Beloved Guardians of the Galaxy Hero Not Returning for Avengers: Doomsday, Says Insider

A recent rumor claims a fan-favorite character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe won’t appear in the next Avengers movie, currently titled Doomsday.

What Guardians of the Galaxy character won’t be appearing in Avengers: Doomsday?

A recent report from the blog The Beyond Reporter suggests Groot won’t be in the next Avengers movie, Doomsday. While Chris Pratt, who plays Star-Lord, is expected to make an appearance, the report doesn’t say anything about whether any other members of the Guardians of the Galaxy will be involved.

Since first appearing in the original Guardians of the Galaxy, Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel) has become a fan favorite in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. By the end of 2023’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, he had fully regrown and was working with his new team, including Rocket Raccoon.

Several popular actors from the Marvel Cinematic Universe are set to appear in the movie, including Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as the Invisible Woman, Anthony Mackie as Captain America, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes (the Winter Soldier), Letitia Wright as Shuri, and Paul Rudd as Ant-Man.

The movie will also feature appearances by Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent/John Walker, Tenoch Huerta as Namor, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as The Thing/Ben Grimm, Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Hank McCoy/Beast, Lewis Pullman as Bob/Sentry, Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres/Falcon, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, Winston Duke as M’Baku, Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr/Ghost, and Tom Hiddleston as Loki.

The next X-Men movie will feature the return of several familiar faces, including Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier, Ian McKellen as Magneto, Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler, Rebecca Romijn as Mystique, James Marsden as Cyclops, and Channing Tatum as Gambit.

Avengers: Doomsday is set to release on December 18, 2026.

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2026-01-06 21:06