OK, roll with us on this one… Oscar Isaac would possibly simply be returning as Moon Knight, and in Avengers: Doomsday no much less. Shocked? Us too, however there’s one explicit latest growth that’s beginning to make the speculation appear believable.
Earlier within the weekend, Star Wars Celebration’s official social media revealed that Isaac would not be making an look on the beloved conference in Japan this yr “as a consequence of adjustments in his manufacturing schedule.”
Isaac’s look at Star Wars Celebration was a headline-grabbing announcement again in February, sparking rumors of Poe Dameron’s return to the galaxy far, far-off. Rey actress Daisy Ridley appeared at Star Wars Celebration 2023 to announce she would seem in a brand new movie, so followers have been questioning if Isaac would do one thing related right here.
Naturally, Isaac’s manufacturing schedule adjustments weren’t detailed, however contemplating Avengers: Doomsday is at the moment in manufacturing in London, it did not take lengthy for followers to place two and two collectively to provide you with Moon Knight in Avengers.
He’s gonna be filming doomsday?
— James Young (@YoungJames34) April 4, 2025
Dooooomsday
— G the Gamer (@G_da_Gamer) April 4, 2025
Doomsday
— Taco John (@SWaddict_) April 4, 2025
That mentioned, the speculation continues to be only a idea. Marvel does like surprises, however the truth stays that Isaac wasn’t truly one of many many introduced names within the Doomsday forged reveal. However, Marvel Studios producer Kevin Feige did affirm that the livestream didn’t embody all the forged of Doomsday — “We revealed many, not all,” he mentioned over a video name at CinemaCon — so we are able to dream, can’t we?
One six-episode season of Moon Knight was launched again in 2022 starring Isaac, however Marvel has but to announce a follow-up. Avengers: Doomsday is ready to hit theaters on May 1, 2026, with an entire host of returning heroes and well-known faces bringing the story to life as per the epic livestream.
Meanwhile, MCU followers have additionally turned their inquisitive gaze upon Robert Downey Jr’s hair after the Iron Man actor just lately despatched out a Doctor Doom-themed invitation for this sixtieth celebration.
Last month’s Avengers: Doomsday forged reveal was heavy on veteran X-Men actors. Kelsey Grammer, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, and James Marsden are all now set to look in Avengers: Doomsday, confirming the X-Men are within the movie in a giant approach. Grammer famously performed Beast within the Fox X-Men franchise earlier than making his MCU debut through The Marvels’ post-credits scene. Stewart performed Charles Xavier/Professor X within the X-Men movies earlier than showing briefly within the MCU through Doctor Strange within the Multiverse of Madness as a member of the Illuminati. McKellen, who performed Magneto, has but to look within the MCU. Neither has Cumming, who performed Nightcrawler, Romijn, who performed Mystique, nor Marsden, who performed Cyclops. It begs the query: is Avengers: Doomsday secretly an Avengers vs. X-Men film?
Lex Briscuso is a movie and tv critic and a contract leisure author for IGN. You can observe her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.
