Marvel officially confirmsThe Fantastic Four: First Steps' titular characters will return inAvengers: Doomsday, only one year after theirMCUdebut. Given that Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom will beAvengers: Doomsday’s main villain, some of the most likely characters to joinAvengers: Doomsday’s casthave always been the Fantastic Four.The Fantastic Four: First Steps' July 2025 release dateraised the question of how Marvel will integrate them into the MCU’s main timeline in order to pit them against Doom alongside the Avengers. However, it seems Marvel Studios has it all figured out already.
DuringMarvel Studios’Avengers: Doomsdaycast announcement,Marvel Studioshas confirmed the return of all four of the MCU’s Fantastic Four: Sue Storm actor Vanessa Kirby, Ben Grimm actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Johnny Storm actor Joseph Quinn, and Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards. All four Fantastic Four heroes will return only one year after their introduction in 2025’sThe Fantastic Four: First Steps. Check out Marvel’s officialAvengers: Doomsdaycast announcement:
What The Fantastic Four Cast Being Confirmed For Avengers: Doomsday Means
The Fantastic Four May Be As Important To Doomsday As The Avengers
The Fantastic Four have been an essential part of the Marvel multiverse for decades in Marvel Comics, but they’ve been completely absent from Earth-616’s history so far inthe MCU’s main timeline. Now, even though the MCU’s main Fantastic Four variants come from an alternate timeline, they’ve been confirmed to appear inAvengers: Doomsdayeven before seasoned Avengers like Tom Holland and Benedict Cumberbatch.The early confirmation of the Fantastic Four’s return suggests they will take center stage inAvengers: Doomsday.
Our Take On The Fantastic Four Cast Being Confirmed For Avengers: Doomsday
Avengers: Doomsday Might Be A Fantastic Four Movie In Disguise
Marvel’s entire First Family is all but confirmed to return inAvengers: Doomsdayafter the events ofThe Fantastic Four: First Steps. Meanwhile, the Avengers failed to come together before the next Thanos-level threat arrived. Although Earth’s Mightiest Heroes subverted the odds after the Blip following their disbandment inCaptain America: Civil Warand their utter defeat inAvengers: Infinity War, it’s possible that they’ll be caught off-guard again, this time by Doctor Doom. This time, however, the Fantastic Four may arrive in time to avoid another Snap scenario, taking the spotlight away from the Avengers.
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On top of that,Marvel’sAvengers: Doomsdayannouncement confirms several X-Men mutantsfrom Fox’sX-Menfranchise, which suggests that both the Fantastic Four and the X-Men will be a central part ofAvengers: Doomsday. Perhaps the MCU’s Phase 6 will flip the Infinity Saga approach and focus on supporting characters inAvengers: Doomsdaybefore a core group of Avengers take back the spotlight inAvengers: Secret Wars. Whatever the case, the Fantastic Four will likely become MCU protagonists in record time.
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