RUMOR: The Rest Of AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY's Sprawling Cast May Have Been Revealed - And There Are Some Surprises

RUMOR: The Rest Of AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY's Sprawling Cast May Have Been Revealed - And There Are Some Surprises

Marvel Studios confirmed that more actors would be announced following the first Avengers: Doomsday cast reveal, and we may now know which other characters will appear...

By MarkCassidy - May 02, 2025 10:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Avengers: Doomsday

Back in March, Marvel Studios released a video which gradually revealed the sprawling cast of Avengers: Doomsday. Several names were notable by their absence, but we were told that another announcement was imminent.

Officially returning for the next major MCU event movie will be:

Paul Rudd as Ant-Man; Simu Liu as Shang-Chi; Tom Hiddleston as Loki; Lewis Pullman as Sentry; Florence Pugh as Yelena; Danny Ramirez as Falcon; Ian McKellen as Magneto; Sebastian Stan as Bucky; Winston Duke as M’Baku; Chris Hemsworth as Thor; Kelsey Grammer as Beast; James Marsden as Cyclops; Channing Tatum as Gambit; Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent; Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm; Rebecca Romijn as Mystique; Patrick Stewart as Professor X; Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler; Letitia Wright as Black Panther; Tenoch Huerta Mejia as Namor; Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards; Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost; Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm; David Harbour as Red Guardian; Robert Downey Jr as Doctor Doom; Ebon Moss-Bachrach as The Thing, and Anthony Mackie as Captain America.

Now, The Hot Mic's Jeff Sneider has shared a list of actors that are believed to be joining the above. He stresses that he's not certain that this roster is 100% legit, so take it as a rumor for the time being.

We expected to see quite a few of these names (X-Men stragglers Famke Janssen and Halle Berry, for example), but there are also some surprises (the new Guardians of the Galaxy team), along with a couple of significant omissions.

Previous rumors have claimed that Spider-Man and Wolverine would appear, but - assuming this list is accurate - it seems Tom Holland and Hugh Jackman won't be back until Avengers: Secret Wars after all. On the small screen side of things, there's no mention of Charlie Cox (Daredevil) or Oscar Isaac (Moon Knight), but again, they may still show up in Secret Wars.

Have a read through the names below, and let us know what you think in the comments section.

• Mark Ruffalo

• Benedict Wong

• Brie Larson

• Don Cheadle

• Karen Gillan

• Jeremy Renner

• Iman Vellani

• Danai Gurira

• Tessa Thompson

• Ke Huy Quan

• Teyonah Parris

• Will Poulter

• Dominique Thorne

• Xochitl Gomez

• Sophia Di Martino

• Tatiana Maslany

• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

• Kathryn Newton

• Wunmi Mosaku

• Lashana Lynch

• Famke Janssen

• Halle Berry

• Kai Zen

• Owen Wilson

• Chris Pratt

• Samuel L. Jackson

• Charlize Theron

• Benedict Cumberbatch

• Hayley Atwell

• Chris Evans

• Bradley Cooper

• Vin Diesel

• Maria Bakalova

Though Doomsday is now filming, several insiders have reported that the movie has entered production without a finished script (which isn't as unusual as you might think), but this is believed to be down to a number of actors still not officially signed to contracts. 

Avengers: Doomsday arrives in theaters on May 1, 2026, followed by Avengers: Secret Wars on May 7, 2027. Both films will be directed by the Russo brothers, who also make their MCU return after helming Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame

"Being able to create stories and explore characters within the Marvel Universe fulfilled a life-long dream of ours, and we discovered a powerful connection with audiences in each film that we made. We’re thrilled to collaborate once again with Kevin, Lou and the entire Marvel team to bring this epic adventure in storytelling to new and surprising places for both the fans and ourselves”, said The Russos in a statement after the SDCC panel.

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TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 5/2/2025, 10:56 AM
It seems like someone just made a list of everyone who's played a Marvel role and called it a day.
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 5/2/2025, 12:40 PM
@TheJok3r - User Comment Image

always wanted to use this quote, and now i can lol
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 5/2/2025, 12:41 PM
@TheJok3r - User Comment Image
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/2/2025, 1:40 PM
@TheJok3r - lolz, funny and very right
McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/2/2025, 1:59 PM
@TheJok3r - not someone. Jeff Sneider specifically did precisely this. He's an expert at throwing shit at the wall and seeing what sticks.
spr0cks
spr0cks - 5/2/2025, 2:07 PM
@TheJok3r - Pretty much.

"Scooping" must be the easiest gig in the world
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 5/2/2025, 3:14 PM
@spr0cks - You can probably count on one hand the number of "scoopers" who actually have real sources and get things right.
Jackraow21
Jackraow21 - 5/2/2025, 11:00 AM
I feel confident that if Ruffalo is there, they will at least tease a Wolverine vs Hulk battle that we’ll get the payoff to in Secret Wars. So I’m still betting on a Jackman cameo in this at least.
SteviesRightFoo
SteviesRightFoo - 5/2/2025, 11:58 AM
@Jackraow21 - has the actual hulk turned up in the mcu yet?
McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/2/2025, 2:00 PM
@SteviesRightFoo - lol exactly
spr0cks
spr0cks - 5/2/2025, 2:09 PM
@SteviesRightFoo -
Briefly.
At the beginning.

But he was a completely different person* back then.

