Marvel is taking an interesting approach with confirming theAvengers: Doomsdaycast, but one statistic already paints a disappointing picture. The Marvel Entertainment YouTube channel started a mysterious live stream earlier this morning which turned out to bethe cast announcement ofAvengers: Doomsday. Going on for over 5 hours, the stream cut to a different cast member’s name on the back of a chair approximately every 15 minutes to confirm their involvement in the upcomingMCUfilm. The studio started with confirming that Thor actor Chris Hemsworth would be returning, and concluded with an appearance from Robert Downey Jr.
Anthony Mackie’s Captain America, Letitia Wright’s Black Panther, and Simu Liu’s Shang-Chi are among the expected names that have been dropped considering that their characters are guaranteed to play a role in the next generation of Avengers. Some characters whose involvement inDoomsdayseemed uncertain, such as Tom Hiddleston’s Loki and Tenoch Huerta’s Namor, have drawn excitement. There have also been substantial surprises like Kelsey Grammer’s Beast,Patrick Stewart’s Professor X, and Ian McKellen’s Magneto. Despite the anticipatory format of Marvel’s casting announcement, a disproportionate number of the confirmed names have one thing in common.
Avengers: Doomsday’s Cast Disproportionately Includes Marvel Characters From 2025 MCU Movies
The MCU Has 2 More Films Slated For Release In 2025
Out of the 27 people confirmed forAvengers: Doomsdayso far, 12 of them are actors who have appeared or will be appearing in a 2025 MCU movie. A good portion of the cast list thus far has been made up ofThunderbolts*andFantastic Four: First Stepscharacters, withCaptain America: Brave New World’s Mackie and Danny Ramirez also taking up two spots. While it’s nice to get official confirmation, it’s no surprise to most that they’ll be appearing in the upcoming movie considering the big role they’re playing for the MCU this year.
Most fans obviously tuned into the stream to learn new information about theAvengers: Doomsdaycast. Continuously seeing names that were already all but confirmed for the film slowed down the momentum of the announcements for a while. Marvel likely started off with a list of predictable names because they’ll want to sprinkle in the bigger announcements throughout the live stream to maintain the viewer count. However, they’ll need to start pulling some more unexpected names if they want to keep fans engaged.
Why Doomsday Has So Many Thunderbolts* & Fantastic Four Actors
Press From Thunderbolts* & Fantastic Four Will Help Promote Doomsday
WithAvengers: Doomsdayset to premiere a little over a year from now in 2026, it makes sense that so manyThunderboltsandFantastic Fouractors would be among the first to be confirmed for the cast. Out of all the Marvel properties, those characters are currently being promoted for their upcoming film releases later this year. Considering thatThunderboltsandFantastic Fourwill be the last two MCU releases untilDoomsday’s premiere, fans can expect the films to set up some of the events ofAvengers 5.
6 Thunderbolts* Cast Members Confirmed For Avengers: Doomsday As Character Death Theories Spike
The cast for Avengers: Doomsday is slowly being revealed as five confirmed cast members from Thunderbolts* lend credence to character death theories.
Names like Sebastian Stan, Florence Pugh, Vanessa Kirby, and Joseph Quinn are heavily associated with the MCU at the moment because of the imminent releases ofThunderbolts*andFantastic Four. Confirming their involvement inDoomsdayas soon as possible will ensure that anytime their names are mentioned in upcoming promotions, the attention will always go back to their eventualDoomsdayrole. It’ll also allow the cast to freely talk aboutAvengers: Doomsdayin their press tours, which is sure to help build anticipation.
Will More Avengers: Doomsday Cast Members Be Announced?
Doomsday Will Allegedly Feature At Least 50 Characters
The live stream on the Marvel Entertainment YouTube channel concluded after announcing 27 confirmed actors forDoomsday. According to entertainment journalistJeff SneiderofThe InSneider, Marvel has around 50 total names that they’re looking to confirm for the film, so there is seemingly still a long way to go when it comes to rounding out the full cast. There’s a big chance that many more characters will get confirmed after today’s live stream considering thatDoomsdayis supposed to be the biggest MCU event yet, with almost 60 characters predicted to appear.
Despite the initial slow pace, Marvel’s strategy of announcing all the predictable names first ultimately paid off. With faces fromCaptain America: Brave New World,Thunderbolts*, andFantastic Fourout of the way, fans were tuned into the remainder of the live stream knowing that there’d be some huge surprises. The most notable announcements were undoubtedly the return of someoriginalX-Menactors like Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, and James Marsden, as well as Channing Tatum’s fan-favorite Gambit. Marvel’sAvengers: Doomsdayannouncement may have started off with some disappointing predictability, but the live stream event eventually found its footing.
