Is Dhanush Making His MCU Debut in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’? Here’s the Truth Behind the Viral Rumour!
Presently, the confirmed cast members of 'Avengers: Doomsday' are Robert Downey Jr, Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. Is Dhanush joining this elite cast? Here's what we know!
During San Diego Comic-Con 2024, Marvel chief Kevin Feige announced the return of the Russo Brothers - Anthony and Joe - in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) to direct their upcoming Avengers movies - Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. It was also announced that Robert Downey Jr would also be returning, not as Iron Man, though, but this time as the antagonist Doctor Doom. Now, the Indian social space is going hot and abuzz with a new casting rumour - Dhanush has been approached for Avengers: Doomsday, that too, not for a cameo but for an important role. Dhanush Set to Portray Ilaiyaraaja in Upcoming Biopic – See First Look!
Dhanush has been recently basking in the success of his latest directorial, Raayan, in which he has also played the main lead. The National Award-winning actor is not new to Hollywood (we will get to that in some time). With this Marvel 'news' going viral, Dhanush fans are seemingly having a double bonanza.
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However, while some news portals and social media handles have covered this buzz, we ask you to take this rumour with the seriousness of what it is - just a rumour with no verified source. We checked!
Even when the media portals that are covering the 'rumour', they are not citing any source as to where they have heard it from. Usually, such major casting in Hollywood would come from publications like The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Deadline etc. But they have been silent on this casting. Russo Bros have also not mentioned anything in their social media profiles, nor has Dhanush.
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In fact, there have been no official updates on the casting for Avengers: Doomsday apart from the announced return of RDJ and the Fantastic Four lead cast of Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. The film is presently in the scripting stage, and the shoot is to commence in the second quarter of 2025. So it feels highly likely that they would start casting new actors for a film without even confirming which existing cast members of the MCU are returning for this big-budgeted movie.
So, how did the rumour come about? Well, as we said before, Dhanush has already made his international debut, first in the lead role in The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir, which came out in 2018. The Boys actress Erin Moriarty was one of the female leads cast opposite him there. When 'Starlight' Kissed Dhanush! Did You Know The Boys' Erin Moriarty Has Acted With Tamil Superstar in a Hollywood Film?
Then, in 2022, Dhanush appeared in his second Hollywood movie, The Gray Man. The multi-starrer spy thriller film was a Netflix exclusive and featured stars like Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jessica Henwick, Regé-Jean Page, and Wagner Moura.
The Gray Man was Dhanush's true Hollywood debut. Even though it was a small role, the Tamil actor left an impact as an assassin with principles and impressed many in perhaps the film's best action scene. The Gray Man Movie Review: Ryan Gosling-Chris Evans Land Clumsy Blows in Russo Bros’ Ordinary Spy Thriller; Dhanush’s Cameo Makes Very Late Impact.
Dhanush's Fight Scene in 'The Gray Man'
The Gray Man was directed by the Russo Brothers, and now they are back in the MCU directing Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars. So we like to believe that some major Dhanush fan made this dream-casting of having the Tamil star in the Avengers movie since the directors have already worked with him and went crazy with it on social media. Before you know it, the rumour went viral with no one checking how true it is.
Not that we are saying Dhanush may not appear in the MCU film, and we also wish that may happen, but as of now, this is just an empty, baseless rumour. So keep your expectations tempered, and enjoy the success of Raayan, dear Dhanush fans!
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Aug 06, 2024 09:07 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).