Although we’ve already seen a few set photos featuring various X-Men popping up online over the past few weeks, it seems that production on Marvel Studios’ next big event movie Avengers: Doomsday is now officially underway, with directors Anthony and Joe Russo making the announcement with a post on social media that also happens to confirm that Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom will be retaining his Victor Von Doom alter-ego despite sporting the face of the MCU’s Tony Stark.
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Meanwhile, speaking to CBR this past weekend, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige also shared his excitement about getting the band back together as he confirmed the official start of filming, stating: “Avengers movies are always about incredible actors. who’ve never met before on screen, meeting for the first time and interacting in ways that they’ve never interacted before. That’s my favorite part of Avengers movies. There’s already been a little taste of that with some people sitting here (in the Thunderbolts* cast), and we officially start (filming Avengers: Doomsday) on Monday. So that’s what’s next for us, and it’s very exciting. Day one is Monday.”
Officially confirmed for the cast of Avengers: Doomsday are Robert Downey Jr. (Doctor Doom), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm/Invisible Woman), Anthony Mackie (Sam Wilson/Captain America), Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barners/Winter Soldier), Letitia Wright (Shuri/Black Panther), Paul Rudd (Scott Lang/Ant-Man), Wyatt Russell (John Walker/US Agent), Tenoch Huerta Mejía (Namor), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Ben Grimm/The Thing), Simu Liu (Shang-Chi), Florence Pugh (Yelena Belova), Kelsey Grammer (Hank McCoy/Beast), Lewis Pullman (Bob/Sentry), Danny Ramirez (Joaquin Torres/Falcon), Joseph Quinn (Johnny Storm/Human Torch), David Harbour (Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian), Winston Duke (M’Baku), Hannah John-Kamen (Ava Starr/Ghost), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Patrick Stewart (Charles Xavier/Professor X), Ian McKellen (Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto), Alan Cumming (Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler), Rebecca Romijn (Raven Darkholme/Mystique), James Marsden (Scott Summers/Cyclops), Channing Tatum (Remy LeBeau/Gambit) and Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic).
Avengers: Doomsday is set for release on May 1st 2026.
