A new Avengers: Secret Wars casting update suggests that several stars of the Netflix side of the MCU are expected to make some appearances.
What’s the latest Avengers: Secret Wars update?
According to a new report from insider James Mack, characters like Daredevil, The Punisher, and other members of The Defenders are expected to make an appearance in Secret Wars. It’s unclear exactly what their role will be in the movie, as little is known about the film as of now. However, due to the rumored nature of Secret Wars, it’s likely they’ll be involved in some pretty big fights.
As of this time, Avengers: Secret Wars remains mostly a mystery. The movie will follow up the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday in some fashion, and in the world of Marvel Comics, has been one of the biggest stories in the history of Marvel.
So far, several major stars from the MCU have been confirmed to appear in Doomsday, including Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby’s Invisible Woman/Sue Storm, Anthony Mackie’s Captain America, Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Letitia Wright’s Shuri/Black Panther, and Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man.
More names for the upcoming movie include Wyatt Russell’s U.S. Agent/John Walker, Tenoch Huerta’s Namor, Ebon Moss-Bachrach’s The Thing/Ben Grimm, Simu Liu’s Shang-Chi, Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova, Kelsey Grammer’s Dr. Hank McCoy/Beast, Lewis Pullman’s Bob/Sentry, Danny Ramirez’s Joaquin Torres/Falcon, Joseph Quinn’s Johnny Storm/Human Torch, David Harbour’s Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, Winston Duke‘s M’Baku, Hannah John-Kamen‘s Ava Starr/Ghost, and Tom Hiddleston‘s Loki.
Several X-Men characters are also coming back for the upcoming movie, including Patrick Stewart‘s Charles Xavier, Ian McKellen‘s Magneto, Alan Cumming‘s Nightcrawler, Rebecca Romijn‘s Mystique, James Marsden‘s Cyclops, and Channing Tatum‘s Gambit.
Avengers: Doomsday is set to release on December 18, 2026. Avengers: Secret Wars will release a year later on December 17, 2027.
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