Sandra Hüller is in Avengers: Doomsday. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the German actress, nominated for an Oscar for Anatomy of a Fall, joins the cast in a role described as a cameo. Marvel had no comment, and her part is being kept secret. The film is deep in post-production and opens on December 18, 2026.
What the film is about
The story begins fourteen months after Thunderbolts* (2025). The multiverse is collapsing, and heroes from three universes converge on one threat: the Avengers, Wakandans and New Avengers of Earth-616, the Fantastic Four of Earth-828, and the X-Men of Earth-10005. Strategically, it is a clever device. The collision of realities lets Marvel Studios put its own characters and the 20th Century Fox X-Men films on the same screen.
The threat is Victor von Doom, the sorcerer scientist ruler of Latveria in eastern Europe. Much of the plot is still hidden in that country.
The cast
Robert Downey Jr., who played Tony Stark across the Infinity Saga, returns as Doctor Doom. Directors Anthony and Joe Russo said Doom was among comics’ most complex characters and that Downey was the one person who could play him. Joe Russo said the role hits a “sweet spot” between immense power and vulnerability. Downey wrote his own backstory for the part and contributed costume ideas. Chris Evans is back as Steve Rogers, a character he left behind after Avengers: Endgame. He said he would only return for a good reason, and believes Doomsday has one.
The ensemble also takes in Chris Hemsworth, Pedro Pascal, Paul Rudd, Anthony Mackie, Florence Pugh, Vanessa Kirby, Sebastian Stan, Letitia Wright and the returning X-Men actors, among them Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen and James Marsden. Producer Kevin Feige said the film would be “anchored” by Pugh’s Yelena Belova.
How Marvel got here
In July 2022 Marvel announced two Avengers films, The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars, to close Phase Six, with Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror. Director Destin Daniel Cretton left in November 2023, and Majors was fired the following month. By February 2024 both scripts were being rewritten to cut Kang down or out. In July 2024 Marvel announced the Russos’ return, Stephen McFeely as co-writer and Downey as Doom, and the film became Doomsday. Michael Waldron, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers share the screenplay credit with McFeely.
Filming ran from April to September 2025 at Pinewood Studios in England, with location work in Bahrain. Doomsday is the 39th MCU film and a sequel to Endgame.
The Hüller rumors
Speculation about her part began when her name appeared on the British Stunt Register. Talk has her playing Doom’s mother, a witch, or one of the hooded enchantresses known as Latverian Witches. Marvel showed color-coded Latverian robes at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. Nothing is confirmed beyond the cameo label.
The story does not end there. Avengers: Secret Wars is set for release on December 17, 2027.
Sources
- Avengers: Doomsday
- Sandra Hüller Set for Cameo Role in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’
- Countdown To Doomsday On Disney+ | Explore Disney+
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