Simu Liu said in a new interview with Collider that Robert Downey Jr. had a “convoy of trailers” on the set of “Avengers: Doomsday,” which the film’s cast and crew hilarious named “Downey Land.” Liu returns to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Shang-Chi in the 2026 tentpole opposite Downey as the villainous Doctor Doom. Downey’s return to Marvel as a villain and not in his iconic Iron Man role is fueling the majority of interest in “Doomsday.” It appears the studio pulled out all the stops on set for the Oscar winner’s grand return.
“Downey famously has this convoy of trailers and this whole area in base camp that we affectionately called Downey Land,” Liu said. “And I remember getting invited to Downey Land for the first time and just showing up in this tent, and it’s all this beautiful Andy Warhol-esque artwork, except all the characters are Downey. I mean, he’s so self-aware.”
“So, he greeted me, and then I didn’t realize that Downey Land has its own chefs, but I had brought my set lunch, and he was like, ‘Oh, no, no, no. We don’t do that here,’” Liu continued. “The chefs had come and laid out this full buffet, and I was like, ‘Oh, I’ll put this away.’ And then just the people walking through, I was like, ‘I cannot believe I’m having lunch with these people.’”
Liu and Downey are just two members of the sprawling “Avengers: Doomsday” cast, which mixes Marvel stalwarts like Chris Hemsworth, Florence Pugh, and Tom Hiddleston with returning X-Men actors like Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn and James Marsden, plus new MCU favorites like Channing Tatum, Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby and a lot more. It’s unclear which actors Liu shares scenes with in the film, but it’s safe to say he was a big admirer of every scene partner.
“For me, it was very imperative that I put that fan side away,” Liu told Collider. “I compartmentalized that side of me because I was like, ‘I have a job to do. I have a job to do, and the worst thing that I can do right now is be a fan. I’m not a fan. I’m a coworker.’ As ridiculous as that sounds, or as ridiculous as it sounded to me at the time, I was like, ‘No. I have to treat these people as my equals, even though I’m literally like a little boy right now.’”
“Avengers: Doomsday” opens in theaters Dec. 18, 2026 from Disney.
Marvel released a first look at the return of Thor in the highly anticipated Avengers: Doomsday.
The teaser trailer (below) focused on the God of Thunder (Chris Hemsworth) follows the similarly sentimental first look at the return of Steve Rogers (Chris Evans).
Here Thor is shown with his daughter (India Rose Hemsworth) and then praying to his father to protect him before, presumably, doing battle with Doctor Doom (Robert Downey Jr.) so he can return safely home to her.
“Lend me the strength of the all-fathers so that I may fight once more, defeat one more enemy and return home to her — not as a warrior, but as warmth, to teach her not battle, but stillness, the kind I never knew,” he says.
The Thor footage has been circulating online for days, however, having leaked from theatrical preview screenings.
Directors Joe and Anthony Russo wrote on Instagram: “When even a god has to pray for strength.” The marks the return of RDJ to Marvel after famously played Tony Stark/Iron Man over the course of numerous MCU films. In Doomsday, however, he is playing classic villain Doctor Doom.
Avengers: Doomsday is set to be released in theaters on Dec. 18, 2026.
Get ready for a potentially busy time at theaters next year: both Dune: Part 3and Avengers: Doomsdayare coming December 18, 2026.
While the dates for these two films aren’t new, what is is that Dune, at least, is currently sticking to this date. According to reporter Jeff Sneider on a recent “Hot Mic” episode, Warner Bros. currently has no intention of delaying the film, and reporter Matt Belloni separately mentioned recently on his own podcast “The Town” that “neither of them” are budging on the date. Now that Doomsday has put out one of its four teasers for the general public, it’s looking like we’ll be getting another Barbenheimer-type phenomenon in “Dunesday“, as Marvel actor Simu Liu recently declared.
Avoiding whether Dunesday is another Barbenheimer in the making—it’s not, they’re two sides of the same coin where Barbie and Oppenheimerwere on different ends of the blockbuster spectrum—the big question is whether the two films will keep the same date or if one of them will budge. Admittedly, WB was the first studio to pin down a date for Dune: Part 3, and it’s certainly a gutsy move to put its young sci-fi franchise against the more established MCU. But as Sneider noted, first dibs on the release calendar may as well not matter in the court of public opinion—Avengers: Doomsday has teasers to hype up its incoming release, complete with a countdown timer, and Dune doesn’t even have a poster or anything to tease.
