One of the originalX-Menstars who wasn’t part of theAvengers: Doomsdaycast announcement teases whether or not theirMarvelcharacter will be returning in the MCU movie. Phase 6 had its biggest announcement for 2025 recently whenMarvel Studios began a surprise livestreamto reveal what Marvel Cinematic Universe players will be back forAvengers: Doomsday, as the film is now officially in production. However, one of the big takeaways from this announcement was the fact that severalX-Menactors are set to reprise their roles in the massive team-up film.
During a new interview withBlack Girl Nerds, Halle Berry, who played Storm in Fox’sX-Menmovies in the early 2000s,was asked if her name may be one of the missing names that will show up in a futureAvengers: Doomsdaycast announcement, as there was no chair for her during the initial reveal. For fans hoping to see Berry’s Storm get announced forAvengers: Doomsday, the actress sadly had the following update:
Keep waiting! [Not] gonna be there! [laughs] It’s not gonna be there.
Berry last portrayed her version of Storm in 2014’sX-Men: Days of Future Past, where she was part of the dystopian future against the Sentinels. The last fans see of Storm inX-Men: Days of FuturePast is Berry’s character being alive again in the rebooted timeline.
What Halle Berry’s Comments Mean For Avengers: Doomsday
While Berry’s comments may be disappointing to long-time X-Men fans,there are a few possible scenarios that may be going on here in terms of Storm’s MCU involvement. With the large scope oftheAvengers: Doomsdayannouncementsthat came recently, it’s clear that Marvel Studios hasn’t revealed everyone yet, potentially because of deals still being signed. In Berry’s case, it wouldn’t be shocking if the reason she said in this interview is because there is nothing set in stone yet for Storm to come back.
However, if this is a situation where Berry isn’t being coy and hiding an upcoming announcement,there is always the chance that she could instead be back forAvengers: Secret Wars. If the confirmedX-Mencast membersend up coming back inAvengers: Secret Warsafter their return inAvengers: Doomsday, Storm’s Berry being brought into the fold in the 2027 follow-up could serve as a natural story reason for why she isn’t in the 2026 movie. But at the time of this story’s publication, it’s not known if the announcedX-Menstars are expected to be inAvengers: Secret Wars.
Our Take On Halle Berry’s Avengers: Doomsday Comments
While time will tell if Berry actually is or isn’t part oftheAvengers: Doomsdaycast,it would be surprising if Marvel Studios doesn’t bring back her version of Storm for at least one of the twoAvengersmovies in Phase 6. Given that The Multiverse Saga is likely going to be the last time some of the originalX-Menstars get to play their respective characters, this would be the proper time for Berry to get one last go with Storm. But for now, the world will have to wait and see if additional X-Men characters will appear inAvengers: Doomsday.
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Avengers: Doomsday is the fifth Avengers film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and will bring together heroes, new and old, to face off against Victor von Doom - played by the returning Robert Downey Jr.. Avengers 5 will also mark the beginning of phase 6 of the MCU.
