Marvel packed plenty of surprises into its latest casting announcement for Avengers: Doomsday. Several worlds are colliding in the upcoming team-up film, with the members of Marvel’s “sacred” cinematic universe crossing paths with characters from Fox’s X-Men timeline, and a Fantastic Four team from another universe. That Doomsday is bringing back the cast members from the most beloved superhero franchise outside of the MCU proper is more than enough reason to celebrate — but I can’t help wondering about the Marvel alums left out in the cold.
Doomsday is chock full of names people recognize, but characters that should have been shoo-ins for the crossover were notably absent from the lineup. There was no mention of Iman Vellani’s Kamala Khan, Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange, Bruce Banner’s Hulk, or Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel in the casting announcement. The list of snubs is longer than it ought to be, given the scope of Doomsday, but there’s one name that fans are unanimously crying out to see: Tom Holland.