On the other hand, Disney’s had no problems moving around release dates for several Marvel movies, Doomsday included. Back when it was still subtitled Kang Dynasty, it was meant to come out this past May, and even after the retitling, it was kicked back to May 2026 before being pushed again to the current December slot. So it wouldn’t be a surprise if it had to be moved around once more, even if it’s weeks before Dune to steal some of its thunder. There’s a good chance either could move up, actually: aside from Spider-Man: No Way Home, MCU movies tend to stop at early November, while the Dune films have landed (or tried to) in September or October of their respective years.
At time of writing, Dune: Part 3 and Avengers: Doomsday will hit theaters on December 18, 2026. Let us know which one you plan to see, if not both, or whichever one you think will get out of the other’s way.
It sounds like we’re going to get a look at Avengers: Doomsday in the near future—or rather, looks, plural.
Reports online have alleged Marvel Studios is looking to create separate previews for the upcoming superhero film that’ll play ahead of next week’s Avatar: Fire and Ash. Previous reports claimed there’d be a trailer, similar to The Odyssey playing before Jurassic World Rebirth, and it makes sense for Disney to do that with its 2026 Christmas film. But according to journalist Daniel Richtman, it’s a bit more than that: instead of a single preview, there’ll actually be four teasers that’ll reportedly drop once a week.
This has since been corroborated by the Hollywood Reporter, whose sources told the outlet each week will bring a new trailer: the first trailer on week one, second on week two, etc. Like THR, io9 reached out to Disney to confirm or corroborate this information, and at time of writing, the studio has yet to comment.
Why four, other than ensuring people go see Avatar? Well, Robert Downey Jr. is playing Doctor Doom, longtime nemesis of the Fantastic Four, so it may be a reference to that. It might also call to the four big teams in the film—not just the Fantastic Four, but Captain America’s Avengers team, the New Avengers, and the returning X-Men. Maybe the teasers each focus on a different team, with Doom being in each one?
We’ll have more on Avengers: Doomsday, including its preview(s), ahead of its release on December 18, 2026.
Famke Janssen is adamant that she won’t be appearing in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, and also said she doesn’t really have any advice for those who might be Jean Grey in the MCU’s future.
What did Famke Janssen say about future Jean Grey actors?
Speaking to Variety in a recent interview, Janssen once again said she wouldn’t be in Doomsday, something she’s been steadfast on for some time. Janssen said fans would have to “wait for the movie to come out” to see for themselves.
As for the future of the MCU, Janssen was asked if she had any advice for a new actor who will inevitably take up the role of Jean Grey. Surprisingly, Janssen offered up none, instead saying that the casting process for Jean Grey’s replacement has been fine and none of the actors who have stepped into the role have needed much help.
“No. I’m excited to see who they’re getting next,” said Janssen. “I mean, Sophie Turner was amazing, and I’m sure the next person will be too. They’ve been so good at casting incredible actors and no one needs any tips from me. I’m looking forward to seeing who they cast.”
While Janssen is adamant she won’t be in Avengers: Doomsday, several other stars will be. So far, several major stars from the MCU have been confirmed to be in the movie, including Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby’s Invisible Woman/Sue Storm, Anthony Mackie’s Captain America, Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Letitia Wright’s Shuri/Black Panther, and Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man.
More names for the upcoming movie include Wyatt Russell’s U.S. Agent/John Walker, Tenoch Huerta’s Namor, Ebon Moss-Bachrach’s The Thing/Ben Grimm, Simu Liu’s Shang-Chi, Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova, Kelsey Grammer’s Dr. Hank McCoy/Beast, Lewis Pullman’s Bob/Sentry, Danny Ramirez’s Joaquin Torres/Falcon, Joseph Quinn’s Johnny Storm/Human Torch, David Harbour’s Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, Winston Duke‘s M’Baku, Hannah John-Kamen‘s Ava Starr/Ghost, and Tom Hiddleston‘s Loki.
