Marvel Studios’ ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ OFFICIALLY now in production
Anticipation has been building for Marvel Studios’ upcoming next step in Stage 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the announcement of Avengers: Doomsday and the return of Robert Downey Jr. as Dr Doom! And now in a surprising and shock announcement this morning we now have the confirmed cast for Avengers: Doomsday announced.
Via a livestream on Instagram, Marvel has officially confirmed the following cast for Avengers: Doomsday who include Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Anthony Mackie (Captain America), Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), Letitia Wright (Black Panther), Simu Liu (Shang-Chi), Danny Ramirez (The Falcon), Winston Duke (M’Baku), Tenoch Huerta Mejía (Namor), Sebastian Stan (The Winter Soldier), Florence Pugh (Yelena Belova), Wyatt Russell (U.S. Agent), David Harbour (Red Guardian), Hannah John-Kamen (Ghost), Lewis Pullman (Bob), Patrick Stewart (Prof. X), Ian McKellen (Magneto), James Marsden (Cyclops), Rebecca Romijn (Mystique), Alan Cumming (Nightcrawler), Kelsey Grammer (Beast), Channing Tatum (Gambit), Vanessa Kirby (The Invisible Woman), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Thing), Joseph Quinn (The Human Torch) and Pedro Pascal (Mr Fantastic).
View the full announcement below:
This casting line-up was a huge surprise for fans, especially with the return of original X-Men franchise performers in Sir Patrick Stewart, Sir Ian McKellen, James Marsden, Alan Cumming, Kelsey Grammar, Rebecca Romijn as Professor X, Magneto, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Beast and Mystique, along with Channing Tatum, who made an incredible impact on audiences in Deadpool & Wolverine as Gambit.
It’s an incredibly exciting announcement and showcases the grand scale that filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo are taking with this project. The presence of Downey appearing in the announcement itself was also an important revelation given his shock casting as Doom, and with Joe Russo stating that Downey Jr. has taken on a chief role in the development of Doom for the MCU in relation to both the character’s back story, and has even provided suggestions in relation to his costume design for the picture.
While we’re only at the start of Avengers: Doomsday and audiences still have Thunderbolts* and Fantastic Four: First Steps ahead of us to look forward to, and it’s generally becoming an exciting time with this new development within the MCU.
Avengers: Doomsday will arrive in cinemas on May 1, 2026.
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