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GavsEvans123 posted...

On topic, I was wondering, since the older adult heroes are in the process of being phased out, and many of the new heroes being introduced are teenagers, does anyone think this is a conscious decision to aim the MCU at a younger audience than before?

I think it's more that this is just the natural consequence of having an extended film universe like this. They can't keep having their gradually aging stars playing the same character forever, and they've decided to go the route of (mostly) not recasting. Eventually Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans are going to stop being Iron Man and Captain America. Given that the MCU carries so much weight now, you're better off scouting young talent and developing them into a role and making a star out of them and surrounding them with older, bankable talent in villain and one-off supporting roles. At least, that's kind of the way it seems to me. It could be a conscious effort, but I also think it's kind of your only option at this stage in the game.