Several X-Men characters are also coming back for the upcoming movie, including Patrick Stewart‘s Charles Xavier, Ian McKellen‘s Magneto, Alan Cumming‘s Nightcrawler, Rebecca Romijn‘s Mystique, James Marsden‘s Cyclops, and Channing Tatum‘s Gambit.
Avengers: Doomsday is set to release on December 18, 2026.
Namor actor Tenoch Huerta is set to appear in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, and ahead of the film’s release next year, the star opened up about what it was like to meet Robert Downey Jr. while on set.
What did Tenoch Huerta say about meeting Robert Downey Jr.?
Speaking with El Capipi Perez, Huerta praised Downey, and also jokingly remarked that the star hasn’t lost any of his good looks or youthful appearance.
“He’s really handsome, dude,” said Huerta (translation courtesy of X account Avengers Updated). “The guy looks really young too. What happened was that I wasn’t in the scene; I went to see the directors. I wanted to talk to them about some lines and also meet them face to face. When I was there, the guy came over to check the monitors and I said, ‘Ah, no way!’ I really said, ‘Damn, I left my kneepads back at the hotel, man!’”
The kneepads line, while initially confusing many fans, seems to be a translation of a term in Spanish that’s hard to convey in English. According to some fans online, the star was essentially explaining how starstruck he was getting to meet Downey.
Tenoch Huerta talks about meeting Robert Downey Jr. on the set of ‘AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY’ “He’s really handsome, dude. The guy looks really young too. What happened was that I wasn’t in the scene; I went to see the directors. I wanted to talk to them about some lines and also meet… pic.twitter.com/0eneM6Nvl5
The cast for the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday is going to be massive. So far, several major stars from the MCU have been confirmed to be in the movie, including Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby’s Invisible Woman/Sue Storm, Anthony Mackie’s Captain America, Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Letitia Wright’s Shuri/Black Panther, and Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man.
More names for the upcoming movie include Wyatt Russell’s U.S. Agent/John Walker, Tenoch Huerta’s Namor, Ebon Moss-Bachrach’s The Thing/Ben Grimm, Simu Liu’s Shang-Chi, Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova, Kelsey Grammer’s Dr. Hank McCoy/Beast, Lewis Pullman’s Bob/Sentry, Danny Ramirez’s Joaquin Torres/Falcon, Joseph Quinn’s Johnny Storm/Human Torch, David Harbour’s Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, Winston Duke‘s M’Baku, Hannah John-Kamen‘s Ava Starr/Ghost, and Tom Hiddleston‘s Loki.
Several X-Men characters are also coming back for the upcoming movie, including Patrick Stewart‘s Charles Xavier, Ian McKellen‘s Magneto, Alan Cumming‘s Nightcrawler, Rebecca Romijn‘s Mystique, James Marsden‘s Cyclops, and Channing Tatum‘s Gambit.
Avengers: Doomsday is set to release on December 18, 2026.
In a new video interview with GQ that draws on fan questions, Garfield read a question from X/Twitter wondering if he and Tobey Maguire would appear as their alt-universe Spider-Men in Doomsday.
The answer was blunt: “No, unequivocally fucking no.” (There was extra emphasis on the swear word.)
If you detect a hint of exhaustion there, this is coming from an actor who started his “I’m not in Spider Man: Brand New Day” denials early this year, when, in a separate GQ piece, he said, “I’m gonna disappoint you,” and said “no.”
He also added, “But I know no one’s gonna trust anything I say from now on.”
That’s a fair summation from a guy who once said, “I ain’t got a call” regarding his then-rumored role in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Do you believe him about Avengers: Doomsday? Do you believe him about Brand New Day, for that matter?
We’ll find out next year, when Tom Holland suits up again to star as Spidey in Brand New Day on July 31, 2026, followed by Doomsday‘s arrival on December 18, 2026.
A new social media post from Avengers: Doomsday star Simu Liu has surfaced following the film’s production wrap. The crossover epic will bring back Shang-Chi for his first on-screen appearance since 2021’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Avengers: Doomsday’s Simu Liu posts photos post filming wrap
Simu Liu posted two shirtless photos on X (formerly Twitter) on September 23, 2025, with the caption “wrapped.” The images, one showing him by a sunset view and another in sunglasses under direct sunlight, marked the end of his work on Avengers: Doomsday. The post reached over 238,000 views within hours.
