With ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ still a year away, Marvel fans are starting to feel that familiar mixture of excitement and fear, because big Avengers films usually mean big losses. And this time, Sebastian Stan is the one who is fanning those flames.
When asked about a rumor surrounding deaths in the film, Stan remained coy, only raising more questions. It is still unknown whether he will feature in ‘Secret Wars’. Marvel is locking up future contracts, as usual. However, ‘Doomsday‘ is being set up as the darkest, high-stakes Avengers story since ‘Infinity War’, so no one is really safe.
Sebastian Stan Suggests ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Will Bring Painful Surprises
In a panel at Tokyo Comic-Con, Stan, who has portrayed Bucky Barnes for more than a decade, was questioned about a rumor that he would feature in the movie as a Captain America Variant. The question itself was meaty, but his response was even more interesting. “I don’t know if I can say very much about that,” Stan said, giving the classic Marvel I-can’t-say-anything smile. But then he added a sentence that hit the fandom like a bolt of lightning. “We’ll see who makes it or who doesn’t.”
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That little suggestion, given lightly, almost unconsciously, at once heightened the emotional stakes. The Avengers movies have never been afraid of heartbreak. Moreover, when it comes out of Stan, who has endured Hydra brainwashing, alien wars, and more, the tease is personal. He concluded his answer with admiration for the fact that Robert Downey Jr. is returning as Doctor Doom. However, the most interesting part is not what Stan confirmed, but what he did not.
He did not refute the Captain America Variant rumor. He did not refute the occurrence of deaths. And he also did not deny that ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ can be the final big book of his character. Stan’s Tokyo comments didn’t come out of nowhere. Months ago, he opened up on the Stronger Podcast about his long MCU journey and suggested that his career was entering a new phase. He looked back at Marvel as a place that shaped him as a person and an actor.
“It was a business, it was a family. It gave me a sense of belonging,” he said. For fans who have grown up with Bucky Barnes, a character built on trauma, redemption, and painful resilience, this admission feels like a potential goodbye. And combine that reflection with his Doomsday remark, and we have a very real possibility: Bucky Barnes may not make it through the Multiverse Saga.
The First Teaser Is Coming Out Sooner Than Expected
As the cast is playing with the emotional storm to come, ‘Avengers: Doomsday’s marketing machine is officially starting to wake up. The teaser of the film was revealed to be 1 minute and 25 seconds, as per the Korea Media Rating Board. Short, but long enough to crack the internet in case Marvel does it right. This will not only be an introduction to Doctor Doom, but a glimpse into what Marvel has been cooking to regain fans’ confidence.
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According to Collider, the teaser will be attached to ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’, which comes to theaters on December 19. This means that we will finally get to see the first actual glimpse into ‘Doomsday’ in a few days. Marvel is aware that anything they see in theaters will be recorded and leaked by fans. Therefore, the studio might release the trailer online even sooner.
