Goldie Hawn’s youngest son Wyatt Russell has reason to celebrate as big reveal occurs

Wyatt Russell is coming again to screens another time in one among his most high-profile roles so far — Steve Rogers’ successor as Captain America, U.S. Agent.

The actor, 38, first inhabited the character within the 2021 Marvel miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and performed an alternate model of the character for Marvel’s What If…? in 2024.

Whereas he’s slated to reprise the function in Thunderbolts, which is about to be launched this Could, he has now been introduced as a part of the large star-studded solid of the latest entrant within the beloved Avengers movie sequence, Avengers: Doomsday.

The highly-anticipated sequel to 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, as soon as the very best grossing movie of all time, might be in theaters on Could 1, 2026, and might be directed as soon as once more by the Russo Brothers.

Marvel launched the solid checklist for the movie in dramatic trend, via an hours-long livestream which slowly unveiled every solid member, and the checklist is a doozy.

Alongside Wyatt, the principle Avengers returning are Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye. Nonetheless, lots of the different hottest Marvel franchises have been represented, together with the Unbelievable 4, Black Panther and the X-Males, even bringing again veterans Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen.

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A number of of his Thunderbolts castmates may even be a part of the staff, together with Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova and David Harbour as Purple Guardian.

The 2 central figureheads from the Avengers Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans will not be anticipated to reprise their roles as Iron Man and Captain America, though the previous is returning in one other capability.

Final 12 months at San Diego Comedian-Con, he was introduced because the surprising new face of Victor Von Doom aka Physician Doom, inhabiting a task that could not be additional away from the playboy genius philanthropist billionaire.

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“New masks, similar activity,” he joked to the gang on the time. “What can I say, I like enjoying difficult characters.” His look was met with rapturous cheers and applause.

Robert will play Physician Doom within the upcoming two Avengers films, Avengers: Doomsday in 2026, and Avengers: Secret Wars in 2027. The Russo brothers have additionally acknowledged that the films might be set within the multiverse, permitting for the potential for crossovers between Marvel franchises.

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The Russos have additionally teased {that a} collision of universes would possibly occur in Secret Wars, which leaves the house for an intersection between Doom and Tony Stark, though it is but to be seen how or whether or not that may truly happen.

Throughout a dialog with Leisure Tonight, the Russo Brothers spoke about how deeply concerned and excited the Oscar winner is about inhabiting a brand new persona for the franchise. “He’s so immersed in it. He’s so dialed in,” Joe Russo mentioned. 

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“He is writing backstory, costume concepts… We have been simply on the cellphone with him this morning earlier than we obtained right here speaking about it. He simply loves actually wealthy three-dimensional characters. He sees an actual alternative right here with the character.”