Liu, who first entered the MCU in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, has kept fans updated sparingly about his Marvel projects. A few days ago, he shared an Instagram Story selfie in front of a costume rack, where a labeled bag reading “15. Shang-Chi” confirmed his wardrobe for the upcoming ensemble. The bag concealed the design, indicating that Marvel Studios is keeping Shang-Chi’s new look under wraps until closer to release.
Simu Liu will reprise his role as Shang-Chi with upgrades expected that expand on his dragon-scale suit from 2021. At the end of his solo film, Shang-Chi joined Wong, Captain Marvel, and Bruce Banner, which set up his integration with the Avengers. Reports note that the Ten Rings could function as a critical MacGuffin in Doomsday’s plot, along with Ms. Marvel’s bangles.
Avengers: Doomsday will bring together characters from across Marvel properties, including the Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and New Avengers. Robert Downey Jr. will return in a new role as Doctor Doom, who threatens the multiverse. Simu Liu stands among dozens of confirmed returning heroes ready to confront Doom’s challenge.
Destin Daniel Cretton, who directed the 2021 Shang-Chi movie, was initially supposed to direct Avengers 5 before Marvel reassigned leadership, but the studio kept Liu in the cast. Marvel Studios will release Avengers: Doomsday in theaters on December 18, 2026.
Originally reported by Anubhav Chaudhry on SuperHeroHype.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day‘s filming may take a pause after Tom Holland suffered a mild on-set injury. Joachim Rønning’s next film after Tron: Ares is heading to Paramount. Plus, 20th Century may have found its next Alien director. To me, my spoilers!
Scream 7
According to Entertainment Weekly, Hayden Panettiere is confirmed to return as her fan-favorite character, Kirby Reed, in Scream 7.
Here Be Monsters
Deadline reports Paramount has acquired the rights to Joachim Rønning’s next film, Here Be Monsters, described “as an intense survival thriller at sea reminiscent of films like Alien and The Thing” with “franchise ambitions.” Ridley Scott is attached to produce.
Alien
According to a new rumor from World of Reel, Demián Rugna (Where Evil Lurks, Terrified) may be 20th Century’s top choice to direct the next theatrical Alien project.
Avengers: Doomsday
A handbag posted to Instagram by make-up artist Giovanna Ponci seemingly reveals every character’s costume in Avengers: Doomsday—including the returning X-Men. Head over to Comic Book to have a look (and appreciate Mystique’s comic-accurate white dress finally making the transition to screen).
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Deadline reports a poorly timed stunt caused Tom Holland to suffer a “mild” concussion while filming Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The actor was briefly “hospitalized amid filming on the Glasgow set” and will refrain from filming for the next few days to recover. Sony and Marvel are reportedly discussing how to continue production in the meantime.
The Incredible Shrinking Man
Universal has released two separate trailers for a French remake of The Incredible Shrinking Man starring Jean Dujardin.
Theater Is Dead
Elsewhere, the ancient but fledgling medium of theater demands human sacrifice to keep its performances running in the trailer for Theater Is Dead.
Gen V
Finally, HBO Max has released a “this season on…” trailer for Gen V‘s second year.
Orlando Bloom may-or-may-not return as Legolas in The Hunt for Gollum, Macon Blair may-or-may-not direct a sequel to The Toxic Avenger starring Melanie Lynskey, and the stars of KPOP Demon Hunters may-or-may-not return for a sequel. Mondays, right? Morning Spoilers, ahoy!
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
Orlando Blood told the Today Show that he’d “hate to see anyone else play Legolas,” but hasn’t “heard a peep” if the character will appear in The Hunt for Gollum.
I have not heard a peep, actually. I don’t know. I know it’s focusing on Gollum, so anything’s possible. It’s such an amazing part. I’m so grateful to have been a part of those movies. But I haven’t heard. Listen, I’d hate to see anyone else play Legolas, you know what I mean? What are they going to do? Are they going to put somebody else in as Legolas?
The Toxic Avenger, Part 2?
Speaking with Deadline, director Macon Blair said he’d “love to” continue making Toxic Avenger movies, and that he already has Melanie Lynskey in mind for a potential villain.
