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It appears that Marvel Studios is revealing the full cast for fifth installment of the Avengers series, Avengers: Doomsday. It may be a while before fans get the full picture, though, as the Marvel social accounts are drawing this out on a live stream that is seemingly announcing a new member of the cast every 15 minutes. If this is in fact the cast of Doomsday, and you’re excited to see which Avengers are returning, it’s going to take a while. [NOTE: This article will continue updating as new cast members are revealed]
The stream began at 11am ET, as the Marvel social channels kicked off a live video with a shot of a chair that had Chris Hemsworth’s name printed on the back. The stream stayed on that exact spot until an alarm went off at 11:15, when the camera then panned down to the next chair in line, which reads “Vanessa Kirby.”
So that means Thor and Sue Storm are going to be in Avengers: Doomsday, assuming that’s what this announcement is about and assuming they are reprising their current Marvel roles. Keep watching the streaming and checking back, and we’ll continue to update as new members of the cast are added.
11:28 ET — The music for Captain America kicked in, and Anthony Mackie’s chair was revealed. Based on that music cue, we can assume he’s reprising his role as Sam Wilson.
11:40 ET — Music came on and signaled the changing of the chairs. Sebastian Stan is next up, providing a Falcon and the Winter Soldier reunion with Mackie. The official Avengers Twitter account has noted that Avengers: Doomsday is “now in production.”
11:52 ET — The iconic score from Black Panther kicked in, leaving some wondering if T’Challa was going to be recast. However, the camera panned to reveal Letitia Wright’s name on the back of the next chair.
12:06 ET — The score for Ant-Man kicked in and the camera panned over to reveal an empty space where a chair should be. Of course, then it panned down to reveal a very tiny chair with “Paul Rudd” printed on it.
12:15 ET — It’s going to be three stars from Falcon and the Winter Soldier returning, as well as multiple Thunderbolts, as Wyatt Russell’s chair is revealed to be next in line.
The news of Avengers: Doomsday casting kicked off in a massive way at San Diego Comic-Con last year, when Marvel rolled out the surprise of the century. It was revealed — through no shortage of theatrics — that longtime MCU staple Robert Downey Jr. would be returning to the franchise. Instead of reprising his role as Tony Stark, though, Downey is set to play the villainous Doctor Doom, who will be the main antagonist for both Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.
There have been loads of rumors about who else may or may not appear, but Downey’s involvement as Doom suggests that anyone could return to the MCU, potentially playing new characters.
In December, it was reported that Chris Evans would also be returning to the franchise for Doomsday, but potentially playing a different character. Evans has since denied those reports.
“}]] It appears the Avengers: Doomsday cast announcement is happening right now, but Marvel is certainly taking their time. Read More