Anthony Mackie On Whether AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Includes Nick Fury, Plus Cap's Reaction To Seeing Doom's Face

Will Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury appear in Avengers: Doomsday, and how will Sam Wilson react to seeing Tony Stark's face underneath Doom's mask?

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By MarkJulian - Apr 18, 2025 12:04 PM EST

Filed Under: Avengers: Doomsday

When Marvel Studios rolled out the cast of Avengers: Doomsday, one Marvel star who curiously didn't have a film set chair was Samuel L. Jackson, who portrays Nick Fury in the MCU.

So does that mean the former S.H.I.E.L.D. director will be absent in Doomsday? The Disney+ series Secret Invasion was a monumental miss by Marvel standards so perhaps the studio is sidelining Nick Fury for the being, until the show fades from memory?

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, actor Anthony Mackie joked, "If you know anything about Sam, you can't tell Sam where he's going to be and what he's going to be doing. Sam is going to tell you where he's going to be and what he's going to be doing. So, we'll see; you never know..."

In another interview (Mackie is currently promoting his upcoming animated movie, Sneaks), the Captain America: Brave New World star was asked to share what he thinks will be Sam's reaction to seeing a Doctor Doom with Iron Man's face.

"That's what I'm excited about," said Mackie. "The one thing about Sam Wilson that I love so much is that he's a regular guy. There's no serum, there's no add-ons so his reaction is literally the audience's reaction. So, I don't know if he's going to be excited, afraid, or confused but with The Russos- they're so smart and they usually play things many different ways, I'm sure they'll pick the one that works best."

The official cast for Avengers: Doomsday, as recently confirmed by Marvel Studios, includes a mix of familiar MCU heroes, returning Fox X-Men characters, and the MCU's new Fantastic Four.

The confirmed characters include Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm / Invisible Woman, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson / Captain America, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier, Letitia Wright as Shuri / Black Panther, Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man, Wyatt Russell as John Walker / U.S. Agent, Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Namor, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm / The Thing, and Simu Liu as Shang-Chi.

Also confirmed to appear is Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova / Black Widow, Kelsey Grammer as Hank McCoy / Beast, Lewis Pullman as Bob Reynolds / Sentry, Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres / Falcon, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm / Human Torch, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian, Winston Duke as M'Baku, Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr / Ghost, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier / Professor X, Ian McKellen as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto, Alan Cumming as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler, Rebecca Romijn as Raven Darkhölme / Mystique, James Marsden as Scott Summers / Cyclops, Channing Tatum as Remy LeBeau / Gambit, and Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic.

Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr. returns to the MCU but not as Tony Stark, he'll be portraying the film's primary villain, Victor von Doom aka Doctor Doom.

Some notable characters were absent from the initial casting announcement, but Marvel Studios has confirmed that the full cast list has not been released yet.

The creative team behind Avengers: Doomsday is comprised of a talented group of individuals and familiar faces from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the dynamic directing duo Anthony and Joe Russo.

The screenplay for Avengers: Doomsday is penned by Michael Waldron and Stephen McFeely. Waldron is known for his work on Loki and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, while McFeely has a long and successful history with Marvel, having co-written Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame.

Avengers: Doomsday is scheduled for release on May 1, 2026. The film is set to be followed by Avengers: Secret Wars on May 7, 2027.

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bkmeijer1 - 4/18/2025, 12:53 PM

"There's no serum, there's no add-ons so his reaction is literally the audience's reaction."

Well, there is the power armor. But I get what he's saying. It's kinda already how I've see Rhodey since Age of Ultron. And now that I think of it, where's he in Doomsday?

TGDestroyer - 4/18/2025, 1:27 PM

@bkmeijer1 - Right? I feel like the 2 biggest potential moments could be Rhodey coming face to face with Doom and Doom's version of the Avengers (Hydra Cap, etc), if they even do that.

TheVisionary25 - 4/18/2025, 1:49 PM

@bkmeijer1 - oh yeah…

It is odd that Rhodes not in it as of now since I feel you would need as many people that knew Tony to be in this just for the emotional impact of the reveal

ShimmyShimmyYA - 4/18/2025, 1:55 PM

@TheVisionary25 - I don’t think marvel knows what to do with rhodey tbh

ObserverIO - 4/18/2025, 1:56 PM

@bkmeijer1 - In the MCU he's just a regular guy, but in the comics he has powers. Since they're bringing in mutants in the reboot I'd love for the new Sam Wilson to have powers (the origins of his powers were always a little shaky, so just make him a mutant maybe).

TheVisionary25 - 4/18/2025, 2:09 PM

@ShimmyShimmyYA - maybe

If so then best to keep him on the shelf for now then

I think Armor Wars could still work but I do think it would have been more impactful if it was closer to EG

Scarilian - 4/18/2025, 2:27 PM

@bkmeijer1 -
There may be no Serum, but he's effectively treated like a Super Soldier. He has Wakandan Technology, Nano Technology, etc... he's unrelatable as an audience surrogate. If they want that, they'd need to have Peter Parker's reaction but the trouble is that they made everyone forget who he is so it'd create narrative problems him just showing his face.

