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The cast of Avengers: Doomsday is already incredibly expansive, with actors from the original Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the Black Panther franchise, Fox’s X-Men, and more corners of the Marvel universe all coming together to take on Doctor Doom (Robert Downey Jr.). That’s both an exciting promise and a potential flaw, because with so many returning faces, it could just be too focused on being a cameo-filled exercise in nostalgia and fan service. In an interview with Esquire, Pullman offered reassurances that it is not just a cameo-fest, and that everyone gets to shine:
“Every character has their moment that builds the dimensions of them. The Russo brothers did that so well. They do not want anyone just sitting in the background. They really took to heart the responsibility of having some of the best actors in the world all together. There’s a lot of really exciting pair-ups that happen. A lot of fans will be really excited. It’s so fun to dream about. What if A and B would work together? Would B and D would work together? You get to see a lot of those fantasies come into fruition.”
Lewis Pullman’s Promise Is Exciting For Avengers: Doomsday
Different heroes coming together is an exciting part of these movies, but it does need to be done right. In recent years, we’ve seen the MCU increasingly rely on cameos and bringing actors back in order to help boost the box office (see: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Deadpool & Wolverine), but without strong enough character and story work underpinning them. The stories have lived to serve the cameos, rather than the other way around.
