I Just Realized Avengers: Doomsday's Cast List Raises Some Big Questions About Hugh Jackman's Wolverine

Hugh Jackman's absence in Marvel Studios' Avengers: Doomsday cast announcement may have some puzzling implications for Wolverine and the X-Men.

April 2, 2025 · 1 min · 65 words · Stephanie Anderson

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Notably,Marvel’sAvengers: Doomsdaycast announcement didn’t include several key characters.

That doesn’t seem to be the case, however.

ConsideringAvengers: Doomsday’s multiversal nature, it would be strange not to get Wolverine and Deadpool involved.

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