Marvel revealed its sizable cast for Avengers: Doomsday, but a surprising statistic regarding the character roster has me convinced that more names could be announced soon. On March 26, Marvel Studios announced the cast for Avengers: Doomsday via a livestream lasting for over five hours. The announcement included 27 set chairs with the names of cast members, which included several familiar names, such as Chris Hemsworth and Sebastian Stan, but also many surprises, like Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, and Rebecca Romijn.
It’s a stacked cast, including characters from many Marvel teams, like the Thunderbolts, The Fantastic Four, and the X-Men. While 27 characters is a lot, directors Joe and Anthony Russo proved they can handle a mᴀssive roster in Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame. However, it does feel like many characters are missing. The MCU is vast, and looks even larger when characters from the multiverse are also factored in. After discovering an interesting statistic about the cast, I’m confident that there are more characters in Doomsday that Marvel hasn’t announced yet.
48% Of Avengers: Doomsday’s Characters Come From A Different Universe Or Alternate Timeline
Avengers: Doomsday will be a multiverse event, and is seemingly set to feature clashes between characters from the MCU, the Fox Universe, and The Fantastic Four’s universe. It’s unclear how Doctor Doom ties into this, but it will be exciting to see all these characters spanning generations of Marvel filmmaking appear in the same film. However, I have realized that only about half of this cast comes from the main MCU. Thirteen characters out of the twenty-seven announced are from the multiverse, meaning a smaller percentage of MCU characters will be featured in this film.
Several of these characters come from the Fox X-Men universe, and The Fantastic Four will arrive from a universe we haven’t seen yet. Channing Tatum’s Gambit was introduced to us in the Void, suggesting his origins were in a separate X-Men universe. Even Tom Hiddleston’s Loki is the version that escaped the Avengers and created a different timeline. I know this film’s story will be tied heavily with the multiverse, but I can’t believe only 14 characters from the main MCU timeline will appear in Doomsday.
I’m Convinced More Characters From The Main MCU Will Appear In This Film
Avengers movies used to be smaller than Doomsday, but the MCU is so mᴀssive now that these films have to include a significant amount of characters. 14 MCU characters feels like a small number considering how vast the universe has become, and several significant characters are missing from the announcement. The Avengers: Doomsday cast doesn’t include Doctor Strange, Ms. Marvel, Hulk, Wong, Hawkeye, Captain Marvel, or any of the Eternals. Spider-Man’s absence isn’t entirely surprising either, since Spider-Man: Brand New Day releases shortly after Doomsday.
Monica Rambeau is also a notably missing character, since – in a post-credit scene from The Marvels – Monica is last seen trapped in another universe with Kelsey Grammer’s Beast, who is in Doomsday. Unless this was a different version of Beast, it’s confusing how Beast is in the story, but not Rambeau. Additionally, characters like Wong, Captain Marvel, and Hulk would want to join the Avengers in a gigantic multiversal clash. The cast for Avengers: Doomsday is impressive, but – taking everything into consideration – I wouldn’t be surprised if more characters from the main MCU join the film.
Upcoming MCU Movies
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Thunderbolts*
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May 2, 2025
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps
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July 25, 2025
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Avengers: Doomsday (2026)
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day
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July 31, 2026
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Avengers: Secret Wars
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May 7, 2027
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