As production continues on Avengers: Doomsday, another rumor about the highly anticipated next installment to Marvel Studios’ blockbuster superhero franchise has been revealed, revolving around a returning character from WandaVision and The Marvels. The next Avengers movie will debut in theaters on December 18, 2026, while its follow-up movie Avengers: Secret Wars premieres on December 17, 2027.
What surprising MCU character has a major role in Avengers: Doomsday?
In a new report by The Cosmic Circus’ Alex Perez, Teyonah Parris’ Monica Rambeau/Photon will reportedly have a “bigger role storywise” in Avengers: Doomsday than Magneto, Cyclops, and Thor. However, he also claimed that Thor would actually “show up more” in the upcoming movie.
Monica Rambeau was last seen by fans at end of The Marvels, where it was revealed that she got stuck in a different universe after preventing the rupture between realities. She was greeted by Kelsey Grammer’s Dr. Hank McCoy/Beast, which served as the latter’s first MCU appearance. At the moment, Marvel Studios has yet to officially confirm Parris’ return in Doomsday. Should this rumor be proven true, this would mark Monica Rambeau’s first appearance in an Avengers movie.
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Avengers: Doomsday is being directed by Avengers: Endgame filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo from a screenplay written by Stephen McFeely. The latest installment will feature the return of Marvel vets Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Hemsworth, with Chris Evans rumored to appear. However, this time, the Oppenheimer actor will be playing a completely different role in the form of Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom. The ensemble cast will also include Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Paul Rudd, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Florence Pugh, Letitia Wright, Tenoch Huerta Mejia, Kelsey Grammer, Lewis Pullman, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell, and Danny Ramirez.
The fifth installment will also feature the return of X-Men stars Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier, Ian McKellen‘s Magneto, Alan Cumming‘s Nightcrawler, Rebecca Romijn‘s Mystique, James Marsden‘s Cyclops, and Channing Tatum‘s Gambit. Following the movie’s viral casting announcement video, Feige previously confirmed they haven’t really revealed the entire cast yet, teasing more casting announcements in the future.
(Source: The Cosmic Circus)