(*Deep cut reference)
SteviesRightFoo
SteviesRightFoo - 5/2/2025, 2:55 PM
@spr0cks - everything about Norton hulk was better
MisterBones
MisterBones - 5/2/2025, 11:00 AM
He could have made this up
spr0cks
spr0cks - 5/2/2025, 2:10 PM
@MisterBones -
He almost certainly did.
UnderBelly
UnderBelly - 5/2/2025, 11:04 AM
I'll be really interested to know the total combined fees for that cast. That alone is probably worth a couple MCU movies, before considering RDJ's massive cost.
Patient2670
Patient2670 - 5/2/2025, 12:27 PM
@UnderBelly - This is just my speculation, but some of the announced cast, as well as these "new additions" are likely under their previously signed multi picture contracts. Hemsworth, Samuel L Jackson, Renner and Ruffalo for example. They've already been paid and are just fulfiulling the requirements of the deals. The flip side being people like Downey and Evans who they would have had to negotiate new deals for. Anyone who shows up for little more than a cameo, probably get a day rate, all of which are based on union scale and the same for all, under a clause called "most favored nations." In other words, it's probably a huge number in. total, just not as huge as we're imagining.
JacobsLadder
JacobsLadder - 5/2/2025, 3:05 PM
@UnderBelly - I would not be surprised if the budget for this movie hits $500 million. At least $400 million.
UnderBelly
UnderBelly - 5/2/2025, 3:28 PM
@JacobsLadder - The movie will definitely gross over 1 billion shyte or not, so i would agree with your assumption. 500 mill cor production and you know the promotion and marketing is going to be WILLLLD so about another 300mill at least. So breaking even would be around 1 bill.

And that's just Doomsday. Secret wars is probably just as heavy If not more.

Doomsday need to be a critical success though if they want to see a good return on secret wars.
Scarilian
Scarilian - 5/2/2025, 4:20 PM
@UnderBelly -
$500m at this point is low balling it.

Break-even is likely going to wind up being around $1.3bn, especially as they'll have to speed through production like crazy unless they delay this which will add more pressure to the varying teams involved.
JacobsLadder
JacobsLadder - 5/2/2025, 6:56 PM
@Scarilian - could be for sure. If Disney spent $650 million on two seasons of [frick]ing Andor, this is going to be "spare no expense."
JacobsLadder
JacobsLadder - 5/2/2025, 6:57 PM
@UnderBelly - you're probably right. But if F4 disappoints, say $600 million WW, all bets may be off.
ShimmyShimmyYA
ShimmyShimmyYA - 5/2/2025, 11:07 AM
Gonna guess the other thought process is this is being filmed in stages , so the first group of names were actors that were needed immediately, they’ll do a second reveal when phase 2 / group 2 is needed to start their scenes
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/2/2025, 11:10 AM
@ShimmyShimmyYA - most likely

Scheduling was probably the main reason since these group of actors likely were avaliable to film while the others might not be.
ShimmyShimmyYA
ShimmyShimmyYA - 5/2/2025, 12:11 PM
@TheVisionary25 - you see thunderbolts? Everyone seems to like it I gotta wait a week
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/2/2025, 12:32 PM
@ShimmyShimmyYA - seeing it Sunday
spr0cks
spr0cks - 5/2/2025, 2:12 PM
@ShimmyShimmyYA -
Also, worth noting that the phase 1 actors included those actors whose scenes you want to film right away because.......you know........they're old........and......well, you can work out the rest.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/2/2025, 11:09 AM
Interesting if true…

Idk if I buy Yahya Abdul Mateen being in there since I’m pretty sure Wonder Man is meant to be under the “ Marvel Spotlight” banner which is focused on more grounded & character driven stories that don’t have a strong impact on the wider MCU like Echo.

If that’s still the case then I feel like it would be weird to have Simon Williams in this even if they help catch up people who didn’t see his show in December in who he is.

Otherwise I can pretty much see everyone else there being in this with the new Guardians team being a surprise but makes sense of them being in it if so.

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WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 5/2/2025, 11:40 AM
@TheVisionary25 - yeah I’m not sold on Wonder Man being announced as a cast member.
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 5/2/2025, 11:10 AM
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newhire13
newhire13 - 5/2/2025, 11:12 AM
I’d be shocked if Teyonah Parris and Lashana Lynch don’t show up considering they were with the X-Men the last time we saw them.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/2/2025, 11:19 AM
@newhire13 - yeah , that seems like a given

Would be odd if they didn’t.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 5/2/2025, 11:15 AM
You forgot Terrance Howard, Ed Norton and the Rock.
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 5/2/2025, 11:29 AM
@slickrickdesigns - and Vinnie Jones.
grif
grif - 5/2/2025, 11:18 AM
k

reboot now

DocSpock
DocSpock - 5/2/2025, 11:27 AM

What???!!!??? No Howard the Duck!!!!!!

No Howard, no peace!!!

slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 5/2/2025, 12:34 PM
@DocSpock - if Gunn were in charge Howard the Duck would be the main protagonist of Doomsday and Secret Wars.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/2/2025, 2:05 PM
@slickrickdesigns - rent free
spr0cks
spr0cks - 5/2/2025, 2:14 PM
@DocSpock -
Also the other Howard.

He of the Terence fame.

Bring him back as a Rhodey Variant and play it off as a multidimensional joke.

Since he's trending right now with all his cuckoo "new math" nonsense, it would be pretty timely and topical to bring him back into the limelight.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 5/2/2025, 5:42 PM
@slickrickdesigns -

You're a genius!! That's a great idea! That haven't finished the script yet. Call the studio.

The multi-verse will tremble before the power of Quack-Fu!!


DocSpock
DocSpock - 5/2/2025, 5:44 PM
@spr0cks -

Great idea! The awesome power of Howard the Duck and replaced Rhodey.

Doom won't stand a chance.
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