Despite an extensive five-hour stream of casting announcements for Avengers: Doomsday, fans were taken aback by the absence of several key characters and actors from the lineup. (You can explore the complete cast roster for Avengers: Doomsday here.)
While some absences were anticipated, such as Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch and Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange, the exclusion of other characters is particularly striking, especially considering the film's ambitious scope as a crossover event featuring the Avengers, X-Men, and Fantastic Four.