It all leads to Doom.
Marvel Studios has gone live to announce the lead cast of Avengers: Doomsday, which is now in production with the Russo Brothers (Infinity War, Endgame). This event will likely go on for hours, as the name reveals are coming in slowly. Whatβs most eXciting is many original X-Men actors are making their way into the MCU with this epic entry that leads into Avengers: Secret Wars.
Updated cast list:
Patrick Stewart (Professor X), Ian McKellen (Magneto), Rebecca Romijn (Mystique), Alan Cumming (Nightcrawler), James Marsden (Cyclops), Kelsey Grammer (Beast), Channing Tatum (Gambit), Tenoch Huerta MejΓa (Namor), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Letitia Wright (Black Panther), Winston Duke (MβBaku), Pedro Pascal (Mister Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby (Invisible Woman), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Thing), Joseph Quinn (Human Torch), Anthony Mackie (Captain America), Danny Ramirez (Falcon), Sebastian Stan (Bucky), Simu Liu (Shang Chi), Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), Lewis Pullman (Sentry), Florence Pugh (Yelena), David Harbour (Red Guardian), Hannah John-Kamen(Ghost), Wyatt Russell (U.S. Agent), Tom Hiddleston (Loki) and Robert Downey Jr. (Doctor Doom).
Keep in mind, this isn’t the FULL cast, but these appear to be the characters leading the charge. It’s said that Marvel Studios will announce additional actors in the future, so there’s a definite possibility of more mutants showing up.
Arriving in theaters on May 1 , 2026, Avengers: Doomsday will see the return a Robert Downey Jr. to the Marvel Cinematic Universe; this time as Victor Von Doom aka Doctor Doom! It will take Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, and those from across the multiverse, to challenge a visionary new age in the MCU.

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