I would love to do that, and I had been sort of thinking about if somebody were to ask me, what would be cool for adventures to go on with Toxie, but I think we have to see how this one lands first and see if anybody has an appetite for that and see what happens. But to answer your question, I would love it if that were the case…if there were a way that I could have gotten Melanie [Lynskey] in this movie, I would have tried to do that too. But maybe she’s the villain in part two or something like that. I don’t know.
Avengers: Doomsday
David Harbour told Screen Rant how “incredible” it feels being on the set of Avengers: Doomsday and to bare witness to “what’s his face doing that speech”.
I was not even convinced when we started, and this movie’s gonna be really good. They have a special sauce. I don’t even really understand, but they [the Russos] just know how to do these things. And I think that as evidenced in Civil War, as evidenced in Infinity War, there’s something about the layers in which they put the comedy and the drama and the surprises and the scale and the epicness and all that stuff. It’s incredible.
I will say I’ve never been on a set like this in my life. I’ve never seen anything like this. You saw those chairs. So it’s like, every one of those guys and girls has a trailer. It’s just insane to look around the room and be like, “Oh my god, I’m in the movie. There’s what’s his face doing that speech”. It’s just enormous.
Cliffhanger 2
According to Deadline, the upcoming Cliffhanger remake starring Lily James and Pierce Brosnan already has a sequel on the way.
KPOP Demon Hunters 2
In conversation with E! at the MTV Music Video Awards, KPOP Demon Hunters‘ star EJAE answered “Who knows, you know?” when asked about a potential sequel, prompting Audrey Nuna to add “we’re waiting for he call as well.” Rei Ami echoed their statements, adding, “As soon as we know, we’ll let you know.”
Don’t Go in That House, Bitch!
Variety reports that Media Capital Technologies and the Horror Section “are on board to fully finance and produce” a feature film based on Eli Roth and Snoop Dogg’s concept trailer, Don’t Go in That House, Bitch!
Spaceballs 2
Josh Gad confirmed to Collider that filming is about to begin on Spaceballs 2 in Australia.
I can’t believe it’s actually happening. I pitched it to Mel Brooks three years ago. The fact that we are at the end of pre-production… You’re the first person I’m telling this to: I’m leaving TIFF to fly to Australia to start shooting the movie.
We’re always hypersensitive to [leaks] and aware of it. We’re going to do, I would say, an even mix that would probably represent what Mel did on the first film. Because it is a Star Wars-esque film, it requires some Vista shots, which we’re doing, and it requires some spaceship shots, which we’re doing.
A group of strangers prepare for a siege battle with the titular monster in a clip from The Yeti, starring Brittany Allen, Eric Nelsen, Corbin Bernsen, Jim Cummings, Christina Bennett Lind, and William Sadler.
Teen Titans Go!
After voicing character Beast Boy for nearly 25 years, Deadline reports that Greg Cipes will no longer play the part after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
The actor took to social media, saying he was “fired” from the role mere hours after publicly revealing his diagnosis. However, Deadline reported that “a source close to the animated series” suggested that “the role of Beast Boy in Teen Titans Go! was [already] in the process of being recast due to creative differences,” and that the long-running series apparently offered Cipes a different character to play, instead.
Smiling Friends
Finally, Adult Swim has released a trailer for the third season of Smiling Friends premiering this October 5.
Colin Farrell “doesn’t see” returning to the Penguin’s “trough,” Doug Liman is “excited” to take Tom Cruise to outer space, and Clayface gets smushed. Until the USA network agrees to green light Night Spoilers, we are here with another Morning Spoilers!
Avengers: Doomsday
During a recent interview with Variety, Channing Tatum promised his portrayal of Gambit in Avengers: Doomsday will be more “serious” than last seen in Deadpool and Wolverine.
I’m not gonna go full Cajun. [Directors Anthony and Joe Russo] want things to be funny, but they don’t want to go full Deadpool. They want to keep the drama and keep it tight. When Gambit gets serious — when he drops the Mardi Gras mask — things do matter.
Clayface
The latest set photo from Clayface appears to depict Matt Hagen post-surgery, if not just after his disfiguring accident.
Tom Cruise Space Movie
Speaking with Deadline, director Doug Liman said that he hopes people are still buzzed for his upcoming Tom Cruise action movie, which is set to be partially shot in space, although there’s still no update on when that might happen.
