Over the last decade, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has released 22 films that have explored a few iconic locations of the Marvel Universe, like Black Panther's Wakanda or Stark Tower/Avengers Tower. However, there are a lot of places the MCU can still explore in Phase Four and beyond.
With the re-acquisition of film rights to characters like the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, there are a number of Marvel locations fans have been hoping to see on the big screen that were previously off-limits but are now available to use. We are going to explore a few untouched areas of the Marvel Universe today that we can't wait to see adapted to the MCU.
10 AVENGERS MANSION
Considering their previous headquarters were a high-tech highrise and a fully-equipped military compound, it may seem like a step backward for whatever team of Avengers should exist post-Endgame to set up their new headquarters in a mansion in New York.
However, the Avengers Mansion, which was formerly owned by Tony Stark before he donated it to the Avengers, has always represented more than just the Avengers HQ. Avengers Mansion has served as a headquarters, a home, and most importantly, a place on the ground amongst the public that brought the team down to Earth, which may be what any New Avengers need in the future.
9 FOUR FREEDOMS PLAZA
With the Fantastic Four set to make their debut in the MCU following Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox's film rights, the first family of Marvel will need a place to hang their unstable molecule hats. They have had a few headquarters over the years that have included the Baxter Building and their waterfront base known as Pier 4.
Following the destruction of the Baxter Building, which was located in Manhattan on 42 Street and Madison, Reed Richards designed Four Freedoms Plaza, which was better suited for his inventions and experiments and the team's adventures. The building's iconic roof featured a four-sided "4" that could be seen from all directions and would look great in the MCU's New York skyline.
8 SAVAGE LAND
One of the most exotic and interesting locations on Earth in the Marvel Universe is the prehistoric jungle known as the Savage Land that is hidden in the Antartic. While it was originally known as "The Land Where Time Stands Still" in 1941's Marvel Mystery Comics #22, it was rechristened as the Savage Land in X-Men #10.
The Savage Land has featured in a number of X-Men storylines but is widely used across all Marvel titles, and is also home to Ka-Zar and Shanna the She-Devil. The Savage Land even features an alternate form of Vibranium that weakens metal, which is just another potential storyline the MCU could explore with this visually impressive location.
7 MADRIPOOR
We've already seen a few unique locations to the MCU, such as the country of Sokovia that featured so heavily after the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron. The comics feature a unique location to the Marvel Universe that needs to appear in some form in the MCU known as Madripoor.
Madripoor is an island in Southeast Asia that is basically a city of criminals run by criminals and features frequently in the X-Men franchise, most notably with Wolverine. Despite its criminal connections, Madripoor is a very powerful trade center and has even been taken over by Hydra to serve as a base for their takeover of the world.
6 NEGATIVE ZONE
The MCU has already established the existence of other dimensions in Doctor Strange, which introduced locations like the Dark Dimension and the Mirror Dimension. The Fantastic Four's Reed Richards once discovered a dimension as well, which he named the Negative Zone, which would fit perfectly into the MCU.
The Negative Zone would be another great location for the films to explore and even opens up origin potentials for the FF's debut in the MCU, similar to how they got their powers in the Ultimate Universe. Most important, however, would be the potential villains it would introduce to the MCU like Annihilus, which could lead to an epic adaptation of the Annihilation event.
5 GENOSHA
We may have technically seen Genosha in Fox's final X-Men film Dark Phoenix, but the big-screen adaptation of the mutant island pales in comparison to the comic book location. While Dark Phoenix accurately portrayed Genosha as a safe haven for mutants, in the comics the island has a history filled with struggle and turmoil to become the mutant paradise it aspired to be.
When the X-Men are introduced to the MCU, Genosha's early days of genetic mutation and class struggles between the huge mutant population could serve as a great avenue to introduce some of the main themes of the X-Men's mythology to the MCU, while providing an entirely new setting and group of villains for the new iteration of the X-Men to face.
4 LIMBO
This one may be a little confusing as there are actually two Limbos in the Marvel Universe, and we kind of want to see both. First of all, the New Mutants character Illyana has a deep connection to the hellish Limbo, which she rules over as the Darkchylde and features a number of great characters the MCU could explore when the X-Men are introduced.
The other Limbo exists outside the timestream and is ruled by Immortus, the Lord of Time. Immortus is actually a future version of Kang the Conqueror, who could serve as either the Avengers or the Fantastic Four's next big villain. Basically, whichever Limbo we get to see on the big screen is a win-win situation for fans.
3 THE PEAK
S.H.I.E.L.D. was created to protect Earth from any and all dangers that might develop on the planet, so S.W.O.R.D. was created to defend Earth from outside threats. S.W.O.R.D. stands for the Sentient World Observation and Response Department and was run by Special Agent Abigail Brand and operated out of an orbiting satellite known as The Peak.
We may have already gotten a look inside The Peak thanks to the post-credit scene of Spider-Man: Far From Home, which revealed that Fury and Hill were actually Talos and Soren, the Skrulls from Captain Marvel, and Nick Fury was running some sort of Skrull operation in space. Could that be the first depiction of S.W.O.R.D. and The Peak in the MCU?
2 ATLANTIS
One of the biggest locations left untouched by the MCU is the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, home of Namor, the Sub-Mariner. Atlantis has been teased and referenced in the MCU before, though we have yet to see any official confirmation that Atlantis exists in the MCU.
This may be due to some leftover rights issues with Universal Pictures that prohibit Namor's use in the MCU. There have been rumors that Namor may appear in future phases similarly to how the Hulk is able to appear in the MCU despite his rights remaining with Universal as well, but no confirmation exists of Namor, or Atlantis coming to the MCU.
1 LATVERIA
The nation of Latveria is a very important locale in the Marvel Universe for a number of reasons. Not only does it factor into a number of important storylines in the Marvel Universe, ranging from the Fantastic Four to the Avengers, but it also is the homeland of Victor Von Doom, also known as Doctor Doom, ruler of Latveria.
Doom is one of the most anticipated arrivals to the MCU from the Fantastic Four stable of characters, and his threat could very easily unite the next few phases of the MCU just like Thanos did before him. Hopefully, Doom and Latveria appear in the MCU sooner rather than later, maybe even in the as-yet-unannounced Black Panther sequel?