Who is in Marvel’s next Avengers movie? It would probably be faster to list who is not in it.

During a five-and-a-half-hour (!) long live-stream, Marvel rolled out the latest iteration of the MCU’s fighting force the Avengers, all slated to share screen time in next year’s Avengers: Doomsday.

To no one’s surprise, Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man will not be featured in the movie. However, Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom is the main antagonist in the next Marvel adventure.

Returning from previous MCU films are Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson, Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres, the new Falcon, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, Letitia Wright as Shuri, who took over the Black Panther title in Wakanda Forever, and her co-star Winston Duke as M’Baku.

Also from Wakanda Forever is Tenoch Huerta Mejía, who played complicated underwater hero Namor, aka the Submariner. Also cast were representatives from the upcoming Thunderbolts: Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost, and Lewis Pullman as the character known only as Bob.

The big surprise, apart from the fact that there were no Hulks, no Spider-People, no Doctor Strange and no Chris Evans, was the sheer quantity of X-Men characters being brought into the MCU family. Channing Tatum will reprise his role as Gambit, one he played as an alternate universe version in last year’s Deadpool and Wolverine.

Also appearing will be Patrick Stewart as Professor X, Ian McKellen as Magneto, Kelsey Grammer as Beast, Rebecca Romijn as Mystique, Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler, and James Marsden as Cyclops.

And rounding out the cast are the new Fantastic Four, Pedro Pascal as Mr. Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as the Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as the Human Torch and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as the Thing.

Avengers: Doomsday assembles in theaters on May 1st, 2026. This year, however, you can see Thunderbolts on May 2nd and The Fantastic Four: First Steps on July 25th.

Below is the list of actor and characters in Avengers: Doomsday that were announced in Marvel’s live-stream on Wednesday.

• Chris Hemsworth – Thor
• Vanessa Kirby – Invisible Woman
• Anthony Mackie – Captain America
• Sebastian Stan – Bucky Barnes
• Letitia Wright – Black Panther
• Paul Rudd – Ant-Man
• Wyatt Russell – U.S. Agent
• Tenoch Huerta Mejia – Namor
• Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Thing
• Simu Liu – Shang-Chi
• Florence Pugh – Yelena Belova
• Kelsey Grammer – Beast
• Lewis Pullman – The Sentry
• Danny Ramirez – The Falcon
• Joseph Quinn – Human Torch
• David Harbour – Red Guardian
• Winston Duke – M’Baku
• Hannah John-Kamen – Ghost
• Tom Hiddleston – Loki
• Patrick Stewart – Professor X
• Ian McKellen – Magneto
• Alan Cumming – Nightcrawler
• Rebecca Romijn – Mystique
• James Marsden – Cyclops
• Channing Tatum – Gambit
• Pedro Pascal – Mister Fantastic
• Robert Downey Jr. – Doctor Doom