Splitting up Bucky and Sam after The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was a huge misstep by Marvel, and the studio might be further fumbling the MCU fandom's investment in Captain America's best friend in the next Avengers movie.
Actor Sebastian Stan is currently at TIFF to promote his upcoming film Fjord, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe veteran is fielding all kinds of questions about his upcoming roles in Avengers: Doomsday and The Batman - Part 2.
When Entertainment Weekly caught up with The Winter Soldier, they focused on his upcoming appearance in Doomsday and the recent rumor that Bucky will meet his end when he crosses paths with Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom.
For his part, Sebstain played coy, declining to confirm or deny anything and stating that it's more fun to let the fans speculate.
"It's always wonderful to see passion, you know, to whatever movie it is," said Stan on the rumors swirling online about Bucky's fate. He continued, "We'll have to see, it's funny, isn't it. We have to learn to deal with uncertainty more than to not. It's fun to speculate but you want to be surprised, no?"
What do you make of Sebastian's comments? It's clear that he was carefully composing his answer in his head before saying anything, so as not to give away any spoilers.
The rumor from back in August states that Bucky's death at the hands of Doom is what triggers the Avengers, Thunderbolts, Fantastic Four, and X-Men to finally unite but that seems a bit far-fetched given that the Fantastic Four, X-Men, and most of Sam Wilson's Avengers team have never met Bucky, let alone have any sort of emotional connection.
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.
Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and written by Stephen McFeely, Avengers: Doomsday stars Downey, Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Pascal, Paul Rudd, Anthony Mackie, Florence Pugh, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Wyatt Russell, Channing Tatum, Simu Liu, Ian McKellen, Tom Hiddleston, James Marsden, Patrick Stewart, Joseph Quinn, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Letitia Wright, Lewis Pullman, Kelsey Grammer, Danny Ramirez, Winston Duke, Alan Cumming, Wesley Holloway, Hannah John-Kamen, Rebecca Romijn, Alex Livinalli, and Mabel Cadena, with Tenoch Huerta Mejía.
The film is produced by Feige, Louis D’Esposito, and Jonathan Schwartz, with Callum McDougall serving as executive producer.