Deadpool Crashes Avengers: Doomsday, Ryan Reynolds Confirms

In a very Wade Wilson move, Ryan Reynolds took the Hall H stage at San Diego Comic-Con in the gray Deadpool suit — the one nodding to Rick Remender’s Uncanny X-Force — and, between quips about masks and a “Canadian tuxedo,” confirmed that Deadpool will crash Avengers: Doomsday.

Marvel kept the specifics locked up: no plot rundown, no sense of how much screen time he gets. Behind the scenes, the chatter is that his part could be a cameo rather than a lead beat, joining a lineup rumored to top 60 actors. What that actually looks like on screen is the mystery; the only sure thing is that Wade’s brand of meta mayhem is now in the mix.

Doom steps into the spotlight

Elsewhere in Hall H, Kevin Feige rolled out exclusive footage that, according to attendees, puts Doctor Doom squarely at the center of Doomsday’s threat. The reel reportedly opens on Victor Von Doom seated on a throne as Vanessa Kirby’s Sue Storm describes him as “a broken man” forged by loss, setting a darker tone than recent Marvel outings.

• Doom confronting Thor, then casually halting the Asgardian’s attack.
• An army of towering Sentinel robots rising at Doom’s command.
• Quick cuts promising a true crossover: the Avengers, the Fantastic Four , and the X-Men all in play.

Fans also clocked a design shift. While a post‑credits stinger in Fantastic Four: First Steps reportedly showed the classic metallic faceplate, the Doomsday footage features a rougher, more mechanical look for Doom — heavier on the scarred, industrial feel than pristine armor.

As for Deadpool’s role in all this, speculation runs the gamut: a pressure‑valve jokester in the film ’s darker moments, a multiverse troublemaker who kicks at the plot’s hinges, or a true wildcard who tilts the stakes. Until Marvel says more, it ’s all guesswork — but the tone of the Hall H reel suggests a movie big enough to hold all of the above.

Avengers: Doomsday opens in theaters December 18.