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A new report centered around the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday suggests that a beloved member of the original X-Men group could die in the movie.
What X-Men hero may die in Avengers: Doomsday?
According to a new report from insider Majestic on social media. Quoting a post about the retirement of Ian McKellen from the world of acting, Majestic revealed that his character, Magneto, “dies heroically” in a battle against Doctor Doom in Doomsday.
While the news may not come as a shock due to the fact that the X-Men are due to be reset with their own movies, Majestic still notes that his character will be replaced in Avengers: Secret Wars, the follow-up to Doomsday in 2027.
He dies heroically in a battle against Dr. Doom. He will be replaced in Secret Wars.#avengersdoomsday https://t.co/oKVFU4ocfS— MAJESTIC_ucm (@Majestic_ucm) February 25, 2026
So far, little is known about Avengers: Doomsday. However, the film is set to feature a huge cast, which includes 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 is set to release a year later on December 17, 2027.