The Serum being treated as a detriment or flaw is moronic. Steve Rodgers is relatable, admirable and inseparable because of his personality. The Serum is irrelevant, other than it being absolutely moronic not to take it. The Serum heightens who you are, that's all.

Sam Wilson has no likable personality. He legitimately gets Torres nearly killed by choosing not to give him a spare suit and then proceeds to sit at his hospital bed talking about how heroes don't make mistakes or lose... despite this complete moron being beaten up by Ant-Man and repeatedly making mistakes.

bkmeijer1 - 4/18/2025, 6:28 PM

@TheVisionary25 - didn't think of that yet. Would be interesting if they didn't play it like a big reveal at all

JacobsLadder - 4/18/2025, 8:05 PM

@Scarilian - Steve is the guy who jumped on the grenade as a skinny nobody. As the first movie said, the serum made him a better person because he already was good. Sam is a walking Transformer.

Scarilian - 4/18/2025, 8:40 PM

@JacobsLadder -
Pretty much, yeah.

Steve's personality is front and center. The guy who'll 'do this all day'. He's willing to put his life on the line to save others without a moments hesitation and fight no matter the odds. He's good because it's a core part of what defines him, his need to make a difference in the world and his feeling of being lost in time, displaced and trying to discover his purpose in a world that has moved past him. Is he destined to keep fighting? Can he ever truly rest? How does his position conflict with the world around him?

Sam doesn't have a defined personality. He had trace elements of wanting to support people and he had jokey moments but he never managed to define himself. It's why he was not the right choice to pass the shield to in Avengers as he simply hadn't been defined. This is why they did TF&TWS to try and define him, where he's portrayed as an arrogant a-hole who won't work with his colleagues, defends terrorists, lectures politicians when he has zero idea of what is happening, fails repeatedly to save people and is hypocritical with a race-focused mindset that makes him jaded towards the world.

His attempt at a catchphrase in Cap 4 was "Lets get this over quickly, I got shit to do today".

• In Cap 2 he's characterized as supporting people who were injured, a group he started after losing his wing-man.
• In Cap 4 he's characterized as not supporting his ally and getting his wing-man nearly killed then insulting him for it.

I don't want to see the character he has become be the focus of an Avengers movie because the character he has become is the antithesis of a hero - instead he's a selfish, reckless, uncaring, a-hole who gets his friend nearly killed and then lectures him on how he's bad. Why would I want to watch that character?

They've effectively taken the positive traits of Sam Wilson and flipped them into negative traits. No other way to describe it other than a complete bastardization of his character.

Webheaded225 - 4/18/2025, 1:03 PM

"Cap's Reaction To Seeing Doom's Face"

No one should ever see Doom's face. I've never read a comic where Doom showing his face seemed like something necessary, the same for the movies. I hope he sounds nothing like Downey and we never see his actual face, but that seems less and less likely the more people talk about it.

TGDestroyer - 4/18/2025, 1:30 PM

@Webheaded225 - The thing is, it's RDJ. We'll definitely see his face. A lot I'm afraid. I wish they'd get away from doing that with comics characters though unless it actually works organically. I always think of Holland unmasking during endgame and wondering just why?

bobevanz - 4/18/2025, 2:32 PM

@TGDestroyer - hopefully the Prime timeline Doom shows up and blows his ass away

HashTagSwagg - 4/18/2025, 1:21 PM

Still the weirdest creative decision to have Nick Fury be completely absent during the entire Infinity War / Endgame thing.

CreateNowSlpL8r - 4/18/2025, 2:13 PM

@HashTagSwagg - I mean they turned him into a Skrull Simp, then hes comic relief if The Marvels. Granted, they shot The Marvels were earlier so there is no mention of the events of Secret Invastion. Basically, hes up in space doing nothing.

HistoryofMatt - 4/18/2025, 1:28 PM

Wait... Steve will see Dr. Doom's face?

MakeAmericaGrea - 4/18/2025, 8:12 PM

@HistoryofMatt -

Well said.

HagridsHole1 - 4/18/2025, 1:38 PM

Did Sam and Tony interact like at all ? Aside from Tony blasting him in Civil War

TheVisionary25 - 4/18/2025, 2:18 PM

I think Sam will definitely be shocked because while he wasn’t close with Tony , he did know him so having this newest threat share the same face of the savior of the universe would be affecting to a degree.

Scarilian - 4/18/2025, 2:19 PM

I don't really remember Sam having any interactions with Tony to warrant a reaction from seeing someone who'll look sorta similar to Tony.

JacobsLadder - 4/18/2025, 8:08 PM

@Scarilian - They're just wishing something into existence. Next thing they'll be saying is wait until Rocket sees Doom for the first time.