I’m more excited about going to space, not less… but our goal is to make something great. A lot of people are trying to do gimmicky things like, ‘Oh, it’s in space.’ I’m not interested in doing something that’s a just promotional gimmick.
I want to make a film that people watch in a hundred years when maybe there’s hundreds of movies shot in outer space and there’s nothing special about it being in outer space. That’s the goal of everything I do.
With Swingers, it’s very meaningful to me that lots of people who watch it weren’t even born when it premiered here.
If I ever shoot a movie in outer space, the question will be what could I do that you couldn’t do on Earth that makes for a great piece of entertainment, that’s better than if you didn’t do it it space.
Again, it’s also about technology and storytelling… you can run a line from Swingers all the way through to this potential film in outer space.
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
According to Deadline, Gore Verbinski’s Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is now scheduled for a January 30, 2026 theatrical release date.
Starring Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz, and Juno Temple, the story is said to concern a “man from the future (Rockwell) who arrives at a diner in Los Angeles where he must recruit the precise combination of disgruntled patrons (Richardson, Peña, Beetz, Temple) to join him on a one-night-six-block quest to save the world from the terminal threat of a rogue artificial intelligence.”
Untitled Jordan Peele Movie
As noted by World of Reel, Universal has pulled Jordan Peele’s mysterious fourth movie from its 2026 release calendar.
Sony has released its first trailer for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. Read our story about the trailer here.
The Penguin
In conversation with Deadline, Colin Farrell stated he doesn’t know “the way you go back to the trough” for a second season of The Penguin.
I have no idea if it’s happening. I know that I heard rumblings that they were thinking they’d like to do a second season, but I don’t know if it’s a good idea,” he said. “I don’t know the way you go back to the trough … And part of me wants to go, ‘Just let it go people. We got away with it. Leave it as it is.’
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Sarah Michelle Gellar shared several behind-the-scenes photos from the set of the new Buffy the Vampire Slayer pilot on Instagram.
It: Welcome to Derry
A new Welcome to Derry motion poster confirms the series is set to premiere this October 26 on HBO Max.
In a new interview, the actor teased what it was like filming the latest superhero team-up and how he found out he was returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
“We were waiting on the green light [from Marvel] and my agents in the U.S. were not sure about the news [of my return],” Huerta said on TV Azteca‘s late-night show La Resolana Con El Capi on Sunday. “They practically told us around 12 at night, and at 5:30 in the morning, the [cast reveal] livestream started, and they told us, ‘Hey, the news is about to drop.’ It was surprising and it was cool.”
Of returning to the MCU, Huerta said that this time around “the dynamic has been different,” adding, “There are twentysomething characters involved in the story, which means we are each going to have smaller roles because there needs to be space for all the characters and all the universes. This makes it a much more simpler role, in terms of time and energy of making a film like this.”
Avengers: Doomsday is scheduled for release on December 18, 2026. Anthony Russo and Joe Russo are directing the film with a script written by Michael Waldron and Stephen McFeely.
Huerta will join other Marvel stars, including Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Anthony Mackie (Captain America), Vanessa Kirby (Susan Storm), Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), and Florence Pugh (Yelena).
The film also stars Lewis Pullman (Sentry), Danny Ramirez (Joaquín Torres / Falcon), Joseph Quinn (Johnny Storm), David Harbour (Red Guardian), Winston Duke (M’Baku), Hannah John-Kamen (Ghost), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Patrick Stewart (Charles Xavier / Professor X), Ian McKellen (Magneto), Alan Cumming (Nightcrawler), Rebecca Romijn (Mystique), James Marsden (Cyclops), and Channing Tatum (Gambit).
Alan Cumming recently wrapped up filming on Avengers: Doomsday and revealed the unconventional way he filmed his role for the movie.
What did Alan Cumming say about Avengers: Doomsday?
Speaking to Gold Derby in a recent interview, Cumming revealed that he doesn’t really know what’s going on in the movie because he filmed his parts of Doomsday completely alone.
“I did the entire film in isolation. Lots of green screen, face replacement. They even gave characters fake names. I don’t know who I was acting with half the time,” Cumming said. “I broke the internet by mentioning something once, but honestly, I might have got it wrong.”
