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New ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Ad Shows a Sentinel Head Torn Up by Claw Marks, and Fans Know Who That Points To

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The Sentinels have been one of the most persistent images in the marketing for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’, and a new ad has given fans another look at the mutant-hunting machines. The third teaser confirmed their live-action MCU debut, showing James Marsden’s Cyclops firing his optic blast at them. Set photos had earlier shown the X-Mansion’s courtyard filled with craters and scattered Sentinel parts.

Marvel has kept the giant robots front and center ever since. The studio showed a decapitated Sentinel head at San Diego Comic-Con, with a more armored, comic-accurate design and exposed cabling at the neck that suggested heavy battle damage. A Jeep commercial put a Sentinel army up against the heroes, and AMC is even selling a Sentinel head popcorn bucket.

Now a new ad for the film puts that damaged design back in the spotlight. Shared by MCU Film News, the picture shows a massive Sentinel head lying amid fire and smoldering debris, with one green eye still glowing and deep claw marks gouged across its metal surface.

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Those slashes are hard to ignore, because they immediately bring Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine to mind. Jackman wasn’t listed in Marvel’s official cast announcement, even though several original X-Men stars, including Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen and Marsden, were confirmed. Neither Wolverine nor Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool has been officially confirmed for the film.

The rumor mill hasn’t slowed down, though. Scooper MyTimeToShineHello has claimed that Jackman’s Wolverine will return in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’, and another report suggested it would be either a cameo or a small role. Jackman himself has stayed noncommittal when asked about the film directly.

There’s also reason to think Marvel is still holding back surprises. Kevin Feige has confirmed that the full cast for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ hasn’t been revealed yet. That leaves room for a big unannounced return, though for now the claw marks are only a visual tease.

A comeback would make commercial sense. ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ earned $1.3 billion worldwide, and it also introduced Channing Tatum’s Gambit, who is now part of the ‘Doomsday’ cast. Some reports had suggested Jackman might return in ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ instead.

Any appearance would likely involve a multiversal twist. The X-Men from Wolverine’s original universe were confirmed to be dead, so a return would probably mean a variant, much like Stewart is playing a new version of Professor X.

Whoever left those marks, the Sentinels themselves have a clear role in the story. Downed robots lie scattered across the grounds of Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, and Doctor Doom raises them back up in the movie. That turns the X-Men’s classic enemy into a weapon for Robert Downey Jr.’s villain.

The design is also a first for live action. This MCU version is finally the classic comic-book Sentinel, a big change from the robots seen in ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’. Marvel’s merchandise reflects that too, with Hot Toys releasing a 60cm Sentinel figure complete with a battle-damaged faceplate.

Fans won’t have to wait much longer to see who carved up this Sentinel. The Russo brothers’ ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ brings the Avengers, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four together against Doom, and it arrives in theaters on December 18.

Do you think the claw marks on the Sentinel head are teasing Wolverine's return in Avengers: Doomsday?

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