Looks like he won't. It makes more sense for Ross to be the main villain than a Hulk villain.

A war between real-life Earth nations? That's a dark prospect for the MCU.

Thaddeus Ross being the villain is a thing that I am not sure it fits. An antagonist, yes, but not a full on villain. These politician figures are rarely evil in these types of films, unless they're a bit cartoonish, and I feel he will just be a guy who makes questionable decisions, upon the discovery of this new element.

Now as for Thaddeus Ross being president... that would be a bit complicated for the timeline, no? We already know there's a president Ritson in 2025, so he would be filling the role of president from 2024 to 2028. Three things that this could means: this can mean the movie is placed before the election of Ritson, so before November 2024 (though I now realize that would be impossible, given Ross was snapped, so he couldn't possibly fill that role, from 2020 to 2024... also he is just standing at Tony's funeral like he was a nobody), or this could mean this is placed after Ritson's presidency ends, so 2028 at the earliest, or Ritson, for some reason (death) is replaced by vice-president Ross. Judging by the plot of Secret Invasion, an environment where Ritson could be killed during the Skrull invasion could occur, I feel that would be the most favourable condition, for the timeline, to conciliate Ross being the president.

If Ross has such a central role, I can now definetly see why they decided to recast him. However, judging by his role as "evil" president, I can't help to think that Ritson himself could fit that role just fine. He has expressed desire to take offensive actions against Wakanda, which is surreal... and all for Vibranium.

As for them wanting materials from Tiamut, that is an amazing way to use that event to benefit the plot of a movie that's otherwise completely unrelated to Eternals. That said, and again concerning the timeline, Tiamut has been above the ocean for over two years now. Would it really warrant that much time until there is a conflict surrounding the resources that celestial provides?

I too think this is a fascinating premise for the film, but I thought these questions were relevant.

If this will be done correctly, it can be another MCU banger! This plot sounds great, and would connect Eternals more to the larger MCU. Also, wonder if we see the Netherlands being part of this, I can't imagine my minister president Mark Rutte making a cameo in this, even if it is through archive footage of one of the press conferetions...

Also, love these kind of posts!

This does raise a question: is adamantium a new discovery or did Sersi just transmute Tiamut into a large depository of adamantium? If the former, that completely changes Wolverine's backstory. And wasn't there an Easter egg about Wolverine in She-Hulk?

Although I am not a fan of the falcon as captain America this movie sounds pretty cool

How could Tiamut could contain adamantium since he's been changed to marble

^^Yes, right next to a reference to Tiamut. Coincidence? Maybe, maybe not.

@Bambee09 Wolverine can exist without Adamantium by the events of She-Hulk. Maybe the Celestials are made of Adamantium?

@Miguel Evaristo I disagree with some points, overall it looks like Thaddeus Ross will be the Norman Osborn of the MCU during the Dark Reign/Siege storyline. I don't think we should wonder about the timeline, something could happen to Ritson, after all in SI we see his car get impacted by a missile.

With Tiamut, I think they either retcon it later into the timeline, or they just investigated past the surface and saw this new substance.

@Marvelus but it doesn't make sense? Adamantium is what was used to coat his bones. What's being used now, vibranium? All the vibranium America had was used to create Cap's shield so it ain't that