Marvel Is Finally Fulfilling An MCU Hero Tease Iron Man 2 was established 13 years ago.

The MCU is notorious for building its characters over time, and Marvel is finally ready to pay off a hero initially hinted at in Iron Man 2.

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With Bill Foster's Goliath slated to debut as a superhero in What If...?

eason 2, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is finally fulfilling a tease from Iron Man 2.

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The franchise is exploiting the show's various universes to examine characters who will have little future participation in the MCU.

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Laurence Fishburne stated that Foster will play Giant Man, providing much-anticipated insight into what Project Goliath allows him to do.

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe is continually introducing new heroes and villains for future appearances, and the franchise is finally ready to fulfill a tease from Iron Man 2 in 2010.

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There aren't many Easter eggs or references left from MCU Phase 1, but one of the few will eventually be examined on the small screen.

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Season 1 of Marvel's What If...? investigated many branches of the MCU timeline, some comparable to the mainline series and some completely distinct.

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