Marvel Studios has been building up tension and anticipation around the production of Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU) Stage 6 debut, Avengers: Doomsday. Fortunately, fans can release their breaths as the studio had officially announced the film is now in production.

An Instagram livestream via Marvel’s official account had publicly announced the casting roles for the film, many of which include:

• Chris Hemsworth: Thor
• Tom Hiddleston: Loki
• Anthony Mackie: Captain America
• Paul Rudd: Scott Lang/ Ant Man
• Letita Wright: Shuri/ Black Panther
• Simu Liu: Shang Chi
• Danny Ramirez: Joaquin Torres/ The Falcon
• Winston Duke: M’Baku
• Tenoch Huerta Mejía: Namor
• Sebastian Stan: Bucky Barnes/ The Winter Soldier
• Florence Pugh: Yelena Belova
• Wyatt Russell: John Walker/ U.S. Agent
• David Harbour: Alexei Shostakov/ Red Guardian
• Hannah John-Kamen: Ava Starr/ Ghost
• Lewis Pullman: Bob/ Sentry
• Patrick Stewart: Charles Xavier/ Professor X
• Ian McKellen: Erik Lensherr/ Magneto
• James Marsden: Scott Summers/ Cyclops
• Rebecca Romjin: Raven/ Mystique
• Alan Cumming: Kurt Wagner/ Nightcrawler
• Kelsey Grammer: Hank Mccoy/ Beast
• Channing Tatum: Remy LeBeau/ Gambit
• Vanessa Kirby: Sue Storm/ The Invisible Woman
• Ebon Moss-Bachrach: Benjamin Grimm/ The Thing
• Joseph Quinn: Johnny Storm/ The Human Torch
• Pedro Pascal: Reed Richards/ Mr. Fantastic

The lineup for this movie was particularly surprising for fans as it brought old faces from older movies such as the original X-Men cast from the early 2000s and characters that have appeared in the latest Deadpool and Wolverine movie from 2024.

Additionally with the large casting, among the more shocking and earliest roles before the production was Tony Stark’s Robert Downey Jr now starring back in the MCU as the one and only Dr. Doom. It was also stated by the Russo brothers that Downey had hands on development for the character with discussions on his backstory as well as costume design for the Supreme Lord of Latveria. How this will play out when the movie premieres is beyond anyone’s assumptions.

With more excitement rising for the upcoming premieres of Thunderbolts* and Fantastic Four: First Steps in the next few months, these movies will be a massive and spectacular introduction for a larger title that is yet to come. Of course, these movies will also bring forth newer developments for the MCU and the future it will continue to build over the years.