It took almost five and a half hours, but on Wednesday, Marvel Studios announced the cast of next year’s big summer release, Avengers: Doomsday. They were revealed in a simple but stretched-out PR stunt in which 27 director’s chairs, each bearing an actor’s name, were revealed about every 15 minutes or so on a livestream. It then ended with the one cast member we did know about, Robert Downey Jr., appearing. That long break between each reveal gave plenty of time for the internet to have fun with the stunt which, we assume, is exactly what Disney and Marvel wanted.
Fans joked about who could appear in the movie, who would appear in the movie, who they want to see in the movie, and so much more. Brands got involved, the cuts got deeper, and while the whole thing took the better part of a day, it was all pretty fun.
Below is just a small sampling of some of our favorite memes from the Avengers: Doomsday cast announcement, which you can watch right here and read more about here.
HOLY SHIT GUYS ?? #AvengersDoomsday pic.twitter.com/bZz8asCbKI
— helly r’s gf (@snoopyhelly) March 26, 2025
no fucking way pic.twitter.com/OCJ96KYXua
— Mal • ✩。 • ˚ (@ItsKarenPage) March 26, 2025
Chair update🤯 pic.twitter.com/iLrh4xa6Pp
— Cris Parker (@3CFilmss) March 26, 2025
He did it. He made a name for himself. #AvengersDoomsday pic.twitter.com/hGoX7yHY6z
— MT (@MasterTainment) March 26, 2025
Me arriving at Marvel Studios if Scarlet Witch isn’t in Avengers Doomsday: #AvengersDoomsday pic.twitter.com/9lzKV5b3hI
— SpectreSaunders (@SpectreSaunders) March 26, 2025
Karla Sofía Gascón will return as Emilia Pérez in ‘AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY’ pic.twitter.com/oZznilPr6j
— zoë rose bryant (@zoerosebryant) March 26, 2025
#AvengersDoomsday pic.twitter.com/wcxc7PocLB
— Aloneboy (@ItzVarun_____) March 26, 2025
It’s 2032. Another chair is placed. It reads Kat Dennings. I reflect on my children. How much they’ve grown, and how much I’ve missed since I started watching the Live Stream. #AvengersDoomsday pic.twitter.com/bb4mfo8bQW
— Sean O’Connell (@Sean_OConnell) March 26, 2025
NO WAY?! #AvengersDoomsday pic.twitter.com/kRpjRREXNY
— jacob (@jtimsuggs) March 26, 2025
I AM RACING DOWN TO @MARVEL CARRYING A CHAIR WITH MY NAME ON IT RIGHT NOW! DON’T LET THEM STOP THE @AVENGERS LIVE FEED!!! https://t.co/xlZCblOVFC
— Ben Schwartz (@rejectedjokes) March 26, 2025
Take a seat, read some Archie comics. #AvengersDoomsday #ArchieIsMrJustice pic.twitter.com/m1WNVFff1T
— Archie Comics (@ArchieComics) March 26, 2025
Renée Zellweger joins #OMITB Season 5! pic.twitter.com/W5Dk3jactg
— Only Murders in the Building 🕵️♀️🕵️♂️🕵️♂️ (@OnlyMurdersHulu) March 26, 2025
OH MY GOD??? #AvengersDoomsday pic.twitter.com/QsvlPuKfG6
— ⋆ mads ⋆ DDBA Spoilers ⋆.ೃ࿔*:・♡ (@mdsmurdock) March 26, 2025
Yeah but he’s playing Frasier, not The Beast. That’s the twist. pic.twitter.com/RApepBvZtg
— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) March 26, 2025
Yeah, I had to throw myself in there at the end. I had a lot of fun with it.
Did you see any clever memes during the event? If so, drop them in the comments below.
Avengers: Doomsday, which is now in production, opens May 1, 2026.
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