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It is official: Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart will take over their “X-Men” parts in the new “Avengers” film. In addition to many other stars, the duo will be there in “Avengers: Doomsday”.
Only as a reminder: Stewart most recently played Professor Charles Xavier in “Doctor Strange in the Multiveers of Madness”, while McKellen last Magneto in “X-Men: Days of Future” Past.
Many acquaintances at the start
Marvel has announced in a livestream who will be all with “Avengers: Doomsday”. This is how the two join the “Black Panther” actors: inside Letitia Wright, Winston Duke and Tenoch Huerta Mejía, the “Thor” stars Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston, the “Ant-Man” Paul Rudd, the Simu Liu and the “Captain” known from “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” America “actors Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan.
The actors: Inside the “Fantastic Four” reboots, including the Oscar-nominated Vanessa Kirby and the “Stranger Things” actor Joseph Quinn as well as the “Thunderbolts” stars Florence Pugh and David Harbor.
In addition to them, other “X-Men” known such as Kelsey Grammer, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden and Alan Cumming will be shown. Channing Tatum, which was intended for the leading role in an independent “Gambit” film, will also be at the start. And what is already clear: Robert Downey Jr. will take over the part of the villain Doctor Doom.
The film is polished by director team Anthony and Joe Russo, who had already taken over the turn in four films by Marvel Cinematic Universe. Her previous actioner for the studio was “Avengers: Endgame” from 2019, which recorded over $ 2.79 billion worldwide.
What you expect
And what is there from the direction to the new streak? “The only thing I will say about the film is the following: We love rogues who think they are the heroes of their own history,” Joe Russo told the playlist.
Plus: “Only then will they become three -dimensional and interesting. And if you have an actor like Robert Downey Jr., you have to create a well -shaped, three -dimensional character for the audience. A large part of our attention is.”
Schedule check
The filming of “Avengers: Doomsday” has just started in London. In May 2026, the new adventure is to be released into the cinemas.