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Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman Pick up Writing Credits on ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

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‘Avengers: Doomsday’ is just weeks away, and Marvel’s biggest secrets are starting to slip out. The Russo brothers’ crossover opens on December 18, 2026, and fans have spent months trying to work out which surprise characters will appear. Two of the most talked-about names have now turned up somewhere unexpected.

Before this update, the film’s writing credits looked settled. The Writers Guild of America had confirmed that Stephen McFeely and Michael Waldron would receive the main “written by” credit. McFeely is an MCU veteran who co-wrote ‘Captain America: The First Avenger,’ ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ and ‘Endgame.’

Now the WGA’s directory has been updated, and it lists Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman under “Additional Literary Material” for ‘Avengers: Doomsday.’ The ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ stars appear alongside several other writers who contributed to the script.

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The credit isn’t the same as a screenplay credit. The WGA introduced the “additional literary material” category in 2022 for people who provided writing services on a movie but would otherwise go uncredited. It recognizes contributors whose work didn’t reach the minimum percentage required for an official on-screen writing credit.

The full list is long. Besides McFeely and Waldron, it includes Eric Pearson, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Jeff Loveness, Andrew Lanham, Destin Daniel Cretton, Reynolds and Jackman.

Fans had heard this was coming. Last week, leaker Cryptic4KQual reported that Reynolds and Jackman might get some form of screenwriting credit on ‘Doomsday’ through their production companies. At the time, the claim was unconfirmed.

The film’s production style likely made such contributions easier. The Russo brothers have confirmed that the ‘Doomsday’ script was still being written during filming and have described themselves as improvisation-based, rehearsal-based directors.

Reynolds is no stranger to writing credits. He co-wrote ‘Deadpool 2’ and ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ with Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. Still, actors don’t usually get writing credits just for ad-libbing their lines. For Jackman, though, a credit on ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ would be a very different kind of milestone. It would also mark another chapter in a role he first played in 2000’s ‘X-Men.’

The 2 stars have spent the year publicly joking about joining the film. At San Diego Comic-Con, Reynolds surprised Marvel’s Hall H crowd by showing up in a gray Deadpool suit and asking the cast whether they needed any last-minute additions.

The bit continued at D23. Marvel opened its ‘Doomsday’ segment with a video of Jackman pitching himself to Kevin Feige while Reynolds could be heard off-screen. Some outlets treated the video as confirmation of their return, while others noted that Marvel never made a formal announcement.

Some fans see the WGA listing as the clearest confirmation yet. ComicBookMovie.com wrote that the credits confirm the returns of Deadpool and Wolverine, which had been one of the film’s best-kept secrets. Based on earlier reports, the duo will appear in the opening sequence of ‘Doomsday,’ and Wolverine is expected to play a much bigger part in ‘Avengers: Secret Wars.’

Leaked set photos added to the speculation. Images reported in August appeared to show Reynolds suited up as Deadpool and Jackman’s Wolverine fighting Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man. Marvel hasn’t commented on the scenes, so the details of their roles remain unknown for now.

Do you think Deadpool and Wolverine will have major roles in Avengers: Doomsday?

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