Marvel Unveils Star-Studded ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Cast in Live Video Event
Marvel Studios kicked off a big day for superhero fans with a surprise live video announcement today. The studio is pulling back the curtain on the cast for its upcoming blockbuster ‘Avengers: Doomsday,’ and it’s shaping up to be a massive gathering of talent. With the stream still rolling as I write this, names are dropping steadily, and we’re getting a glimpse of who’ll be suiting up for this next chapter in the MCU.
The announcement comes after months of chatter about what Marvel has in store following a rocky stretch since ‘Avengers: Endgame’ took the world by storm back in 2019. That film was a box office juggernaut, raking in over $2.79 billion worldwide, and it set a high bar.
Now, with ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ slated for May 1, 2026, Marvel seems determined to recapture that magic. The live video, broadcast across Instagram and X, has directors’ chairs lined up, each revealing a new star’s name every 15 minutes or so. It’s a slow build, but it’s got nearly 2 million of us glued to our screens.
So far, the confirmed names are a mix of MCU veterans and fresh faces from recent projects. Here’s who’s been revealed as part of the ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ cast:
- Chris Hemsworth as Thor
- Vanessa Kirby as Invisible Woman/Sue Storm
- Anthony Mackie as Captain America/Sam Wilson
- Sebastian Stan as Winter Soldier/Bucky Barnes
- Letitia Wright as Black Panther/Shuri
- Paul Rudd as Ant-Man/Scott Lang
- Wyatt Russell as John Walker/U.S. Agent
- Tenoch Huerta Mejia as Namor the Submariner
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach as The Thing
- Simu Liu as Shang Chi
- Florence Pugh – Yelena Belova / Black Widow
- Kelsey Grammer – Dr. Hank McCoy / Beast
- Lewis Pullman – Bob Reynolds/Sentry
- Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres/The Falcon
- Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch
- David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian
- Winston Duke as M’Baku
- Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr/Ghost
- Tom Hiddleston as Loki
- Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier/Professor X
- Ian McKellen as Max Eisenhardt/Magneto
- Alan Cumming as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler
- Rebecca Romijn as Raven Darkholme/Mystique
- James Marsden as Cyclops
- Channing Tatum as Gambit
- Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic
- Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom
No word yet on whether these actors are sticking to their known roles or pulling a switch like Robert Downey Jr., who’s already locked in to play the villain Doctor Doom instead of Iron Man. Downey’s return was big news last year at Comic-Con, and it’s clear Marvel is betting big on familiar stars to draw crowds.
This reveal feels like Marvel’s way of answering a question we’ve all been asking—who are the Avengers now? After ‘Endgame,’ the team’s lineup got murky. ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ and ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ gave us action, but no clear team.
With ‘Thunderbolts*’ dropping in May 2025 and ‘Spider-Man 4’ set for July 2026, the MCU is building toward something huge. ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and its follow-up ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ in May 2027, both directed by the Russo Brothers, are the capstones of Phase 6. The Russos know how to handle a crowd—‘Avengers: Infinity War’ juggled dozens of heroes and still pulled in $2.04 billion.
Marvel’s playing it smart here. They’re banking on star power and nostalgia while weaving in new blood from projects like ‘Fantastic Four’ and ‘Thunderbolts*.’ We’ll keep watching the stream and digging for more as this unfolds.
This story is updating…