Okay Marvel fans get ready to freak out because some seriously awesome news just dropped! Remember Kelsey Grammer's portrayal of Beast in the old X-Men movies? Well guess what? He is officially dusting off the blue fur and intellectual snark to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday movie ! Yep you read that right BEAST IS BACK!
Beastly Comeback: Kelsey Grammer to Reprise X-Men Role as Beast in Epic Avengers Team-Up
This is not just some rumor folks it's confirmed straight from Marvel themselves. They had a massive livestream event spilling all the beans about Avengers: Doomsday and Kelsey Grammer's name was right there in the mix. For those who might be scratching their heads Kelsey Grammer played Dr. Hank McCoy aka Beast way back in 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand. And for many fans he was THE definitive live-action Beast.
Now after years and a quick cameo in The Marvels post-credits scene he's back for the big leagues in Avengers: Doomsday. It's a full-circle moment for sure and a major signal that Marvel is pulling out all the stops for this movie. Are we finally seeing the X-Men properly joining the main MCU? It sure looks that way!
Avengers: Doomsday Cast is Absolutely Stacked: Hemsworth Mackie Rudd and a Whole Lot More!
Grammer's Beast is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the insane cast Marvel is assembling for Avengers: Doomsday. Seriously they are not messing around. Alongside Kelsey Grammer a whole heap of HUGE names are confirmed to be returning to their Marvel roles. We are talking:
- Chris Hemsworth as Thor - The God of Thunder himself is back for more action!
- Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America - The new Cap is ready to lead the charge.
- Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man - Ant-Man is bringing the laughs and shrinking tech.
- Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier - Bucky is back in action ready to fight alongside Cap.
- Letitia Wright as Shuri/Black Panther - Wakanda's protector is joining the fight.
- Simu Liu as Shang-Chi - The Master of Kung Fu is ready to unleash some serious moves.
- Wyatt Russell as John Walker/U.S. Agent - U.S. Agent is… well he's there and that's bound to be interesting.
- David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian - Red Guardian is bringing the Russian muscle and questionable stories.
- Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman - From the upcoming Fantastic Four movie she's joining the Avengers already!
- Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch - Another Fantastic Four newbie joining the team-up.
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing - Rounding out the Fantastic Four trio making their Avengers debut.
- Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Namor - Aquatic antagonist or ally? Namor's role is still mysterious.
- Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova - Black Widow's successor is bringing her deadly skills.
- Lewis Pullman as Bob (Sentry?) - His character is still under wraps but rumors are flying about Sentry!
- Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres/Falcon - The new Falcon is soaring into action.
- Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost - Ghost's phasing powers will be a wild card in this fight.
- Tom Hiddleston as Loki - Loki… well Loki is always a wild card isn't he?
- Winston Duke as M'Baku - Wakanda's warrior M'Baku is ready for battle.
And that is not even everyone! Marvel is still teasing more casting announcements are coming. It is seriously superhero overload in the best way possible. Avengers: Doomsday is shaping up to be an absolutely massive movie.
Avengers Assemble... Again! Doomsday Set to be MCU's Biggest Event Since Endgame
It has been a while since we have seen the Avengers properly team up on screen right? Endgame was the last big hurrah back in 2019 and things have been a bit… scattered in the MCU since then. But Avengers: Doomsday looks like it is aiming to recapture that epic team-up magic and then some.
With this cast list it is clear Marvel is going for broke. They are bringing together heroes from all corners of the MCU movies Disney+ shows and even pulling in characters from the old Fox X-Men universe. This feels like it is building towards something HUGE. And with the Russo Brothers who directed some of the biggest MCU hits like Winter Soldier Civil War Infinity War and Endgame back at the helm you know they are aiming for another blockbuster.
Avengers: Doomsday is slated to hit theaters on May 1 2026. That feels like ages away but with this much hype already building it is going to be a long year of anticipation. Get ready folks it looks like the MCU is about to enter a whole new level of epicness and Kelsey Grammer's Beast is right in the thick of it!