Avengers: Secret Wars is scheduled to begin shooting later this summer, and while that's expected to primarily take place in the UK, a U.S. casting agency is currently seeking extras for the 2027 blockbuster.
The movie will almost certainly be set on Battleworld, a reality created by Doctor Doom that the villain rules over as its God Emperor. Based on leaked concept art and rumours, it will be a medieval-style reality, likely inspired by Victor Von Doom's home of Latveria.
The fact that Marvel Studios is seeking civilians, military, scientists, fighters, and survivors is intriguing, but the mention of enhanced beings is bound to generate speculation. Still, with Battleworld in play, the possibilities for who those beings might be are nearly endless.
In related news, insider @MyTimeToShineH has dropped a pretty sizeable rumour today. Apparently, Kevin Feige is eager to include Venom in Avengers: Secret Wars.
That's all we have for now, but this presumably means he's looking to give Tom Hardy a role in the Multiverse Saga finale. Allowing the actor to share the screen with Tom Holland's Spider-Man would be a nice payoff to the teases in Venom: Let There Be Carnage and Spider-Man: No Way Home, especially as they never amounted to anything.
Plus, if the Russo Brothers plan to follow the comics by giving Peter Parker his alien costume in Secret Wars, then an encounter with the Lethal Protector is arguably the ideal way to make that happen.
As with any rumour, we'd advise taking it with a pinch of salt for now.
The confirmed cast of Avengers: Secret Wars includes Robert Downey Jr. (Doctor Doom), Chris Evans (Steve Rogers), Anthony Mackie (Captain America), Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange), Paul Bettany (The Vision), Letitia Wright (Black Panther), Simu Liu (Shang-Chi), and Hayley Atwell (Peggy Carter).
Also appearing are Pedro Pascal (Mister Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby (Invisible Woman), Joseph Quinn (Human Torch), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Thing), and Sadie Sink.
The Russo Brothers direct Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars from a screenplay by Stephen McFeely, with whom they previously collaborated on the Avengers and Captain America franchises. Loki and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness's Michael Waldron has also been enlisted to refine the story.
Avengers: Doomsday is set to be released on December 18, with Avengers: Secret Wars scheduled to arrive on December 17, 2027.