Although the recent Avengers: Doomsday "leaks" that have been doing the rounds online have been confirmed to be fake, there are reportedly some genuine character images out there that have been seen by a number of insiders/scoopers.
None of the Doomsday photos have been shared, but the leaker who posted the recent Daredevil: Born Again season 2 shots believes they are the real deal.
While we wait to see if anyone decides to bite the bullet and share the actual images, artist @AjepArts has posted his interpretation of two of the female Doctor Doom variants we've been hearing about, along with an image depicting the new costume Johnny Storm is said to wear in the movie.
How significant a role these variants will play in Doomsday remains to be seen, but we have heard that they may be supporting characters as opposed to just being introduced for brief cameos, and there's speculation that one of them might be played by Ana de Armas.
As you may recall, the Ballerina star was rumored to be in talks for the movie by several different scoopers, but nobody was sure which role she was up for.
Could one of these Doom variants turn out to be Valeria Richards, perhaps? This would certainly be an intriguing twist and a potential bombshell for The Fantastic Four, but with so much going on in Doomsday already, we don't see it.
Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars were recently hit with significant delays, with Doomsday now set to arrive in theaters on December 18, 2026, and Secret Wars positioned for December 17, 2027.
Both movies will be directed by the Russo brothers, who also make their MCU return after helming Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.
"Being able to create stories and explore characters within the Marvel Universe fulfilled a life-long dream of ours, and we discovered a powerful connection with audiences in each film that we made. We’re thrilled to collaborate once again with Kevin, Lou and the entire Marvel team to bring this epic adventure in storytelling to new and surprising places for both the fans and ourselves”, said The Russos in a statement after the SDCC panel.
You can check out the full (for now) Doomsday cast list below.
• Paul Rudd as Ant-Man
• Simu Liu as Shang-Chi
• Tom Hiddleston as Loki
• Lewis Pullman as Sentry
• Florence Pugh as Yelena
• Danny Ramirez as Falcon
• Ian McKellen as Magneto
• Sebastian Stan as Bucky
• Winston Duke as M’Baku
• Chris Hemsworth as Thor
• Kelsey Grammer as Beast
• James Marsden as Cyclops
• Channing Tatum as Gambit
• Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent
• Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm
• Rebecca Romijn as Mystique
• Patrick Stewart as Professor X
• Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler
• Letitia Wright as Black Panther
• Tenoch Huerta Mejia as Namor
• Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards
• Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost
• Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm
• David Harbour as Red Guardian
• Robert Downey Jr as Doctor Doom
• Ebon Moss-Bachrach as The Thing
• Anthony Mackie as Captain America