Marvel Superheroes 2025 - Rumors & Discussion

[Scarilian]

Avengers Doomsday should have it's first wave of sets in March/April 2026 followed by the Spider-man 4 sets in June/July 2026.

They could go all out with sets/characters in 2026-2028 capitalizing on the Avengers films leading into the 20th anniversary of the MCU.

7 hours ago, RobbieHxC said:

I wonder why this is the first non R-rated MCU film to skip a set with its release since Captain America: The Winter Solider 11 years ago?  I guess some of the recent MCU misses have caused lower profits for LEGO.

When sales slip they focus on what works: legacy set, kid-focused Spider-man stuff and established brands.

I think the shifting of release dates also did not help as this film went from July 2024 (July 2022) to December 2024 (June 2023) to July 2025 (Nov 2023) to May 2025 (April 2024). Avengers 5 being scheduled for May 2025 until (June 2023) could also have factored in.

Lego likely need 1.5-2 years for licensed tie-ins, it'd be infuriating every time they are about to start working sets Marvel would announce a change of date. They may have plans to revisit the characters later in some form.

7 hours ago, RobbieHxC said:

Kinda tired of this "all post-Endgame MCU films are bad" narrative and herd mentality online.

Writing decline overall creates compounding problems. They keep butchering the story, characters and world building so it's difficult to feel invested in new stuff as it drags me out of the experience. I lean to legacy and stuff I can enjoy seperate from its connection to the MCU.

Edited February 10 by Scarilian

[Kaijumeister]

9 minutes ago, Scarilian said:

Avengers Doomsday should have it's first wave of sets in March/April 2026 followed by the Spider-man 4 sets in June/July 2026.

I really, really hope some solid effort is placed into the Doomsday sets - printing, new moulds, all of it.

[THELEGOBATMAN]

3 minutes ago, Kaijumeister said:

I really, really hope some solid effort is placed into the Doomsday sets - printing, new moulds, all of it.

You're gonna be disappointed then. 

Source: the first Endgame wave, which is—to this day—probably the worst wave this theme has ever got.

[Mandalorianknight]

38 minutes ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

You're gonna be disappointed then. 

Source: the first Endgame wave, which is—to this day—probably the worst wave this theme has ever got.

To be fair they had almost no information to go off of and there was a lot of hype around the avengers all wearing identical suits. There's a reason it's one of the only MCU movies where most of the sets made for it (at least the ones made before the movie was out) don't represent stuff that was actually in the movie.

I can't imagine Doomsday will be kept secret to the same extent- unlike endgame, which had pretty much a guaranteed $2bil just by saying "it's an infinity war part two" , they're gonna want to be showing everyone all the cool stuff in doomsday to get people back into theatres.

1 hour ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

I strongly believe this film will be Rated-R, Sentry will probably tear Knockoff Taskmaster in half, only reason we're not getting a set I'd say, it's not yet been rated,budget is not that high

There is zero chance they put the marketing in full swing like they have, with only three months until release, and it's secretly R-rated. That's not gonna happen. They have nothing to gain from hiding something like that. (Plus a reliable leaker apparently said it was PG-13)

5 hours ago, brickbride said:

Like @Mandalorianknight is saying

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we don't even have any real idea who the new Avengers should be or who'd lead them. So it's not surprise to me that people would go from "I'll watch all the movies" to "I'll pick and choose the few that sound decent on their own".

Exactly. They literally cannot build an avengers roster right now with more than 1-3 characters I'd be remotely interested in who aren't actively part of other teams. And even then Moon Knight and Shang-Chi aren't really prime avenger material. (AND I'm being generous with MK too, he's more of a Midnight Sons/Marvel Knights kinda vibe)

1 hour ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

My point being, the first three phases were really well planned out and even if a movie was just okay or pretty bad, it still lingered in your mind. Now, a project of the same quality is magically forgotten because you're immediately onto the next one.

I legitimately can't remember if I've seen The Marvels. It's been bugging me since the last time the movie got brought up here. 

55 minutes ago, Scarilian said:

Lego likely need 1.5-2 years for licensed tie-ins, it'd be infuriating every time they are about to start working sets Marvel would announce a change of date. They may have plans to revisit the characters later in some form.

