Hot connected the heels of announcing a further 26 formed members for the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, Marvel and Robert Downey Jr. person teased they’re not done yet.
Yesterday, Marvel announced the formed of Avengers: Doomsday via a lengthy livestream that confirmed a agelong database of actors acceptable to articulation Robert Downey Jr. successful the superhero movie, arsenic good arsenic the commencement of production.
Among the surprises, Channing Tatum volition reprise his relation arsenic X-Men fan-favorite Gambit. Check retired the full Avengers: Doomsday formed database here.
But determination are MCU stars conspicuous by their lack from the list. Tom Holland’s Spider-Man, for example, is obscurity to beryllium seen. Neither is Chris Evans, who was reported to person agreed to look successful either Avengers: Doomsday oregon Secret Wars successful immoderate way. Evans aboriginal denied the report.
Elsewhere, there’s nary Hulk, nary Hawkeye, nary Nick Fury, and nary Rhodey. On the X-Men side, there’s nary Deadpool, Wolverine, Storm, oregon Jean Grey.
Superhero fans were speedy to explicit their disappointment that immoderate of their favorites were passed by, but could determination beryllium anticipation yet? In an Instagram station pursuing the reveal, Robert Downey Jr., who is acceptable to play Doctor Doom having led the MCU arsenic Iron Man for truthful galore years, teased there’s plentifulness much to come.
The Most Surprising Avengers and Marvel Characters Not Announced for Doomsday
“That’s what u telephone a heavy seat of talent,” RDJ said. “Actually it’s much similar a row, but an other agelong one… That indispensable beryllium it.. right?”
Marvel past teased successful the comments that "there's ever country for more. Directors the Russo Brothers added: "It’s time…"
So, clearly, Marvel isn’t done announcing the Avengers: Doomsday cast. The question is, who other could beryllium acceptable to articulation successful the carnage? Let america cognize successful the comments.
Earlier this month, co-directors the Russo brothers said they spot Avengers 5 and 6 arsenic a “new beginning” that volition laic the instauration for immoderate comes adjacent successful Phase 7 of the MCU.
“The lone happening I’ll accidental astir the movie is this: we emotion villains who deliberation they’re the heroes of their ain stories,” Joe Russo said. “That’s erstwhile they go three-dimensional and they go much interesting. When you person an histrion similar Robert Downey, you person to make a three-dimensional, good shaped quality for the audience. That’s wherever a batch of our absorption is going.”
Avengers: Doomsday is presently acceptable to get successful theaters connected May 1, 2026, and Secret Wars arrives astir a twelvemonth aboriginal successful May 2027. Before then, Thunderbolts* comes retired successful May 2025, TV amusement Ironheart is retired successful June, and Phase 6 kicks disconnected with The Fantastic Four: First Steps successful July.
In October, Marvel Studios added 3 untitled movie projects to its 2028 merchandise schedule: February 18, 2028; May 5, 2028; and November 10, 2028. It seems progressively apt 1 of these movies is X-Men.
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