To say that Marvel Studios' big Avengers: Doomsday cast announcement broadcast was a bit ridiculous is perhaps a bit of an understatement. It has taken over five hours, but the production company has finally confirmed the main, big players that will be a part of their next ensemble effort. There are a few surprises, a few missing disappointments, and likewise several that seem to make the upcoming Thunderbolts* a little less exciting, but with 27 individual heroes and villains to check out, to say the cast is anything less than star-studded would be a lie.
So, with Avengers: Doomsday now in production, who for an absolute fact will be starring in the film? The folk below:
Chris Hemsworth as Thor Odinson
Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm
Anthony Mackie as Captain America/Sam Wilson
Sebastian Stan as Winter Soldier/Bucky Barnes
Letitia Wright as Black Panther
Paul Rudd as Ant-Man
Wyatt Russell as US Agent
Tenoch Huerta Meija as Namor
Ebon-Moss Bachrach as The Thing
Simu Liu as Shang-Chi
Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova
Kelsey Grammer as Beast
Lewis Pullman as Sentry
Danny Ramirez as Falcon
Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm
David Harbour as Red Guardian
Winston Duke as M'Baku
Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost
Tom Hiddleston as Loki
Patrick Stewart as Professor X
Ian McKellen as Magneto
Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler
Rebecca Romijn as Mystique
James Marsden as Cyclops
Channing Tatum as Gambit
Pedro Pascal as Mr. Fantastic/Reed Richards
Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom
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As this is Marvel we are talking about, a few additional surprises wouldn't be a shock. But even though we do expect something on this front, does it surprise you already that Tom Holland's Spider-Man, Hugh Jackman's Wolverine, Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool, Charlie Cox's Daredevil, Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange, and other current and recent characters and stars aren't being included?
Avengers: Doomsday opens in cinemas on May 1, 2026.