Ana de Armas in talks for Avengers: Doomsday mystery role
Ana de Armas is reportedly in negotiations for a secret part in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’.
The upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) blockbuster will bookend the multiverse saga when it hits theatres in 2026, and its now rumoured the 36-year-old actress - who previously starred in James Bond film 'No Time To Die' - is in talks for a role in the movie.
While Hollywood insider Daniel Richtman suggested de Armas may join ‘Doomsday’, he did not confirm which role she was supposedly in negotiations for.
This comes after TheWrap reported Chris Evans - who played Captain America from ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ in 2011 to ‘Avengers: Endgame’ eight years later - was also in contention to appear in ‘Doomsday’.
However, the outlet did not confirm which character Evans would be portraying after the 43-year-old actor appeared as Johnny Storm, aka the Human Torch, in ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’.
Aside from de Armas and Evans, it has been officially confirmed that Hayley Atwell and Anthony Mackie would be reprising their respective roles of Agent Peggy Carter and Sam Wilson aka Captain America, while ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bachrach are also slated to appear in the movie.
‘Avengers Doomsday’ will also see the return of ‘Iron Man’ star Robert Downey Jr. - who portrayed the character from the 2008 eponymous flick until 2019’s ‘Avengers: Endgame’ - as the villainous Doctor Doom.
The 59-year-old actor - who was revealed to be playing the antagonist at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con - detailed how Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige first pitched the role to him and his wife Susan Downey.
Speaking on ‘The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter’ podcast, Downey Jr. said: “Susan and I were sitting down with Feige at one point, and he said, 'It just keeps occurring to me that, if you were to come back…’ And Susan was like, ‘Wait, wait, come back as what?’
“And then we both realized, over time, that it was another thing that just disproves any doubt anyone could ever have about that guy.
“[Feige is] a very sophisticated, creative thinker about, ‘How can we not go backwards? How can we not disappoint expectations? How can we continue to beat expectations?’
“And he brought up Victor von Doom, and I looked into [the] character, and I was like, ‘Wow.’ And later on, he goes, ‘Let's get Victor von Doom right. Let's get that right.’”
‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and its sequel ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ will be helmed by the directing duo Joe and Anthony Russo, who had made both ‘Endgame’ and ‘Infinity War’, as well as ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ and its follow-up ‘Civil War’.
The pair said principal photography for ‘Doomsday’ would begin in Spring next year, while also confirming they would be shooting it back-to-back with ‘Secret Wars’.
