Hawkeye, Hulk, And Scarlet Witch Rumors Intensify - And We May Know Why They're In Avengers: Doomsday

Hawkeye, Hulk, And Scarlet Witch Rumors Intensify - And We May Know Why They're In Avengers: Doomsday

With another MCU veteran reportedly on set for Avengers: Doomsday reshoots, new rumours shed light on plans for other previously mentioned characters and what all this means for Avengers: Secret Wars.

By JoshWilding - Aug 29, 2026 02:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Avengers: Doomsday

Avengers: Doomsday reshoots are underway in the UK, and it seems at least some of the actors and characters missing from last March's chair reveal will get their due this December.

M'Baku actor Winston Duke has already confirmed he's been on set for additional photography. Now, @MyTimeToShineH reports that Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson/Captain America has also been part of reshoots.

As for the Scarlet Witch, trusted fan account @ScarletWitchUpd has shared some additional insights after previously reporting that they're "not very happy with the way it's done, but maybe it will work out."

They don't believe we'll necessarily see Wanda Maximoff's face—lending weight to the rumours that she's one of Doctor Doom's Latverian Witches—and later posted, "She has never done anything wrong her entire life." After the damage she did to the Multiverse and Earth-838 in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, has Doom found a way to punish the former Avenger? 

It's been theorised that Doom has figured out a way to force Doctor Strange and Sylvie to serve him, and they're both similarly guilty of causing Multiversal chaos in the MCU's current Saga. 

On Thursday afternoon, Jeff Sneider shared a rumour about Mark Ruffalo leaving the set of Task Season 2 for a one-day MCU shoot. While he speculated that it was for X-Men, other scoopers on social media have said he was there for Avengers: Doomsday, which is far more likely. 

Finally, after Jeremy Renner's social media tease, Daniel Richtman reports that Hawkeye will be in Avengers: Secret Wars. What does that have to do with Avengers: Doomsday's reshoots? 

Well, it sounds like at least some of these actors are on the Avengers: Doomsday set, filming scenes that will set up next December's Multiverse Saga finale. @Cryptic4KQual has revealed that some characters will return on Battleworld "under Doom," implying we'll get an epilogue showing how his new world has given familiar faces from the past new roles.

Leaked concept art for Avengers: Secret Wars showed Yelena Belova serving Doom, and with no memories of their past lives, it seems Battleworld will completely change the lives of the heroes we know and love. 

In Avengers: Doomsday, beloved heroes from three distinct universes will be set on a deadly collision course and face an existential threat unlike anything they’ve ever encountered.

Avengers: Doomsday stars Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Mackie, Winston Duke, Tom Hiddleston, Sebastian Stan, Letitia Wright, Paul Rudd, and Robert Downey Jr. Wyatt Russell, Simu Liu, Tenoch Huerta Mejia, Mabel Cadena, Florence Pugh, Danny Ramirez, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, Lewis Pullman, India Rose Hemsworth, and Wesley Holloway all make their Avengers franchise debuts.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps leads Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn join them, as do X-Men franchise stars Kelsey Grammer, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden, with Deadpool & Wolverine star Channing Tatum. 

Avengers: Doomsday is set to be released on December 18, with Avengers: Secret Wars scheduled to arrive on December 17, 2027.

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Loohnutick
Loohnutick - 8/29/2026, 3:14 AM
That rumored scene with Vison calling the Avengers might be true. At least that's what it sounds like. A lot of characters that weren't confirmed might be in the reshoots and in this scene alone. Also, Wanda in the third act as a Doom witch and being a part of a different universe's brotherhood of Mutants. Just a thought. Reshoots might just be a cameo fest, but if done well, sounds like it'll just be Doomsday's version of the Portals scene in Endgame. Hope it all works out.
Loohnutick
Loohnutick - 8/29/2026, 3:22 AM
(Off topic) did y'all hear Tom Hardy's (Frankie Pulitzer's) debut rap album? I'm a big rap fan and Tom is effortlessly doing double entendres with MCU references sprinkled around throughout the album. Either he has a ghost writer or Tom Hardy should seriously focus on a serious rap career lol. He easily kept up with Wu Tang Clan members and Busta Rhymes in his verses.

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