Marvel has announced the cast of the upcoming “Avengers: Doomsday” movie, which is set to hit cinemas on May 26th 2026 and Disney+ later on in 2026.

The upcoming “Avengers” movie is going to be directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, who are renowned directors of four of the most successful Marvel movies including “Infinity War” and “Endgame, and the studio’s highest-grossing directors with over $6 billion in global earnings.

Last summer at the San Diego Comic-Con it was revealed that Robert Downey Jr would be returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but not as Tony Stark, but instead as the film’s new villain, Doctor Doom. 

Disney hosted a special announcement livestream event on social media, confirming the cast for the upcoming film with a lengthy video featuring chairs with the actors’ names on them.    This livestream went on for hours, before eventually the door opened and Robert Downey Jr walked past all the chairs placed and sat down on his final chair, before the livestream came to a close with the words, “Avengers: Doomsday” now in production.

The cast for “Avengers: Doomsday” includes:

• Chris Hemsworth – Thor
• Vannesa Kirby – Sue Storm
• Anthony Mackie – Captain America
• Sebastian Stan – Winter Soldier
• Letitia Wright – Black Panther
• Paul Rudd – Ant-Man
• Wyatt Russell – US Agent
• Tenoch Huerta Mejía – Namor
• Ebon Moss-Bachrach – Thing
• Simu Liu – Shang-Chi
• Florence Pugh – Yelena Belova
• Kelsey Grammer – Beast
• Lewis Pullman – Sentry
• Hannah John-Kamen –  Ghost,
• Tom Hiddleston – Loki
• Danny Ramirez – Falcon
• Joseph Quinn – Human Torch
• David Harbour – Red Guardian
• Winston Duke – M’Baku
• Patrick Stewart – Professor Charles Xavier
• Ian McKellen – Magneto
• Alan Cumming – Nightcrawler
• Rebecca Romijn – Mystique
• James Marsden – Cyclops
• Channing Tatum – Gambit
• Pedro Pascal – Mr Fantastic

No other details on what the story of “Avengers: Doomsday” have been revealed, but it’s expected to be the first major film to bring together all the elements of the Multiverse saga, which has been playing out over the last few years, resulting in a major battle heading into the next “Avengers” film, that is called “Secret Wars” and is due to hit cinemas and Disney+ in 2026.

It was also previously revealed that Stephen McFeely, known for his work on the “Captain America” trilogy and “Avengers: Endgame,” has written the script of the new “Avengers” film.

Roger’s Take:  The choice of doing the reveal with a very long and drawn-out video just showing the names of actors involved on chairs is an odd choice.  It certainly got people talking on social media, but they’ve got to be careful they don’t stretch out these types of events too much in the future.

Are you looking forward to watching a new “Avengers” film?  Let me know on social media!

Roger Palmer

Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. Email: Roger@WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com Twitter: Twitter.com/RogPalmerUK Facebook: Facebook.com/rogpalmeruk

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