And this is another thing that's burned them- they sat on the Eternals sets for awhile only for it to end up flopping. A lot of us here are excited for the Thunderbolts but I get why lego didn't want to take that same risk.

Edited February 11 by Mandalorianknight

[BrickBob Studpants]

10 hours ago, THELEGOBATMAN said:

Source: the first Endgame wave, which is—to this day—probably the worst wave this theme has ever got.

Wait, you‘re telling me you didn’t enjoy the scene where Rhodey in his signature War Machine Buster suit, Igor, Cap on his trademark flamethrower bike, and Nebula & Black Widow* in their awesome helicopters defended a City police station from Thanos’ forces?   

(* who actually didn’t die before the final battle, that’s just the Mandela effect)

Yeah, the wave was ridiculously inaccurate, but with all the secrecy surrounding the movie, this outcome was as inevitable as Thanos himself.

[brickbride]

10 hours ago, Mandalorianknight said:

I legitimately can't remember if I've seen The Marvels. It's been bugging me since the last time the movie got brought up here. 

Let me help you there. Have you seen a movie where all the personnel of Fury's space station were eaten by flerkittens to a soundtrack of "Memory" from Cats? 'Cause that alone has to rank among the MCU's top ten moments EVER.

40 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

this outcome was as inevitable as Thanos himself.

So - not very as it turns out?

Thanos: I AM INEVITABLE.

Tony: Nope not on my watch. 

 

Edited February 11 by brickbride

[BrickBob Studpants]

22 minutes ago, brickbride said:

So - not very as it turns out?

Thanos: I AM INEVITABLE.

Tony: Nope not on my watch. 

Well that would be all the Endgame sets we’ve gotten since

[Agent Kallus]

8 hours ago, brickbride said:

Let me help you there. Have you seen a movie where all the personnel of Fury's space station were eaten by flerkittens to a soundtrack of "Memory" from Cats? 'Cause that alone has to rank among the MCU's top ten moments EVER.

He (maybe) hasn't seen and you spoil the best part! 

Edited February 11 by Agent Kallus

[Buckethead]

Quaffle.leaks posted an image of the Thing on Insta. Looks like he’ll have a rocky-textured head cap similar to Korg.

Also, there’s a blurry pic of one of their torsos.

[BrickBob Studpants]

Nice to see that the inventory type leaks are back! Those haven‘t been seen since the Ahsoka leaks I believe

Both pieces look great! Looking forward to more

[NXS7]

Is that Johnny's torso? We were promised an element for each character to represent powers, so either we get both flame on and off Johnny (unlikely), Johnny is flamed off, but has the good ol' super heroes orange energy pack or there's something to cover the figure in trans red (like the fake force ghost piece from a few years ago)

Anyone else got any ideas?

[psqidexslizer]

18 minutes ago, NXS7 said:

Is that Johnny's torso? We were promised an element for each character to represent powers, so either we get both flame on and off Johnny (unlikely), Johnny is flamed off, but has the good ol' super heroes orange energy pack or there's something to cover the figure in trans red (like the fake force ghost piece from a few years ago)

Anyone else got any ideas?

Could be the torso for any one of the four. You can’t make out whether it’s a male or female torso and Ben wears a full body costume in the trailer. I think Johnny is probably the least likely since I’d assume they’d use the full “flame on” version of him.

[BrickBob Studpants]

19 minutes ago, NXS7 said:

[…] has the good ol' super heroes orange energy pack […]

Ding ding ding, we have a winner here!  I‘d be very surprised if we got anything else for Johnny.

[TheBatstan]

1 hour ago, Buckethead said:

Quaffle.leaks posted an image of the Thing on Insta. Looks like he’ll have a rocky-textured head cap similar to Korg.

Also, there’s a blurry pic of one of their torsos.

Is there a reason why it's pasted on a custom big fig Thing, or do I need my eyes checked?

[GonzoTheGreat]

41 minutes ago, psqidexslizer said:

Could be the torso for any one of the four. You can’t make out whether it’s a male or female torso and Ben wears a full body costume in the trailer. I think Johnny is probably the least likely since I’d assume they’d use the full “flame on” version of him.

Based on the placement of the white on the neck, it’s Sue

[NXS7]

2 hours ago, psqidexslizer said:

Could be the torso for any one of the four. You can’t make out whether it’s a male or female torso and Ben wears a full body costume in the trailer. I think Johnny is probably the least likely since I’d assume they’d use the full “flame on” version of him.

