Avengers, assemble. Marvel is announcing the cast of Avengers: Doomsday by showing on-set chairs with the actors’ names.
The Avengers: Doomsday cast includes Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Sam Wilson/Captain America, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Letitia Wright as Shuri, Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Wyatt Russell as John Walker/U.S. Agent, Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Namor, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing, and Simu Liu as Shang-Chi.
The rest of the ensemble: Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Hank McCoy/Beast, Lewis Pullman as Bob/Sentry, Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres/Falcon, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, Winston Duke as M’Baku, Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr/Ghost, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier/Professor X, Ian McKellen as Erik Lensherr/Magneto, Alan Cumming as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, Rebecca Romijn as Raven Darkhölme/Mystique, James Marsden as Scott Summers/Cyclops, Channing Tatum as Remy LeBeau/Gambit, and Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic.
The last actor announced was Robert Downey Jr., who will portray the villainous Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom. Downey walked down the line of chairs and sat down, giving a “shhh” sign before the stream ended.
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The casting announcement also came with the note that Doomsday is now in production.
Joe and Anthony Russo are directing Avengers: Doomsday. The Russo Brothers previously directed four MCU films: Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame.
At the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con, Downey shocked the entire film community when he arrived as Doctor Doom. Downey famously portrayed Tony Stark/Iron Man for over a decade in the MCU. Downey’s Iron Man died in Avengers: Endgame after sacrificing himself to destroy Thanos and save the world.
Marvel kicked off their 2025 theatrical slate with Captain America: Brave New World in February. Two more Marvel movies will premiere in 2025: Thunderbolts* on May 2 and The Fantastic Four: First Steps on July 25.
Avengers: Doomsday opens in theaters on May 1, 2026. Doomsday is the first of two Phase Six Avengers movies directed by the Russo Brothers. Avengers: Secret Wars will open one year later on May 7, 2027.
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What is AV2, and why should viewers care?
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