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A new rumor regarding Avengers: Doomsday suggests that one of the most beloved characters in the entire MCU won’t be returning for the upcoming ensemble film.
What star won’t be in Avengers: Doomsday?
In a new post on social media, insider Daniel Richtman joked that Avengers: Doomsday won’t be making $2 billion at the global box office, not due to the film’s quality, but instead due to Zoe Saldaña not being in the movie. Earlier this month, a report mentioned that Saldaña had become the highest-grossing actor thanks to her appearances in the MCU and Avatar franchises.
Doomsday isn’t going to pass $2 billion at the box office because Zoe Saldaña isn’t in it https://t.co/MOUpfStIO6— Daniel Richtman (@DanielRPK) January 12, 2026
With Saldaña not appearing in the movie, it leaves both her and Groot out as Guardians of the Galaxy members not appearing in Doomsday. Currently, Chris Pratt’s Star-Lord is rumored to be in the movie, although little is known about his involvement.
So far, several major stars from the MCU have been confirmed to appear in the movie, 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.
