Josh Brolin provides MAJOR hint that Thanos will return in the MCU

Josh Brolin has hinted that Thanos could make a sensational return in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Thanos has proved to be one of the most popular villains in the history of comic book movies.

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Though his appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was first teased back in 2011's Thor, we didn't see the character fully created until Josh Brolin stepped into the role for Avengers: Infinity War.

As well as Brolin's outstanding, dominant performance, Thanos has emerged as a popular villain as there are some fans who are actually sympathetic to his goals. Thanos aims to help living creatures in the universe survive by eliminating half of life in that universe, thus freeing up resources for those who survive.

Even though his plan is effectively genocide, his ultimate goal is the survival of living things. At the conclusion of Avengers: Endgame, Thanos met his end at the hands of The Avengers, with Tony Stark / Ironman giving his life so that the villain could be defeated.

With the MCU in a bit of a mess due to the scandal involving Kang the Conqueror actor Jonathan Majors, the next phase of the MCU is looking for a new big bad, or could Marvel turn to an old face?

“You know, I hear kind of like through the grapevine, that they’re gonna bring him back,” Brolin said to ComicBook.com.

“And there’s the What If…? series and that’s a different kind of Thanos and all that. But I don’t know in the Marvel world whether they’re going to bring him back, but I didn’t know that he was the most killed-off Marvel villain . . . You learn something new every day.”

READ MORE: What will Marvel do with the MCU after firing Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror?

Thanos creator wants him to return in the MCU

The man who actually created Thanos wants to see him again. Jim Starlin created Thanos back in 1973 for The Invincible Ironman #55.

"Well, I think he probably hits a nerve," Starlin previously told Inverse of Thanos.

"He raises questions that a number of us have thought about. He's also just a badass character. I don't think anybody thinks we've seen the last of him. Disney made a shitload of money off of him and there's probably a shitload of money still to be made.

"So my fingers are crossed."