Marvel looks to Dan Trachtenberg for the future of the MCU

Dan Trachtenberg could join the directing team at Marvel Studios. According to an exclusive report by Alex Perez on The Cosmic Circus, the filmmaker is in negotiations with Kevin Feige to direct an upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe feature film. The project would be part of the plans following Avengers: Secret Wars and would focus on a single character.

The director's name is no surprise, considering his work in recent years with the Predator franchise. After Prey (2022), Trachtenberg directed the animated film Predator: Killer of Killers and Predator: Badlands (2025), demonstrating a particular ability to revitalize established sagas through different narrative perspectives. His resume also includes the no less interesting 10 Cloverfield Lane.

Nova, Blade, or Wolverine: What will the project be?

It's too early to know the identity of the character at the center of the film. The Cosmic Circus lists Nova and Blade among the possibilities, also hypothesizing a spin-off dedicated to a mutant. The reference to a famous Canadian hero also fuels speculation about Wolverine.

However, none of these hypotheses have any confirmation. Even Trachtenberg's involvement as a screenwriter is not explicitly confirmed in the article, which primarily discusses negotiations for directing. For now, it remains an unconfirmed report, far from an official agreement.