The MCU Has Already Wasted Its Easiest Way to Bring Back Harry Styles’ Marvel Hero

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Starfox’s What If Return Would Have Been the Easiest Way to Reference the MCU’s Main Character

Will Harry Styles’ Starfox ever return to the MCU?

Summary

• Starfox’s proper return to the MCU was lost in What If… due to Harry Styles’ lack of involvement.
• Eros’ future in the MCU remains unclear; his possible involvement in an Eternals sequel is uncertain.
• Harry Styles’ hiatus from acting may be the reason he didn’t reprise the role of Starfox, leaving his return in doubt.

Harry Styles gave a surprise MCU debuted three years ago in Eternals and it hasn’t been mentioned as much since, but Marvel may have blown the easiest way to bring him back. Eternals was one of the first MCU films in a post-Infinity Saga landscape, but unfortunately fell relatively flat compared to the Money-making standard set by most MCU movies. The future of the eponymous heroes in the MCU is now unclear, with several MCU Plot Threads Still Dangling as a result.

One of the most notable appeared in the Eternals Mid-credits scene. This scene saw Harry Styles debuts as Eros aka Starfox, an Eternal and brother of Thanos in Marvel Comics. The scene saw him briefly appear alongside Patton Oswalt’s Pip the Troll, with the two’s star power only teasing an imminent return to the MCU. This ultimately occurred as part of an unusual spin-off, but Starfox’s return sidelined the opportunity to reestablish the relevance of Styles’ involvement.

Starfox’s What If Return Would Have Been the Easiest Way to Reference the MCU’s Main Character

And if…? – An immersive story is a mixed reality video game that was released exclusively on Apple Vision Pro, using the And if…? animated show to depict entirely new MCU stories that take place in alternate realities. A moment within the video game represents the return of Starfox, as revealed below via The movie geek on Twitter/X:

The scene shows Thanos being held captive after attempting to steal the Reality Stone from Xandar. Starfox, as Thanos’ brother, attempts to influence the body charged with deciding Thanos’s fate to vote in Thanos’ interests before the Mad Titan breaks free of his shackles and steals the Reality Stone anyway. (which disconcertingly remained within his reach).

And if…? – An immersive story
He was released on May 30.

Notably, This version of Starfox wasn’t even voiced by Harry Styles.. He And if…? The Disney+ show has a history of having MCU actors reprise their roles, with celebrities like Cate Blanchett lending their voices to the project. Despite this, Harry Styles is not involved in this comeback of his MCU character nor has Marvel Studios even attempted to make the animated version look like the pop star. This restores the question of whether Marvel intends to bring Styles back at all after his brief cameo in Eternals.

Will Harry Styles’ Starfox ever return to the MCU?

The most likely place Harry Styles would return as Eros is as part of a Eternals continuation. Marvel has yet to confirm Yeah Eternals 2 it’s even in production, raising questions about whether this will ever happen after a lackluster response to the team’s debut. On the other hand, the study does not rule it out either. In fact, Kevin Feige has said that he is “enthusiastic” to see Eros return to the MCU in November 2023, but did not say when or where that would be.

Harry Styles recently announced that he was taking a break from acting, which may indicate why he didn’t participate in the
And if…?
project.

Given that the MCU is about to lean into the distinctly cosmic implications of the multiverse, it’s hard to see how the Eternals and Eros won’t factor in in some way. If this will be part of a whole Eternals sequel or as participants in another completely different project, as in the next Nova showeither Avengers: Secret Wars – remains to be seen. Although not included in And if…? – An immersive story, However, Styles’ Starfox could still reappear in the coming And if…? season 3.

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