News just in: the Avengers: Doomsday cast has been unveiled. Well, we say ‘just in’. Over the last five or so hours, Marvel Studios has been confirming who will be starring in the long-awaited upcoming Avengers movie, which has officially begun production. Yes, in a live-streamed announceathon on Marvel’s YouTube and social media channels, a succession of 26 cast chairs were slowly unfolded, accompanied by character appropriate musical stings, in fifteen minute intervals, revealing the sprawling list of names set to appear in the Russo Brothers’ long-awaited return to the MCU.
Among the names on the list were *deep breath* Chris Hemsworth, Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Letitia Wright, Paul Rudd, Wyatt Russell, Tenoch Huerta Mejia, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Simu Liu, Florence Pugh, Kelsey Grammer, Lewis Pullman, Danny Ramirez, Joseph Quinn, David Harbour, Winston Duke, Hannah John-Kamen, Tom Hiddleston, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden, Channing Tatum, Pedro Pascal, and last but certainly not least, Robert Downey Jr., who had already been confirmed to be returning to the MCU but still rocked up at the end of the stream to add an extra dollop of hype on top of the Russos' veritable hype sundae.
That means Thor, Sue Storm, Sam Wilson, Bucky Barnes, Shuri, Scott Lang, John Walker, Namor, Ben Grimm, Shang-Chi, Yelena Belova, Hank McCoy (aka Beast), possibly-but-not-definitely Sentry, Joaquin ‘The Falcon’ Torres, Johnny ‘The Human Torch’ Storm, Red Guardian, M’Baku, Ghost, Loki, Professor X, Magneto, Nightcrawler, OG Mystique, OG Cyclops, Gambit, Reed Richards, and Doctor Doom are all set to appear in the next major Marvel team-up. Intriguingly, this indicates several survivors from the upcoming Thunderbolts* (and one probably done for team member, too *cough* Taskmaster *cough*.) Plus, all of the MCU's new Fantastic Four are in, a whole bunch of X-Men (well, Ex X-Men), and a plethora of Earth's other Mightiest Heroes. Plus, we’re finally going to be reunited with Shang-Chi for the first time in yonks (in live-action at least). Phew!
Notably absent from the cast list at this point however are *another deep breath* Mark Ruffalo (Hulk), Danai Gurira (Okoye), Chris Pratt (Star-Lord), Charlie Cox (Daredevil), Benedict Wong (Wong), Iman Vellani (Ms. Marvel), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), Tom Holland (Spider-Man), Oscar Isaac (Moon Knight), Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie), Evangeline Lilly (The Wasp), Paul Bettany (White Vision), Tatiana Maslany (She-Hulk), Don Cheadle (War Machine), Brie Larson (Captain Marvel), Olga Kurylenko (Taskmaster), Dominique Thorne (Ironheart), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Hailee Steinfeld (Kate Bishop), Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch), Xochitl Gomez (America Chavez), Teyonah Parris (Monica Rambeau), Benedict Cumberbatch (Dr. Strange), Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool), Hugh Jackman (Wolverine), and previously rumoured cast additions Chris Evans and Hayley Atwell.
Avengers: Doomsday is being directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, from a screenplay by returning writer Stephen McFeely, who's teamed up with Loki and Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness MCU veteran Michael Waldron on this one. We wouldn't be surprised to see more castings trickle through as Doomsday's 1 May 2026 release date gets closer, or indeed for the odd sneaky cameo to find its way into the finished film. But until then, all that's left to say is Avengers... reassemble.