Scarilian - 4/18/2025, 8:43 PM

@JacobsLadder -
I'm worried this is their attempt at marketing the movie. That they thought trying to get him to say "wait till you see me see Doctor Doom's face" would resonate because they have no understanding that this character is unlikable and has had zero worthy interactions with Tony Stark to warrant him having a reaction.

All of this over a face looking similar to another face is stupid.

BeyondtheFuture - 4/18/2025, 2:31 PM

And this is the problem, I couldn’t give a crud what Sam’s reaction is. Steve’s? Now then you’ve got something. A retread of winter soldier…sure, but still something.

NodrickStripson - 4/18/2025, 2:39 PM

Why is Mackie suddenly the mouthpiece for all things Doomsday/Secret Wars?

I’m tired of his “insights”.

MakeAmericaGrea - 4/18/2025, 2:47 PM

Wait, when did Anthony Mackie talk about Nick Fury?

Why am I the first one here asking this?

CerealKiller1 - 4/18/2025, 2:51 PM

@MakeAmericaGrea - I believe it’s in the article, if you want to try reading it

MakeAmericaGrea - 4/18/2025, 2:53 PM

@CerealKiller1 -

Please share the quote of Mackie talking about Nick Fury.

If you want to try reading it.

CerealKiller1 - 4/18/2025, 2:54 PM

@MakeAmericaGrea - Him talking about ‘Sam’. As in, Sam Jackson

MakeAmericaGrea - 4/18/2025, 2:55 PM

@CerealKiller1 -

He didn't say Nick or Fury.

He gave a Kamala Harris type word salad non answer.

CerealKiller1 - 4/18/2025, 2:57 PM

@MakeAmericaGrea - …..man you’re desperately stretching for stuff to bitch about. That was very silly of me to think engaging with you would result in a reasonable response

MakeAmericaGrea - 4/18/2025, 3:05 PM

Oh man, Doomsday finna be a movie of all time.

OT:

Sinners is predictably bombing.

Most people don't want to watch this woke anti White crap.

I'm watching it. I didn't buy a ticket.

It's shlock. If it was the same basic movie but with a 95% White cast, most critics would say it's dumb and bad.

And SPOILER

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.

.

There are very little scenes with vampires.

regularmovieguy - 4/18/2025, 4:09 PM

@MakeAmericaGrea

How much do you hate yourself that you constantly cry about Hollywood and movies but end up watching them anyway via cam rip?

No one’s making you watch it or comment on here. Get a life.

BigPhilbowski - 4/18/2025, 4:20 PM

@MakeAmericaGrea - do you ever get tired of flat out lying? Sinners is bombing you day while it's just become the 2nd highest earning horror on a Thursday of all time. While it's over performing in critic and audience score and estimated earnings. You're completely delusional

MakeAmericaGrea - 4/18/2025, 4:32 PM

@BigPhilbowski -

How much has it made?

MakeAmericaGrea - 4/18/2025, 4:34 PM

@regularmovieguy -

Leave liberal anti White revenge fantasy shlock alone!

Don't criticize the woke liberal Marxist nonsense!

MakeAmericaGrea - 4/18/2025, 4:37 PM

@BigPhilbowski -

"it's just become the 2nd highest earning horror on a Thursday of all time."

Obviously it's possible for a movie to do that and still bomb.

Because it's bombing.

It means very little for a horror flick to make a few million on an opening Thrisday.

MakeAmericaGrea - 4/18/2025, 4:40 PM

@BigPhilbowski -

"While it's over performing in critic and audience score"

Because critics and audiences are lying, trying to prop up a mostly black cast movie, to get revenge against White people, because the majority chose President Trump, and because of Austin Metcalf.

MakeAmericaGrea - 4/18/2025, 4:43 PM

@regularmovieguy -

Over a thousand people gave this at absolute best 7 movie a 10 rating on IMDB.

People are shill bombing it.

Liberal media complains about review bombing, and hides those ratings.

But they won't say a word when liberal crap is shill bombed.

regularmovieguy - 4/18/2025, 5:13 PM

@MakeAmericaGrea

“Most people don't want to watch this woke anti White crap.”

Tell me you don’t see irony/stupidity of this comment.

“ People are shill bombing it.

Liberal media complains about review bombing, and hides those ratings.

But they won't say a word when liberal crap is shill bombed.”

This movie is almost being universally praised outside of some weirdo, incel on CBM watching it via cam rip.

It had a post track score of 5/5. Cinemascore will give us an even better idea of WOM. Reviews are universally praising it. No one here thinks you have good taste in movies, either. You reek of desperation, like you’re begging for attention because you don’t get it elsewhere.

Grow the [frick] up loser.

BigPhilbowski - 4/18/2025, 6:21 PM

@MakeAmericaGrea - oh yes everyone who's seen it is lying except you. You're a brandead moron. Again, it's the 2nd highest opening for a horror of ALL TIME. Try living in reality for once ya simpleton

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Anthony Mackie On Whether AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Includes Nick Fury, Plus Cap's Reaction To Seeing Doom's Face

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