s some way to research that possibility .
5WandaVision Introduced The MCU’s Darkhold
The Darkhold Was Seemingly Destroyed In Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness
While the MCU ’s Darkhold , the Book of the Damned , was destroyed inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , the fact that it existed at all mean that the Darkhold Redeemers could also be in the MCU.This team protected the Darkhold , see it did n’t fall into the haywire hands , and three of the team ’s penis helped to take form the original Midnight Sons squad . There has been no mention of the Darkhold Redeemers in the MCU , but since Kathryn Hahn ’s Agatha Harkness had been in possession of the book , the Redeemers could be visit in theMCU’sAgatha : Darkhold Diaries .
Marvel Comics ' Darkhold Redeemers consisted of Louise Hastings , Victoria Montesi , Sam Buchanan , Jinx and Modred the Mystic , none of whom have yet been seen in the MCU .
4Elsa Bloodstone Has Been Set Up As A Very Powerful Figure
Laura Donnelly Portrayed Elsa Bloodstone In Werewolf By Night
As well as acquaint many teras to the humans of the MCU , 2022’sWerewolf by Nightalso debuted the colossus hunting watch . One of them , Laura Donnelly ’s Elsa Bloodstone , turned to the side of Jack Russell ’s Werewolf by Night and Man - Thing , and finally assumed control of the mystical Bloodstone and Bloodstone Manor , her birthright . Her possession of the Bloodstone , which has the power to track and harm monsters , makes Elsa Bloodstone fabulously powerful , soshe may have been set up up as the Midnight Sons team ’s Nick Fury figure , with Bloodstone Manor perhaps becoming the team ’s al-Qaida of operations in the MCU .
3Doctor Strange Became A Darker Character In Phase 4
Doctor Strange Experimented With The Darkhold In The MCU’s Phase 4
While Elsa Bloodstone could certainly become the Nick Fury figure to the MCU ’s Midnight Sons , this tariff is more likely to fall on Benedict Cumberbatch ’s Doctor Strange , who assumes a similar role in Marvel Comics . as luck would have it , Phase 4 sawDoctor Strange become a much more twisted superhero , as he dabbled with the Darkhold , inhabited his variant ’s corpse and sprout a third eye inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’final moment . While Strange is presently off - world dealing with an impending incursion , he could return to institute together some of the MCU ’s most irregular heroesas the first Midnight Sons.
2Blade Will Expand The MCU’s Supernatural Stories
Blade Is Expected To Release In November 2025
Marvel Studios has been dabbling with supernatural character in freestanding , standalone chronicle , so far , but Mahershala Ali ’s unveiling as Eric Brooks in theMCU ’s upcomingBladerebootmay begin to bring these stories together . Blade is perhaps the most iconic member of the Midnight Sons , and a very exciting addition to the MCU ’s Phase 5 , especially with Ali ’s casting , and 2025’sBladeis expect to expand the MCU ’s supernatural corner . Bladewill let in lamia , Orion and monster of all descriptions , dead setting the tone for the Midnight Sons team , and perhaps even leave the first soupcon at the team ’s formation.
Mahershala Ali is set to debut in the MCU ’s Phase 6 as a new version of Eric Brooks , a.k.a . Blade , the iconic vampire hunter from Marvel Comics .
1Marvel Studios’ Upcoming Projects Will Debut More Midnight Sons Members
Many Midnight Sons Members From Marvel Comics Are Coming To The MCU
While many potentialMidnight Sons members are already in the MCU , there are many more in Marvel Comics who have yet to debut . Some , such as Magik , Doctor Voodoo and Daimon Hellstrom , have n’t yet been teased , whileothers have been confirm to be joining the MCU very soon . Ironheartwill debut Parker Robbins ' Hood , Agatha : Darkhold Diarieswill introduce beldame Jennifer Kale , Wolverine is set to make his debut inDeadpool & Wolverineand Marvel Television ’s Iron Fist may have been made MCU canon . Each of these characters debut in the MCU could provide more hints towards theMidnight Sons .
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