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Sebastian Stan Opens Up About Reuniting With the MCU Cast in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

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Sebastian Stan’s return as Bucky Barnes in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ brings one of the MCU’s longest-running stories back to the spotlight. Stan first played the character in ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ in 2011, a role that made him a global star.

He has come a long way since then. ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ will mark Stan’s 11th appearance in the MCU, following his turns in ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ and ‘Thunderbolts*’. The end of ‘Thunderbolts*’ saw Bucky’s team announced as the New Avengers, and the full team was confirmed in the ‘Doomsday’ cast announcement.

Now Stan has opened up about what it was like to come back. In an interview with Radio Times, the actor said he is simply enjoying the ride and feels very lucky to have been part of the franchise for so long.

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He compared the experience to a college reunion. Stan explained that it felt strange, in a good way, to return to a project with people he has known and grown up with over the past 10 to 15 years, calling it nostalgic. He also predicted the film will be a very celebratory occasion.

Stan has used similar language before. While talking about the Doctor Doom reveal, he described being taken to a green room area where everyone gathered, which turned the day into something like a high school reunion.

That reunion feeling makes sense given who’s coming back. Stan has spoken about reconnecting with the whole cast, and fans have paid particular attention to his comments about Chris Evans, since the 2 hadn’t shared an MCU project since ‘Avengers: Endgame’.

His friendship with Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson is also back. Marvel confirmed that Mackie and Stan will share the screen again in ‘Doomsday’, their biggest film collaboration since ‘Endgame’. His ‘Thunderbolts*’ castmates are full of praise too. Wyatt Russell said Stan is “amazing” in the film and that the Thunderbolts worked a lot on set with everybody.

Not all of Stan’s comments have been cheerful. In an interview with Decider, he said he hasn’t seen the finished film and doesn’t know how it ends, but expects it to be heartbreaking in many ways. Fans took that as a sign that several well-known characters may not make it.

Speculation about Bucky’s fate has been building for a while. Stan’s habit of describing his Marvel experience in the past tense has worried some fans. He has also shared that Marvel kept the cast in the dark by not handing out full scripts.

Stan has given fans some hope as well. At Cannes earlier this year, he described playing Bucky as like having a sibling he never knew he had and has spent 15 years with. Many fans saw that as a sign he isn’t ready to say goodbye to the character. Marvel is only one part of Stan’s busy schedule. His latest project, ‘Fjord’, won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2026, positioning him as a likely awards contender next year.

He has also been honest about his career path. Stan said Marvel really helped him grow as a person and an actor, but described it as only the first step in his career. Even so, his excitement about ‘Doomsday’ shows how much the franchise still means to him. Fans can see the reunion for themselves soon. ‘Avengers: Doomsday’, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, opens in theaters on December 18.

Are you excited to see Bucky Barnes reunite with his old friends in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’?

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