Summary

Marvel Studios faces challenges in recasting significant characters for Avengers: Doomsday.
The movie lacks a completed script, causing delays and uncertainty among the cast.
The integration of X-Men characters into Avengers: Doomsday adds excitement and unpredictability.

Marvel Studios is currently underway with filming for Avengers: Doomsday, but Rebecca Romijn has confirmed a worrying report about the highly anticipated Marvel Cinematic Universe movie. Romijn will make her first appearance in the MCU in this movie, reprising her role as Mystique, which she initially played in the original X-Men films.

However, her latest reveal has caused shockwaves across the industry, as Marvel fans are starting to panic about the overall quality of Avengers: Doomsday due to one significant issue that remains unresolved.

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By Matthew Wilkinson

Ever since Avengers: Doomsday commenced filming, there have been reports that the movie lacks a completed script, and despite the numerous moving parts involved in this project, that issue appears to remain unresolved. Marvel fans would like to think that the issue would’ve been sorted by now, but when asked at the San Diego Comic-Con whether she had finished filming her part yet, Romijn made it clear that she’s not sure.

“The script hasn’t – they haven’t finished writing it,” she said. “It’s been very, very fun, and we don’t know yet. They keep everything very close to the vest themselves in an effort to keep everything under wraps.”

Despite the enormity and the complexity involved in shooting a movie of this magnitude, it appears that Marvel Studios is essentially writing the script for Avengers: Doomsday on the fly, particularly when it comes to the final third. The release date has already been pushed back from May 1, 2026, to December 18 of the same year, indicating that issues are certainly taking place behind the scenes that are preventing Avengers: Doomsday from being completed on time. Having a lack of a complete script will certainly achieve that, but the fact that the actors themselves are unaware whether they’ve finished their commitments is quite a drastic problem.

DC Studios’ James Gunn recently criticized the film industry for the number of movies being made without a finished screenplay, and it appears to be a problem Marvel Studios is also facing. It was recently revealed that The Fantastic Four: First Steps also began shooting without a finished script, highlighting a lack of organization that Marvel Studios needs to address sooner rather than later, as it will eventually catch up with them. Audiences have high expectations for Avengers: Doomsday, which will feature the return of Robert Downey Jr. As Doctor Doom; therefore, it will be crucial for Marvel Studios to begin preparing for this movie to ensure it meets those expectations.

Avengers: Doomsday is Romijn’s first taste of being involved in the MCU, and it appears to be a rather chaotic experience. However, she’s not the only actor reprising their role from the original X-Men movies, as the likes of Ian McKellen, James Marsden, and Patrick Stewart are also part of the cast. Meanwhile, Alan Cummings recently revealed that he was reprimanded by Marvel Studios for revealing a secret from his time on the set of Avengers: Doomsday, proving that this is a learning curve for all of them. It remains to be seen how the X-Men will be integrated into Avengers: Doomsday, but it is certainly one of the most exciting and unpredictable elements of this major Marvel project.

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