Marvel Studios has officially announced that the new movie, “Avengers Doomsday,” is now being made. The exciting news was shared on March 26, along with a lineup of stars who will appear in the film. Fans can look forward to seeing beloved characters from previous Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies and some new faces joining the adventure!
In a live event that lasted almost five and a half hours, Marvel Studios introduced the cast for their new movie, Avengers: Doomsday. The lineup features familiar faces from past Marvel films, actors from the old X-Men movies, and some new stars from the upcoming Fantastic Four film. Many fans are excited to see them in a Marvel Cinematic Universe!
Returning Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) heroes, villains, and anti-heroes include Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Anthony Mackie (Falcon/Captain America), Sebastian Stan (The Winter Soldier/Bucky), Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Letitia Wright (Black Panther), Wyatt Russell (US Agent), Simu Liu (Shang-Chi), and Florence Pugh (Yelena Belova)
The announced cast includes Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Anthony Mackie as Captain America, Paul Rudd as Ant-Man, Letitia Wright as Black Panther, Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, Danny Ramirez as The Falcon, and Winston Duke as M’Baku.
The cast for Marvel’s upcoming anti-hero team movie, “Thunderbolts,” was also revealed. This includes Sebastian Stan as The Winter Soldier, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Wyatt Russell as US Agent, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost, and Lewis Pullman, who is currently referred to as Bob.
In a big surprise move, Marvel is pulling in iconic X-Men actors Patrick Stewart as Professor X, Ian McKellen as Magneto, James Marsden as Cyclops, and Rebecca Romijn as Mystique. This group helped launch the modern era of superhero movies with the release of ‘X-Men’ in 2000, a film that Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige worked on as an assistant.
The newly cast Fantastic Four will also be a part of Doomsday. This means stars like Pedro Pascal (Mr. Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby (Invisible Woman), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Thing), and Joseph Quinn (Human Torch) will mark their attendance in the MCU.
Doomsday will be released on May 1, 2026, while the follow-up Avengers: Secret Wars is scheduled for May 7, 2027.