Who is the MCU Anchor Being? Kevin Feige Knows

Originally posted on Men's Journal | By Griff Griffin | Last updated Jul 30, 2024 4:00 PM ET

Deadpool and Wolverine has everyone speculating about Anchor Beings - but who is the Anchor Being of the entire MCU? Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige revealed all long before the film released.

If you didn’t know, an Anchor Being is essentially the most important character in the universe. When they die, that universe ceases to exist. In Deadpool and Wolverine, that Anchor Being is Wolverine. When he dies at the end of Logan, he triggers the start of his universe’s collapse - unless Deadpool can prevent it.

But Logan exists in the now-defunct Fox universe, which is an entirely separate universe to the MCU, which contains the likes of Iron Man, Captain America, and Hulk. According to Feige, the Anchor Being is Doctor Strange.

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During a speech on the Hollywood Walk of Fame around the release of Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, Feige addressed Doctor Strange actor Benedict Cumberbatch, saying, “You’ve always seen the tremendous potential in this character, and because of that, you become the anchor of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the only actor capable of guiding us through the madness of the multiverse.”

Kevin Feige calls Doctor Strange “The Anchor” of the MCU

Did he mean the actual Anchor Being though? pic.twitter.com/fcFodpdsji
— Austin Medeiros (@austin_medz) July 29, 2024

Did Feige actually mean Doctor Strange is the literal Anchor Being, though? After all, this was years before the events of Deadpool and Wolverine. The Fantastic Four: First Steps director Matt Shakman offered a slightly more recent take, revealing the Anchor Being to be Scarlet Witch.

“I have to say Scarlet Witch,” Shakman said at SDCC 2024. “My girl Wanda Maximoff.” Although Shakman might be slightly biased - he did direct several episodes of Disney+ series WandaVision.

What if it was Agatha all along? Check out the Agatha All Along trailer as Kathryn Hahn and Aubrey Plaza lead the MCU’s coven.

This article first appeared on Men's Journal and was syndicated with permission.

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