Marvel has announced the list of new and returning cast members for its forthcoming Avengers: Doomsday film.
The fifth superhero movie in the Avengers franchise is expected to be released May 1, 2026, seven years after its latest entry, Avengers: Endgame.
In a Wednesday live stream on YouTube and its social media channels, Marvel revealed the superheroes preparing for battle.
Chris Hemsworth as Thor; Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon; Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier; Paul Rudd as Ant-Man; and Wyatt Russell as John Walker/U.S. Agent are among the first batch of returning stars.
Simu Liu will bring his Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings superhero to the Avengers for the first time, as will Black Panther: Wakanda Forever stars Letitia Wright and Tenoch Huerta Mejía. So too will Florence Pugh, who made her MCU debut as Yelena Belova in 2021’s Black Widow.
Meanwhile, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Vanessa Kirby, who will star as Ben Grimm/The Thing and Sue Storm/Invisible Woman respectively, in the new Fantastic Four: First Steps, out July 25, are also joining the new Avengers line-up.
Avengers: Doomsday is part of Marvel Phase Six, which is the studio’s next chapter after its Multiverse Saga.
Last month, it was reported that production on the movie would begin sometime this month in the U.K.
Doomsday was originally supposed to be released this year, followed by Avengers: Secret Wars in 2026; however, both films have since been delayed until 2026 and 2027 respectively.
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