Ryan Reynolds might not be returning as Deadpool in Avengers: Doomsday after all. News broke recently that the Merc with a Mouth was confirmed to return in the upcoming Avengers movie, right after Reynolds posted a tease to Instagram. But, another report claims that Reynolds will not be part of the bumper sized cast.

After Ryan Reynolds made waves in the early hours on Tuesday, Aug. 12, with a social media post featuring an Avengers logo, speculation began to run rampant. Although Reynolds' popular Marvel character Deadpool wasn't on the initial cast list revealed by the company for Avengers: Doomsday,

So far, 27 actors have been confirmed to be appearing in 2026's upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, but more are expected to join them.

"I love that I get to continue with Sue because it's so interesting," Kirby told MovieWeb of the character's evolution in Avengers: Doomsday, most notably after she returned from the dead in the Fantastic Four ending due to her son Franklin's use of the Power Cosmic.

Marvel insiders report that a plot element of the upcoming "Avengers: Doomsday" creates an admirably strong connection to the previous installment, "Endgame."

Doomsday, reports claim. The upcoming MCU movie reportedly underwent almost a month of reshoots, with Downey J

We have a rumoured list of actors who will return in Avengers: Doomsday next December, along with details on the costumes that the X-Men will don when they cross paths with Earth's Mightiest

Ryan Reynolds' social media post of a Deadpool graffiti-ed Avengers logo sparked frenzied rumors that he would be Russo Bros' Avengers: Doomsday movie

Then later on Friday Deadline came out with a rebuttal of sorts: “Sources tell us that they haven’t seen Reynolds on set in London, and he isn’t set to appear in the next two ‘Avengers’ movie ‘Doomsday.’”

Secret Wars rumor suggests that one major MCU group won’t be appearing in either film. Avengers: Doomsday is currently in production. Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, also known as the Russo Brothers,