Marvel Reveals Avengers: Doomsday Cast Live – Who’s Back?

Without any prior announcement, Marvel Studios surprised fans by live-streaming a video revealing the cast of its next big event in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Avengers: Doomsday.

The stream, which showed a lineup of director’s chairs labeled with each actor’s name, quickly drew thousands of viewers eager to find out who will star in the Russo brothers’ next Marvel project—their first since Avengers: Endgame. And yes, there were definitely some surprises.

Some names were expected, like Chris Hemsworth, whose return as the God of Thunder came as no shock. But others were more unexpected—actors many thought wouldn’t return to the franchise, especially not for another Avengers film.

With a steady pace and a few fun details—like Paul Rudd’s noticeably smaller chair as a nod to his character’s size—the video revealed the full cast. And there were definitely a few names no one saw coming.