Speculation Mounts That Two More MCU Veterans Will Be Added To AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Cast

Speculation Mounts That Two More MCU Veterans Will Be Added To AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Cast

With so many names missing from the current Avengers: Doomsday cast, fans are eager to learn who will join the likes of Pedro Pascal and Florence Pugh. Well, two actors have hinted at their involvement.

By JoshWilding - Jun 01, 2025 11:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Avengers: Doomsday

Avengers: Doomsday has a stacked cast, but many expected names are still missing. We're anticipating another announcement somewhere down the line, but with roughly 18 months to go before the movie is released, there's plenty of time for that. 

In the meantime, speculation is running rampant that Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania star Evangeline Lilly will reprise her role as Hope Van Dyne. The Lost alum has stepped away from acting, but could always make a cameo appearance alongside Paul Rudd's Scott Lang (who is confirmed to return). 

Asked by a fan about her MCU future, Lilly responded with a winking emoji, suggesting she isn't quite ready to bid farewell to The Wasp...

Meanwhile, Thor and WandaVision star Kat Dennings also appears to be hinting at her return as Darcy Lewis. Standing on what could be a film set, the actor can be seen wielding Captain America's shield (the Sam Wilson version, not Steve Rogers'). 

Darcy played a pivotal role when the Hex went up around Westview, so we could easily imagine her scientific know-how being a crucial part of Avengers: Doomsday's story. 

Whether she's actually on the set in London with Captain America and company is hard to say; this could just have easily been the backstage area of a comic convention, for example. Still, most fans have responded positively to the idea of her making a comeback. 

While the news that both upcoming Avengers movies have been delayed stung, the majority of fans seem to agree that giving the Russo Brothers as much time as possible to get them right is for the best. 

Hyping up what fans can expect from Doomsday and Secret Wars, Anthony Mackie recently shared, "I’m really excited for what this project is going to be. It’s going to give the audience that old Marvel feeling that they always had." Here's hoping. 

Avengers: Doomsday stars 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, Florence Pugh, Danny Ramirez, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, and Lewis Pullman all make the Avengers franchise debuts in the movie. 

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

Avengers: Doomsday is set to be released on December 18, 2026, with Avengers: Secret Wars scheduled to arrive on December 17, 2026.

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AllsGood
AllsGood - 6/1/2025, 11:17 AM
Disney and Marvel Studios

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AllsGood
AllsGood - 6/1/2025, 11:20 AM
@AllsGood -
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SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 6/1/2025, 11:26 AM
@AllsGood - Diversity is a strength. 90% of the food you eat is due to diversity. Unless you were content eating mayonnaise sandwiches?
AllsGood
AllsGood - 6/1/2025, 11:32 AM
@SonOfAGif - Great way of looking at it. Lot of CBM users just wants White Mayonnaise on Whitebread Sandwiches.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 6/1/2025, 1:33 PM
@AllsGood - Or ham and cheese sandwiches.
theprophet
theprophet - 6/1/2025, 5:40 PM
@AllsGood - [frick] best value Obama
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 6/1/2025, 11:37 PM
@AllsGood -

Native Americans said diversity is our strength in 1887.

Everyone in Jerusalem in 1195 said diversity is our strength.

The Aztecs told the Conquistadors that diversity is our strength.
AgentofSH1ELD
AgentofSH1ELD - 6/2/2025, 6:11 AM
@AllsGood - Maybe users are tired of being told their white bread sandwiches are either 1. Better than everyone else or 2. Shouldn't contain any white bread.
Why cant a [frick]ing sandwich just be a sandwich.. doesnt matter what the bread looks like. All y'all are racist.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 6/1/2025, 11:18 AM
Scraping the bottom of the barrel with these news "scoops" lol
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 6/1/2025, 11:26 AM
I can take or leave either being in it tbh…

Lilly’s Hope is alright as is Darcy who works better in small doses for me (I did enjoy her in WV though).

