“Avengers: Doomsday” Cast Announcement Includes a Ton of "X-Men" Movie Alums and More as Production Begins

Marvel Studios have revealed the cast of the latest Avengers film through an odd and lengthy livestream of actor’s chairs.

Avengers, assemble! The latest Avengers epic from Marvel Studios, Avengers: Doomsday, is now in production – with 27 different cast members revealed, including the surprise inclusion of several alumni from 20th Century Fox’s X-Men films.

What’s Happening:

  • The official Marvel Studios X account slowly revealed actor chairs for the cast of the highly anticipated new Avengers movie – Avengers: Doomsday – over the course of several hours.

  • The cast revealed for the next Avengers installment today included:
    • Chris Hemsworth – “Thor"
      • Last seen in the MCU in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
    • Vanessa Kirby – “Sue Storm / Invisible Woman"
      • Next seen in the MCU in The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
    • Anthony Mackie – “Sam Wilson / Captain America"
      • Last seen in the MCU in Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
    • Sebastian Stan - “Bucky Barnes"
      • Next seen in the MCU in Thunderbolts* (2025)
    • Letitia Wright – “Shuri / Black Panther"
      • Last seen in the MCU in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
    • Paul Rudd – “Scott Lang / Ant-Man"
      • Last seen in the MCU in Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
    • Wyatt Russell - “John Walker / U.S. Agent"
      • Next seen in the MCU in Thunderbolts* (2025)
    • Tenoch Huerta Mejia - “Namor"
      • Last seen in the MCU in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
    • Ebon Moss-Bachrach - “Ben Grimm / The Thing"
      • Next seen in the MCU in The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
    • Simu Liu - “Shang-Chi"
      • Last seen in the MCU in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
    • Florence Pugh - “Yelena Belova"
      • Next seen in the MCU in Thunderbolts* (2025)
    • Kelsey Grammer - “Hank McCoy / Beast"
      • Last seen in the MCU in The Marvels (2023)
    • Lewis Pullman - “Bob Reynolds / Sentry"
      • Next seen in the MCU in Thunderbolts* (2025)
    • Danny Ramirez  - “Joaquin Torres / Falcon"
      • Last seen in the MCU in Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
    • Joseph Quinn – “Johnny Storm / Human Torch"
      • Next seen in the MCU in The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
    • David Harbour - “Alexei Andreovitch Shostakov / Red Guardian"
      • Next seen in the MCU in Thunderbolts* (2025)
    • Winston Duke - “M’Baku"
      • Last seen in the MCU in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
    • Hannah John-Kamen - “Ava Starr / Ghost"
      • Next seen in the MCU in Thunderbolts* (2025)
    • Tom Hiddleston - “Loki"
      • Last seen in the MCU in Loki Season 2 (2024)
    • Patrick Stewart - “Charles Xavier / Professor X"
      • Last seen in the MCU in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) …though we strongly suspect this is the different version of the character who was last seen in a 20th Century Fox film.
    • Ian McKellan - “Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto"
      • Last seen in the MCU… never! But McKellan last played Magneto in 20th Century Fox’s X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014).
    • Alan Cumming - “Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler"
      • Last seen in the MCU… never! Cumming’s only appearance as the character was in 20th Century Fox’s X2 (2003).
    • Rebecca Romijn - “Raven Darkhölme / Mystique"
      • Last seen in the MCU… never! Romijn’s last appearance as the character was a cameo in 20th Century Fox’s X-Men: First Class (2011).
    • James Marsden - “Scott Summers / Cyclops"
      • Last seen in the MCU… never! Marsden’s last appearance as the character was a cameo in 20th Century Fox’s X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014).
    • Channing Tatum - “Remy LeBeau / Gambit"
      • Last seen in the MCU in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
    • Pedro Pascal – “Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic"
      • Next seen in the MCU in The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
    • Robert Downey Jr. – “Victor Von Doom / Doctor Doom"
      • This will be his debut as this character, but Downey of course has some experience in the MCU as a different armored character…
  • After the roll out of the names concluded, Marvel also posted this video, with a much quicker version of the chair reveals, plus an appearance from Downey.

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