Avengers: Doomsday Locks In Lineup, Gambit Gets Serious
Marvel confirms the Avengers: Doomsday team and a more rounded Gambit for Channing Tatum.
TL;DR
- Marvel names Sam Wilson’s Captain America, Falcon, Ant-Man, Thor and Shang-Chi for the team.
- The December 2026 film is the first Avengers movie in seven years and includes Fantastic Four and X-Men.
- Kevin Feige says Channing Tatum’s Gambit will be a fully-rounded character, not just laughs.
Marvel just made the Avengers roster for Doomsday official. The lineup includes Sam Wilson as Captain America, Joaquin Torres as Falcon, Scott Lang as Ant-Man, Thor, and Shang-Chi.
These heroes will face Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom in the December 2026 release. The film is the first Avengers movie in seven years and will also pull in the Fantastic Four plus some X-Men faces.
Gambit gets real
Channing Tatum is back as Gambit, but the tone is shifting. Kevin Feige told Empire the character will be “a fully-rounded character” instead of nonstop laughs and action beats like in Deadpool & Wolverine.
Tatum already said he won’t lean into the thick Cajun accent this time. The Russo brothers want the funny moments but plan to keep the drama tight when Gambit drops the jokes.
Trailers have shown Gambit squaring off against Shang-Chi, hinting at bigger stakes for the Cajun mutant.
The Tea
Doomsday is stacking the deck with old and new players right when the team feels most scattered. Gambit moving past comic relief could give the movie real emotional weight instead of just cameos and quips.
Sources
- Variety: Gambit Gets Serious: Channing Tatum’s Superhero Is ‘Not All Laughs’ in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ as Kevin Feige Promises Fans a ‘Fully-Rounded Character’
- Polygon: Marvel Officially Confirms New Avengers Team for Doomsday
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