We’re officially way past Endgame. Marvel fans better be prepared because their favourite studio is ready to bring back the Avengers! However, as it turns out, Chris Evans‘ Captain America won’t be on the battlefield frontlines (or so they say), urging the mightiest superheroes to assemble this time. Contrary to many rumours floating around since Robert Downey Jr — dressed as Doctor Doom — surprised fans at San Diego Comic-Con, the official Avengers Doomsday full cast reveal has dispelled a lot of chatter.
Although the Avengers are indeed assembling, several beloved heroes will be missing in action when Avengers Doomsday arrives in theatres next year. In addition to Chris Evans sitting out the high-octane MCU reunion, Tom Holland’s web-slinging Spider-Man and fan-favourites Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff and Benedict Cumberbatch’s Dr Strange are some others who were not included in the anticipated blockbuster’s first roll-call.
Then, who is leading the charge?
Avengers Doomsday full cast announced
According to Marvel Studios’ official announcement unveiled just hours ago, the upcoming action-packed chapter of the new Avengers era will be bringing back Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Anthony Mackie (Captain America), Letitia Wright (Black Panther / Shuri), Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), Simu Liu (Shang-Chi), Danny Ramirez (The Falcon) and Winston Duke (M’Baku). Surprisingly, Blank Panther Wakanda Forever’s anti-hero Tenoch Huerta Mejia (Namor) also got a seat in the soundstage.
The Thunderbolts* star-cast will also round up in the Avengers Doomdsay battlefield. Sebastian Stan (The Winter Soldier / Bucky), Florence Pugh (Yelena), Wyatt Russell (US Agent), David Harbour (Red Guardian), Hannah John-Kamen (Ghost) and Lewis Pullman (Bob?) will be back in action post their own May 2025 cinematic delivery, which serves as the final film of the MCU’s Phase Five.
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X-Men return for Avengers Doomsday
The live-stream announcing the Avengers Doomsday cast also confirmed that OG X-Men stars Patrick Stewart (Professor X), Ian McKellen (Magneto), James Marsden (Cyclops) and Rebecca Romijn (Mystique) aren’t yet done with the Marvel fun. Alan Cumming (Nightcrawler) and Kelsey Grammer (Beast) from the early 2000s X-Men trilogy will also be joining them.
Channing Tatum’s Gambit dreams live on in Avengers Doomsday as the beloved Hollywood hunk has been welcomed back with open arms after he stole everyone’s heart in Deadpool & Wolverine.
The all-new Fantastic Four crew Pedro Pascal (Mr Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby (The Invisible Woman), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Thing) and Joseph Quinn (The Human Torch) will usher in a new wave of leadership in the upcoming Avengers movie fest.
Marvel’s announcement concluded by revealing their highly bankable superstar Robert Downey Jr, not as Iron Man, but Doctor Doom for this round, in a suit & tie. For all we know, this is obviously not it. MCU is notoriously famed for bursting its fans’ bubbles by dropping the curtain on last-minute casting reveals. There’s a good chance that once we drop in to catch the movie in theatres, we may just as well spot another familiar face, or two, or even someone new.
Avengers Doomdsay is now in production, and is slated to hit theatres on May 1, 2026. Meanwhile, its follow-up Avengers Secret Wars is scheduled for a May 7, 2027, release date.