Marvel Studios confirms the cast of Avengers: Doomsday

To say that Marvel Studios' big Avengers: Doomsday cast announcement broadcast was a bit ridiculous is perhaps a bit of an understatement. It has taken over five hours, but the production company has finally confirmed the main, big players that will be a part of their next ensemble effort. There are a few surprises, a few missing disappointments, and likewise several that seem to make the upcoming Thunderbolts* a little less exciting, but with 27 individual heroes and villains to check out, to say the cast is anything less than star-studded would be a lie.

So, with Avengers: Doomsday now in production, who for an absolute fact will be starring in the film? The folk below:

• Chris Hemsworth as Thor Odinson


• Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm


• Anthony Mackie as Captain America/Sam Wilson


• Sebastian Stan as Winter Soldier/Bucky Barnes


• Letitia Wright as Black Panther


• Paul Rudd as Ant-Man


• Wyatt Russell as US Agent


• Tenoch Huerta Meija as Namor


• Ebon-Moss Bachrach as The Thing


• Simu Liu as Shang-Chi


• Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova


• Kelsey Grammer as Beast


• Lewis Pullman as Sentry


• Danny Ramirez as Falcon


• Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm


• David Harbour as Red Guardian


• Winston Duke as M'Baku


• Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost


• Tom Hiddleston as Loki


• Patrick Stewart as Professor X


• Ian McKellen as Magneto


• Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler


• Rebecca Romijn as Mystique


• James Marsden as Cyclops


• Channing Tatum as Gambit


• Pedro Pascal as Mr. Fantastic/Reed Richards


• Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom

As this is Marvel we are talking about, a few additional surprises wouldn't be a shock. But even though we do expect something on this front, does it surprise you already that Tom Holland's Spider-Man, Hugh Jackman's Wolverine, Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool, Charlie Cox's Daredevil, Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange, and other current and recent characters and stars aren't being included?

Avengers: Doomsday opens in cinemas on May 1, 2026.