Marvel Studios have just confirmed that, ahead of it’s May 2026 release day, Avengers: Doomsday is now officially in production!

Not only that, but they have been busy on social media fleshing out the expansive cast via a series of online announcements.

While there are some notable omissions – no Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Holland, Mark Ruffalo or Ryan Reynolds, to name but a few – there are certainly some interesting inclusions, as per the full list below:

Returning MCU Actors:

• Chris Hemsworth as Thor: The God of Thunder and former king of Asgard.
• Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson / Captain America: The former Falcon who has taken up the shield.
• Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier: A super-soldier with a complex past.
• Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man: The size-shifting superhero.
• Tom Hiddleston as Loki: The Asgardian God of Mischief.
• Letitia Wright as Shuri / Black Panther: Wakanda’s tech genius and new protector.
• Winston Duke as M’Baku: Leader of Wakanda’s Jabari tribe.
• Simu Liu as Xu Shang-Chi: A martial artist mastering the Ten Rings.
• Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Namor: The king of Talokan.
• Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova: A skilled spy and assassin.
• David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian: Russia’s counterpart to Captain America.
• Wyatt Russell as John Walker / U.S. Agent: A complex super-soldier.
• Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr / Ghost: A quantum-phasing individual.
• Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres / Falcon: The new winged hero.
• Lewis Pullman as Bob / Sentry: A superpowered individual with a mysterious past.

Original X-Men Actors Reprising Their Roles:

• Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier: The powerful telepath and leader of the X-Men.
• Ian McKellen as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto: Master of magnetism and complex adversary.
• Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Hank McCoy / Beast: A brilliant scientist with a beastly appearance.
• Rebecca Romijn as Raven Darkhölme / Mystique: The enigmatic shapeshifter.
• James Marsden as Scott Summers / Cyclops: The optic-blasting field leader of the X-Men.
• Alan Cumming as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler: The teleporting mutant with a heart of gold.

Fantastic Four Members:

• Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic: The elastic leader of the Fantastic Four.
• Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm / Invisible Woman: The team’s matriarch with invisibility powers.
• Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm / Human Torch: The fiery and impulsive member.
• Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm / The Thing: The rock-solid strongman with a heart.

Additional Notable Casting:

• Robert Downey Jr. as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom: Marking his return to the MCU in a new role as the iconic villain.
• Channing Tatum as Remy LeBeau / Gambit: The charismatic mutant with kinetic energy powers.

Anyone else you’d like to see added to the cast?

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