Reed's suit doesn't have white at the collar and the hands aren't the same colour as the Thing's head, so that's not Ben

 

1 hour ago, GonzoTheGreat said:

Based on the placement of the white on the neck, it’s Sue

I believe you're correct, my head jumped to Johnny as I couldn't see the feminine curve at the hips (though it also wouldn't surprise me if they used the same torso for her and Ben to cut costs)

[GonzoTheGreat]

56 minutes ago, NXS7 said:

Reed's suit doesn't have white at the collar and the hands aren't the same colour as the Thing's head, so that's not Ben

 

I believe you're correct, my head jumped to Johnny as I couldn't see the feminine curve at the hips (though it also wouldn't surprise me if they used the same torso for her and Ben to cut costs)

Yeah. Johnny and Ben both have white on their arms so I’d assume the white would at least extend all the way to the shoulders for them, because we know there won’t be arm printing. Or all the torsos are the same and we’re overthinking it

Edited February 12 by GonzoTheGreat

[Swordy]

3 hours ago, GonzoTheGreat said:

Johnny and Ben both have white on their arms so I’d assume the white would at least extend all the way to the shoulders for them, because we know there won’t be arm printing.

That’s the trick with certain character designs—when arm printing is not an an option, do you produce the arms in the colour of the fabric of the suit underneath, or do you produce it in white to give a similar look to the overall look? To better illustrate (aka clarify my senseless jargon because for some reason I can’t write what people normally say), look at Sabine Wren from Ahsoka: do you produce a Sabine with dark brown (her suit’s material) or in mismatching colours (the armor on her arms)? As we see, TLG opted for dark brown; thus I believe they will do the same for the FF suits.

I believe that the leaked torso is that of Sue’s, and that a second variant for the Thing will be produced as well. Meanwhile, we maybe get a blue-collar version for Reed and a Flame On Johnny—at least, that’s what I really hope to see, lol. (If it were me, I’d make a unique torso for Sue instead of for Reed, but I understand why Reed not having a blue collar would be a bigger deal.) Yes, I’m inhaling a ton of hopium at the moment to still expect a powered-up Human Torch, I know. Johnny is also a majorly-defined part of the FF’s lineup, and I’d hate to see a minifig version reduced to simply a blond lookalike of Reed.

On another note, the Thing’s head piece looks perfect!

[TheBatstan]

There's no way Lego opts for making Johnny as a minifigure in his flamed off form while only holding a power blast piece for his flame. His fully flamed on form is always the primary version that's made first for any Human Torch action figure, and I don't expect anything different here.

Plus, his flame form looks practically identical to his classic Kirby design with the vertical lines going down the suit, so it can double as a comic minifigure too.

[brickbride]

6 hours ago, NXS7 said:

 believe you're correct, my head jumped to Johnny as I couldn't see the feminine curve at the hips (though it also wouldn't surprise me if they used the same torso for her and Ben to cut costs)

Well using the same for both, even due to cost, would finally be a step in the right direction if you ask me. I'm very tired of LEGO going "curvy waist and lipstick, look it's a girl!" for any female characters from princesses to barbarian warriors.

[Coryo]

On 2/11/2025 at 11:40 AM, Mandalorianknight said:

A lot of us here are excited for the Thunderbolts but I get why lego didn't want to take that same risk.

I'm not super tapped into the Funko or Hasbro spheres, but it seems like they're also holding off on releasing any Thunderbolts tie-ins for now, so it may not be a Lego-specific decision. Maybe Marvel wants to keep certain scenes or characters under wraps.

Just looking at the trailer, a set similar to the previous Avengers Tower playsets would be my suggestion, with the main 5 Thunderbolts vs. Sentry (Taskmaster nowhere to be found)

 

12 hours ago, NXS7 said:

Reed's suit doesn't have white at the collar and the hands aren't the same colour as the Thing's head, so that's not Ben

I believe you're correct, my head jumped to Johnny as I couldn't see the feminine curve at the hips (though it also wouldn't surprise me if they used the same torso for her and Ben to cut costs)

The hands could plausibly be orange though, and all the other members are wearing white gloves, which does lead me to think it's Ben.

