The massive Avengers: Doomsday cast reveal\u00a0featured several expected returnees, a number of names that had previously been rumored, and quite a few surprises. A lot of MCU actors were absent, however, including OG Earth’s Mightiest Hero Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), and The Marvels star Brie Larson.<\/p>\n
It’s highly likely that both of these actors will be back (if not for Doomsday, then surely Secret Wars), but we won’t know for certain until we get that second announcement.<\/p>\n
There was a bigger question mark over Renner while he was recovering from his near-fatal 2023 snowplough accident, but he has since returned to work, and it sounds like he is more than ready to bring Clint Barton out of retirement… again.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think he started retired\u2026 but he\u2019s always pulled out of retirement, you know,” The Mayor of Kingstown star tells ComicBoook.com<\/a>.\u00a0“I think he\u2019s a family man; you always know where his allegiance lies, and he\u2019s always come out of retirement, man. Until he\u2019s killed, he\u2019s always gonna be working.\u201d<\/p>\n Not exactly confirmation, but he did give us a little more to go on than Larson.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Brie Larson was asked if she\u2019ll be returning as Captain Marvel in \u2018AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cThank you for asking and you know I can\u2019t answer.\u201d<\/p>\n (via @TheView<\/a>) pic.twitter.com\/pu8djJgSmd<\/a><\/p>\n
Marvel Studios is said to be keeping (or attempting to keep) certain actors\/characters under wraps until audiences are sitting down to watch these movies, but we assume that Renner and Larson will be confirmed before then.<\/p>\n Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars were recently hit with significant delays, with Doomsday now set to arrive in theaters on December 18, 2026, and Secret Wars positioned\u00a0for December 17, 2027.<\/p>\n Both movies\u00a0will be directed by the Russo brothers, who also make their MCU return after helming Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Being able to create stories and explore characters within the Marvel Universe fulfilled a life-long dream of ours, and we discovered a powerful connection with audiences in each film that we made. We\u2019re thrilled to collaborate once again with Kevin, Lou and the entire Marvel team to bring this epic adventure in storytelling to new and surprising places for both the fans and ourselves\u201d, said The Russos in a statement after the SDCC panel.<\/p>\n You can check out the full (for now) Doomsday cast list below.<\/p>\n
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