However it makes sense if Rudd’s Scott is in it that Hope would be too and they would need as many hands on deck in the science department to deal with the incursions so Darcy being there works too.
BrainySleep
BrainySleep - 6/1/2025, 11:27 AM
DIE DARCY DIE
McMurdo
McMurdo - 6/1/2025, 1:47 PM
@BrainySleep - chilllll bro
BrainySleep
BrainySleep - 6/1/2025, 2:15 PM
@McMurdo - YOU CHILL BROOOO
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 6/1/2025, 11:41 AM
Maybe Hope dies early on if Evangeline doesn't want to act anymore. Darcy doesn't bother me; they toned her down since Thor 2.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 6/1/2025, 11:42 AM
@MyCoolYoung - I could see that with Hope
TheShellyMan
TheShellyMan - 6/1/2025, 11:51 AM
@MyCoolYoung - I would like to see Erik Selvig return.
SteviesRightFoo
SteviesRightFoo - 6/1/2025, 11:41 AM
It gets more cringe with every fresh bit of news. There's also no way this film makes money, the salary budget alone must be astronomical, notwithstanding the budget for the (inevitably unfinished) CGI
DJSharp22
DJSharp22 - 6/1/2025, 1:52 PM
@SteviesRightFoo - "There's also no way this film makes money"
That's a load.
Yellow
Yellow - 6/1/2025, 8:20 PM
@SteviesRightFoo - they should hire you
SteviesRightFoo
SteviesRightFoo - 6/2/2025, 5:03 AM
@Yellow - why not? What harm is one more simpleton being involved
SteviesRightFoo
SteviesRightFoo - 6/2/2025, 5:03 AM
@DJSharp22 - *profit
gambgel
gambgel - 6/1/2025, 11:44 AM
the fact that WASP hasnt been an actual member of the Avengers in 4 f**** movies is heavily dissapointing to me.

really lame and they have no excuses.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 6/1/2025, 1:47 PM
@gambgel - Feige gonna Feige
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 6/1/2025, 3:01 PM
@gambgel - It's not even the real Wasp. I saw the image in the header and was excited for 2 and a half miliseconds before I remembered it was Hope and not Jan.
gambgel
gambgel - 6/1/2025, 3:26 PM
@ObserverIO - I dont care, I want to see both Wasp and Antman with the main Avengers, not just Antman. I always hated that. She was the co-lead of two Antman movies, it just feels wrong.

not to mention that the Avengers movies always lacked on the female front. Just Black Widow on A1, BW and Wanda on A2, and the other movies the female members appeared and dissapeared pretty fast.

Whats wrong with the Russo brothers? :|
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 6/1/2025, 3:39 PM
@gambgel - I agree, we need more full frontal female nudity in Marvel movies, I 100% agree with you on that.

Also yes there does seem to be a slight disparity there. Maybe they just thought Wasp was a sidekick and there are no plus ones for superhero teams. Robin was not a founding member of the Justice League (actually I think he was in the original continuity but that's beside the point) War Machine and Falcon weren't Avengers, at least not at first I guess they kinda were later on.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 6/1/2025, 3:40 PM
Although Wasp (Janet) was a founding member along with Ant Man (Hank) in the comics.
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 6/1/2025, 11:57 AM
Everyday those chair reveals seem more and more unnecessary.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 6/1/2025, 3:07 PM
@DarthOmega - When the Thunderbolts are the only characters people are even vaguely looking forward to seeing, you know it's time to reboot.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 6/1/2025, 12:25 PM

I like both characters. I'm good if they come back.

And, if they are in the same place, it will make stalking easier.
PatientXero
PatientXero - 6/1/2025, 12:50 PM
Please no Darcy.
UnderBelly
UnderBelly - 6/1/2025, 12:59 PM
I'd love to sample her hardware.
Pathogen
Pathogen - 6/1/2025, 1:38 PM
@UnderBelly - what do you mean
UnderBelly
UnderBelly - 6/1/2025, 1:51 PM
@Pathogen - If after reading the article and the sources of their reporting (within the article) and you still don't get it, then I really can't help you.
dragon316
dragon316 - 6/1/2025, 1:54 PM
@UnderBelly - makes two of us
dragon316
dragon316 - 6/1/2025, 1:55 PM
@Pathogen - I’ll explain it see her nude who knows what he’s thinking if not nude could be anything weird and obscure
UnderBelly
UnderBelly - 6/1/2025, 2:00 PM
@Pathogen - User Comment Image
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 6/1/2025, 3:08 PM
@UnderBelly - And I thought it was stacked cast before!
DJSharp22
DJSharp22 - 6/1/2025, 1:52 PM
I hope it's true. I actually want to see more the Eternals. We gotta see how they get through their troubles.
Even if they don't get a sequel, at least have it maybe play into the plot of another movie.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 6/1/2025, 3:11 PM
@DJSharp22 - A sequel would be bad business, but continuuing the plot elements in Avengers: Doomsday would be epic.

Especially since there is a major connection.
In the comics the Celestials created the Beyonders who lit the fuse that would destroy the multiverse in Time Runs Out.

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