Also, Sue's costume doesn't have the same vertical lines at the front, so she'd likely need a different print. Unless Lego cheaps out with the minifigs and just uses the same torso for the whole team, although I'm not sure how likely that is.

Hopefully they all get dual-molded legs though, and maybe Johnny's "flame-on" form will show up in an Avengers Doomsday set, since I assume the FF will have a decent sized role in that.

 

 

[thebricksbear]

If I had to guess I'd bet Thunderbolts gets a set after the 'reveal' of the villain. A la No Way Home.

[BrickBob Studpants]

19 minutes ago, thebricksbear said:

If I had to guess I'd bet Thunderbolts gets a set after the 'reveal' of the villain. A la No Way Home.

That‘d be the first time a movie was skipped, only to get a set later. NWH still had one proper tie-in set on shelves when the movie came out  Not impossible, but also not very likely. For most new releases, it‘s now or never! 

Besides, if Sentry was the sole reason, they simply could‘ve done a set without him. It‘s not beneath them to omit the main antagonist, as they‘ve proven multiple times recently 

[Mandalorianknight]

1 hour ago, Coryo said:

I'm not super tapped into the Funko or Hasbro spheres, but it seems like they're also holding off on releasing any Thunderbolts tie-ins for now, so it may not be a Lego-specific decision. Maybe Marvel wants to keep certain scenes or characters under wraps.

Just looking at the trailer, a set similar to the previous Avengers Tower playsets would be my suggestion, with the main 5 Thunderbolts vs. Sentry (Taskmaster nowhere to be found)

That would be a little ironic given the marketing's essentially directly stated who isn't making it out of this one,  but yeah, it does look like this is across the board.

I think that would be cool. In the heyday of the theme this could have been a mini wave. Just from what the marketing's shown:

Winter Soldier Chase ($29.99): Red Guardian's limo, and Bucky's motorbike with an explode feature on the limo. Comes with Red Guardian, Yelena, and Bucky.

Thunderbolt Showdown ($49.99): Lab/death trap room with turntable play features and a play feature to launch fire down into the room. Comes with Yelena, John, Taskmaster, Ghost, and Bob.

The Watchtower ($89.99): partially void-consumed Avengers Tower build with references to the avengers movies on the lower levels, a room with Loki's scepter, and Val's bar area up top. Comes with Yelena, John, Red Guardian, Bucky, Ghost, Void, and Val.

9 hours ago, TheBatstan said:

There's no way Lego opts for making Johnny as a minifigure in his flamed off form while only holding a power blast piece for his flame. His fully flamed on form is always the primary version that's made first for any Human Torch action figure, and I don't expect anything different here.

Plus, his flame form looks practically identical to his classic Kirby design with the vertical lines going down the suit, so it can double as a comic minifigure too.

Yeah. Failing to have Johnny in flame-on form would be more of a lego DC move than a marvel one. I can't think of a time lego dropped the ball on minifig selection that bad- it'd be like if we got an iron man tie in that only came with Tony and no suits.

11 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

That‘d be the first time a movie was skipped, only to get a set later. NWH still had one proper tie-in set on shelves when the movie came out  Not impossible, but also not very likely. For most new releases, it‘s now or never! 

Besides, if Sentry was the sole reason, they simply could‘ve done a set without him. It‘s not beneath them to omit the main antagonist, as they‘ve proven multiple times recently 

I definitely don't think it's impossible, especially if Thunderbolts turns out to be a sleeper hit- most of the projects that have had little to no coverage since Endgame have coincidentally also been the ones that bombed or were poorly received. Lego has gone back and done sets for movies that released before they got the license, so it's not impossible.

You are definitely right on Sentry not being the reason though. Even if putting Void in the marketing was a late-stage decision, we've had "the thunderbolts fight eachother in a room with a fire play feature" and "Bucky attacks the thunderbolts in their colorful car" so you can definitely have conflict in a set without the villain.

[upliftingbricks]

Theory: They cant do Thunderbolts sets as they have no way to brand the packaging correctly. If Marvel have been so tightlipped about the title they might not have told toy companies what it is and when the Asterisk finally get announced there wont be enough time to do/redo the package so sets might have been delayed/cancelled and hence not leaked because they arent on schedule by time leakers got information on upcoming sets.