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‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Cast Reveal Smashes Marvel Livestream Record with 275 Million Views
Earth’s mightiest heroes just broke the internet.
Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday cast announcement livestream shattered records this week, drawing a jaw-dropping 275 million digital views across platforms and officially becoming the most-watched Marvel Studios livestream of all time. Held on Wednesday, the event also sparked 3.1 million social interactions and dominated trending charts with over 55 separate hashtags — with #AvengersDoomsday holding the No. 1 trending spot on X (formerly Twitter) for more than seven hours straight.
The livestream, which began at 11 a.m. ET, stretched over five hours and 27 minutes and culminated in the unveiling of 27 cast chairs — each one representing a key player in what is shaping up to be Marvel’s biggest crossover yet.
The all-star ensemble includes returning legends, rising stars, and a few multiversal surprises:
Chris Hemsworth, Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Letitia Wright, Paul Rudd, Wyatt Russell, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Simu Liu, Florence Pugh, Kelsey Grammer, Lewis Pullman, Danny Ramirez, Joseph Quinn, David Harbour, Winston Duke, Hannah John-Kamen, Tom Hiddleston, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden, Channing Tatum, Pedro Pascal — and, as previously announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, Robert Downey Jr. returns as Tony Stark.
Cast members from Thunderbolts (releasing May 2) and The Fantastic Four: First Steps (hitting theaters July 25) are confirmed to play pivotal roles in the upcoming Avengers epic, further expanding the connective tissue between Marvel’s upcoming phases.
The stream’s momentum didn’t stop with its live airing — it continued to climb, with the official Marvel YouTube livestream hitting #2 on the platform’s trending chart within 24 hours.
As for whether this is the full lineup of heroes and villains we’ll see in Avengers: Doomsday, Marvel Studios left fans with one tantalizing tease:
“There’s always room for more…”
With the MCU hype machine in full throttle, one thing is clear — the road to Avengers: Doomsday is paved with pure fan-fueled power.
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