We already know that Avengers: Doomsday has one of the most stacked casts in superhero movie history. Remember all the chairs last year? At last count, it was 29 cast members. That’s a lot. But now we know other MCU characters are joining this film, who were not announced last year. One of them is Kathryn Newton as Ant-Man’s daughter Cassie Lang, who recently revealed she was in the film as well. And now, it appears Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan, played once again by Iman Vellani, will join her.
Via ScreenRant, we’ve learned Andy Serkis (who we’re pretty sure won’t appear in the film) accidentally revealed during an interview with CinemaHub with Iman Vellani that she would actually appear in Doomsday. During the interview, Serkis told Vellani, “I’m excited to see you in Doomsday.” As soon as he said that, Vellani immediately said to Serkis, “No, you can’t say that.” That pretty much confirms to us that Ms. Marvel will be part of the action, at least in some capacity. With Cassie Lang as part of the cast, is this our first confirmation that the Young Avengers/Champions are in the film? It certainly seems that way.
Kevin Feige really can’t get mad at Iman Vellani this time, as it was Andy Serkis who spilled the beans. Oh well, it’s not like his Black Panther character, Ulysses Klaue, was ever coming back. If we’re getting a Young Avengers element in Doomsday, who else might join Ms. Marvel and Cassie Lang? There’s Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld), Billy Kaplan (Joe Locke), his (currently uncast) brother Tommy/Speed, and America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez). That right there is enough for a core Young Avengers roster. If these characters are indeed in Doomsday, then we could see a second big cast announcement soon, perhaps around Comic-Con time in July. Honestly, we’re still crossing our fingers for X-Men like Storm and Jean Grey. Can that announcement happen now, please?