Marvel Officially Confirms New Avengers Team for Doomsday

Published Nov 13, 2026, 4:02 PM EST Austin Manchester is a writer and editor living in New York City. At Polygon, he covers gaming and entertainment news, reviews new video games, interviews behind-the-scenes talent, and more. He enjoys discovering hidden gems and sharing them with Polygon's audience. Previously, he was the gaming editor for AIPT Comics and has written for other outlets like XDA, How-To Geek, and The List. He enjoys soulslikes, character-driven RPGs, and third-person shooters plucked straight out of the Xbox 360 era. He also likes to flex his non-video game nerdy knowledge sometimes, whether that's explaining who's who in the new Wolverine game or recommending a comic book series about a sentient sword. Avengers, New Avengers, Thunderbolts — it’s a lot to keep track of Image: Disney Sign in to your Polygon.com account The Marvel Cinematic Universe's Avengers lineup has been a bit muddled since the events of Captain America: Civil War, which broke up the team of besties. Things got more confusing when the team of misfits in last year's Thunderbolts* was declared the New Avengers at the end of the film, causing a bit of a kerfuffle between the team and Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson/Captain America over who gets to call themselves Avengers. Avengers: Doomsday is the next MCU blockbuster, and will include multiple teams of heroes squaring off against Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom. In an interview with Empire, Marvel confirmed the latest official lineup of Avengers: Sam Wilson/Captain America, Joaquin Torres/Falcon (Danny Ramirez), Scott Lang/Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), and Shang-Chi (Simu Liu). Thor's a longtime Avenger, and Lang essentially joined the team during the time travel shenanigans of Avengers: Endgame. Torres has been working with Wilson for a while now, so it makes sense he'd be considered an official Avenger. Shang-Chi was introduced to Bruce Banner/Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) at the end of his solo 2021 film, so perhaps he either got an invite from Wilson between movies, or he'll be inducted as an official Avenger during the course of Doomsday. Image: Marvel Studios The events of Avengers: Doomsday could not be happening at a worse time for the team. "We’re coming out of years of seemingly no organized Avengers team, and that’s exactly when they face these incursions," Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige told Empire. "That’s always fun, to put your heroes on the back foot." Mackie is excited to take his Captain America in a new direction. "In Endgame, Steve gave him the shield and says, 'You need to be the leader of the Avengers,'" he said. "Now you get to see more of him leading the charge with everyone into battle." The first Avengers movie in seven years will unite old MCU favorites like Chris Evans' Steve Rogers, newcomers like the Fantastic Four, and old hats from the Fox movies like Patrick Stewart's Charles Xavier for the explosive film. Avengers: Doomsday hits theaters Dec. 18.