Chris Hemsworth's Thor, Anthony Mackie's Captain America, Sebastian Stan's Bucky Barnes, Paul Rudd's Ant-Man and Tom Hiddleston's Loki are all back in the Avengers ensemble, where they'll be joined by several of cinema's original X-Men.

Kelsey Grammer (Beast/Hank McCoy), and Lewis Pullman ("Bob" from Thunderbolts*) were confirmed later on. More casting continues to be revealed on Wednesday. Related: Chris Evans denies reports of Avengers return: 'Happily retired' Some of these faces we haven't technically met yet outside of a trailers.

The Avengers are assembling once again. Marvel inundated social media on Wednesday with the cast announcement for its 2026 tentpole “Avengers: Doomsday.” Over more than five hours, the oversized superhero squad generated constant buzz (and memes) as viewers patiently watched a livestream that slowly revealed cast members’ names on the backs