The cast for Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday has been unveiled, with countless fans ecstatic at the returning stars and characters – but there are a number of noteable names missing
The cast for Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday has been unveiled. It’s a long list, with some legends of the Marvel Cinematic Universe back for more.
But, perhaps more exciting for some comic fans, the original X-Men will be part of the cast. The likes of Patrick Stewart (Professor X), Ian McKellen (Magneto), Rebecca Romijn (Mystique) and Alan Cumming (Nightcrawler), among others, will also appear.
However there are a number of big names missing from the cast list. The include Tom Holland ( Spider-Man ), Ryan Reynolds ( Deadpool ), Hugh Jackman ( Wolverine ) and Mark Ruffalo ( Bruce Banner ), to start things off – but they’re far from the only ones.
Who is missing from Avengers: Doomsday?
Also on the list of missing MCU stars are Tatiana Maslany ( She-Hulk ), Evangeline Lily ( Wasp ), Oscar Isaac ( Moon Knight ), Benedict Cumberbatch ( Doctor Strange ), Charlize Theron ( Clea ), Xochitl Gomez ( America Chavez ), Don Cheadle ( War Machine ), Brie Larson ( Captain Marvel ), Jeremy Renner ( Hawkeye ), Benedict Wong ( Wong ), Will Poulter ( Adam Warlock ), Chris Pratt ( Starlord ), Vin Diesel ( Groot ), Zoe Saldana ( Gamora ), Dave Bautista ( Drax ), Pom Klementieff ( Mantis ), Karen Gillan ( Nebula ), Danai Gurira ( Okoye ), Iman Vellani ( Ms Marvel ), Hailee Steinfeld ( Kate Bishop ), Samuel L Jackson ( Nick Fury ), Emilia Clarke ( G’iah ), Ben Mendelsogn ( Talos ), Teyonah Parris ( Monica Rambeau ), Tessa Thompson ( Valkyrie ), Gemma Chan ( Sersi ), Angelina Jolie ( Thena ), Kit Harington ( Black Knight ), Kumail Nanjiani ( Kingo ), Brian Tyree Henry ( Phastos ), Lia McHugh ( Sprite ), Barry Keoghan ( Druig ), Lauren Ridloff ( Makkari ), Harry Styles ( Eros ), Charlie Cox ( Daredevil ), Vincent D’Onofrio ( Kingpin ), Jon Bernthal ( The Punisher ), Rachel Weisz ( Melina ), Gwyneth Paltrow ( Pepper Potts ), Kat Dennings ( Darcy Lewis ), Martin Freeman ( Everett K Ross ), Michael Douglas ( Hank Pym ), Michelle Pfeiffer ( Janet Van Dyne ), Olga Kurylenko ( Taskmaster ), Julia Louis Dreyfus ( Valentina Allegra de Fontainte ), Tim Blake Nelson ( The Leader ), Harrison Ford ( Red Hulk ).
Who might be cast in Avengers: Doomsday?
Robert Downey Jr, who is set to take on the role of Dr Doom, has hinted there are more names to be announced.
On Instagram, after the cast so far was announced, he wrote: “That’s what you call a deep bench of talent… actually it’s more like a row, but an extra long one.
“That must be it… right?”
Marvel Studios’ official account responded: “There’s always room for more…”
It remains to be seen who will appear, and fans have been begging for Elizabeth Olsen to return as Scarlet Witch. The super powerful character last appeared in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), seemingly sacrificing herself to destroy the Darkhold.
It is reported by The Wrap that Chris Evans, who previously played Captain America and more recently appeared in Deadpool and Wolverine as his Fantastic Four character Johnny Storm, will have a role. It has not yet been revealed how much he will be involved, though.
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Some characters are also more likely to feature, such as Tom Holland’s Spider-Man, Benedict Cumberbatch’s Dr Strange and Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye.
Others are less likely, such as the cast of the Eternals, which introduced One Direction’s Harry Styles into the MCU in a post-credit scene. Marvel bosses expressed an interest in exploring the characters more, and producer Nate Moore said the Eternals would return to the MCU in the future, however by July 2024 there were no plans for a sequel and they are yet to appear in any other MCU films.
Meanwhile, fans have been begging for some of the other X-Men from the original films to be brought back. So far, joining the previously mentioned X-Men favourites are Kelsey Grammer (Beast), James Marsden (Cyclops). Channing Tatum is also set to return as Gambit, after making his debut in Deadpool and Wolverine.
Fans are hopeful that names like Halle Berry (Storm), Famke Janssen (Jean Grey) and Anna Paquin (Rogue) might return.
Avengers: Doomsday will be released on May 1, 2026
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