Due to the star-studded nature of the cast of Doomsday, it’s not too surprising that Cumming’s parts in the film were done away from certain actors. With so many stars having to record parts, it seems like Marvel Studios is opting to make things easier for those in the movie.
The confirmed cast for Avengers: Doomsday is massive. Several major stars from the MCU are confirmed to be in the movie, including Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby’s Invisible Woman/Sue Storm, Anthony Mackie’s Captain America, Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Letitia Wright’s Shuri/Black Panther, Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man, and Ryan Reynold’s Deadpool.
More names for the upcoming movie include Wyatt Russell’s U.S. Agent/John Walker, Tenoch Huerta’s Namor, Ebon Moss-Bachrach’s The Thing/Ben Grimm, Simu Liu’s Shang-Chi, Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova, Kelsey Grammer’s Dr. Hank McCoy/Beast, Lewis Pullman’s Bob/Sentry, Danny Ramirez’s Joaquin Torres/Falcon, Joseph Quinn’s Johnny Storm/Human Torch, David Harbour’s Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, Winston Duke‘s M’Baku, Hannah John-Kamen‘s Ava Starr/Ghost, and Tom Hiddleston‘s Loki.
Several X-Men characters are also coming back for the upcoming movie, including Patrick Stewart‘s Charles Xavier, Ian McKellen‘s Magneto, Alan Cumming‘s Nightcrawler, Rebecca Romijn‘s Mystique, James Marsden‘s Cyclops, and Channing Tatum‘s Gambit.
Avengers: Doomsday is slated to release in theaters on December 18, 2026.
Alan Cumming is opening up about how playing Nightcrawler in Avengers: Doomsday was actually “really healing” after his “terrible experience” in 2003’s X2: X-Men United.
The actor recently told People at the Televerse 2025 conference that he “just finished” filming the Russo brothers’ highly anticipated Doomsday film, which is set to hit theaters in May 2026.
“I just came back. It was amazing. It was actually really… in a sort of ooey, gooey way, it was really healing and really nice to go back to something that was a terrible experience when I did it the first time,” Cumming said. “A great film, great film. I love the film.”
However, he said it “was actually really great to go back” for Doomsday as it was much more positive this time around.
“And especially, I’m 60 years old. I did not think I would be doing stunts, playing a superhero in my 60s. So that was great,” he said. “And everyone was really nice. And I got it done really quickly because I couldn’t go, because of The Traitors, when most of my scenes were being shot. So I squashed them all together, and got a green screen and various things and little scenes of people here and there. But it was pretty stealthy.”
While details surrounding the Phase Six installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are being kept under wraps, Cumming previously teased that his Nightcrawler may have a fight scene with Pedro Pascal’s Mister Fantastic.
The Avengers: Doomsday cast also includes Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Anthony Mackie (Captain America), Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), Letitia Wright (Black Panther), Simu Liu (Shang-Chi), Danny Ramirez (The Falcon), Winston Duke (M’Baku), Sebastian Stan (The Winter Soldier), Florence Pugh (Yelena Belova), Wyatt Russell (U.S. Agent), David Harbour (Red Guardian), Hannah John-Kamen (Ghost), Lewis Pullman (Bob), Patrick Stewart (Professor X), Ian McKellen (Magneto), James Marsden (Cyclops), Rebecca Romijn (Mystique), Vanessa Kirby (The Invisible Woman), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Thing) and Joseph Quinn (The Human Torch), among many others.
The one surprise at Marvel‘s Comic-Con Hall H presentation Saturday it saved for last: Robert Downey Jr is returning to the Marvel Universe as Victor Von Doom in the Russo Brothers’ Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.
Along with the Russos returning to helm a two-part Avengers movies, they mentioned they’d need to tee up before Avengers: Secret Wars, a dream project of theirs, with another movie: Avengers: Doomsday. This clearly replaces Avengers: Kang Dynasty.
Essentially Kang Dynasty was deflated in the wake of the actor who played him, Jonathan Majors, getting fired from the MCU after being found guilty of reckless assault and harassment.
Since the start of the MCU with 2008’s Iron Man, Oscar winner Downey Jr. played that title character who finally died in Avengers: Endgame.
At that point an actor stepped onstage as Dr. Doom, with a steel mask and green cape and hood. Unmasking, it was none other than Downey, who many know as Tony Stark/Iron Man in the MCU.
