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Avengers and Marvel Characters Missing from Doomsday Announcement

Author:Kristen Update:May 17,2025

Despite the excitement generated by over five hours of streamed casting announcements, fans are expressing surprise over several notable absences from the upcoming film, Avengers: Doomsday. (Read the full Avengers: Doomsday cast roster.)

While the absence of some characters was anticipated, such as Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch and Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange, other exclusions have left fans puzzled, especially considering the film's ambitious scope. Avengers: Doomsday is poised to be a monumental cinematic event, bringing together the universes of the Avengers, X-Men, and Fantastic Four into one epic crossover. Given this grand scale, the following omissions stand out as particularly noteworthy.