Much likeAvengers: Infinity War,Avengers: Endgameis currently slated to be one of the biggest ensemble movies of all time. It is set to be the culmination of all 21 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies prior to it, concluding not only the plot ofAvengers: Infinity War, but also the story arcs of many of the characters that Marvel has been developing for over 10 years now.
While we already know a number of the characters who are going to be in the movie thanks to the first two trailers, there are a number of appearances still in the air. Fortunately, there have been some casting confirmations that have surfaced over the past year, in addition to a number of rumors. With this in mind, here is every character confirmed and rumored forAvengers: Endgame. (Spoilers forAvengers: Endgamemay lie ahead.)
24Confirmed: Everyone in the Trailers
Rather than stretching this list out, let’s start by acknowledging every character that we have seen so far in the trailers as one category in this list. These are characters that we know are going to be inAvengers: Endgamebecause we’ve already seen the footage they are in. This includes Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Thanos, Bruce Banner, Black Widow, Ant-Man, War Machine, Rocket, Nebula, and Hawkeye.
23Rumored: Gamora
Several months back, whenAvengers: Endgame’s massive reshoots were still in going, Zoe Saldana shared on her Instagram story a video of herself getting into her Gamora makeup, seemingly to be part of the reshoots. There has been no official confirmation yet if she will actually return in the movie after losing her life halfway throughInfinity War. Marvel unfortunately does have a history of bringing cast members onto sets for their movies as red herrings, like when Michael Rooker (Yondu) posted that he was on set forAvengers: Infinity Warbefore the release ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
22Confirmed: Captain Marvel
Though she hasn’t shown up in any of the trailers,Captain Marvelis confirmed to play a large role inAvengers: Endgame. She was teased at the end ofAvengers: Infinity Warwhen Nick Fury paged her as he turned to ash, which explains how she will probably come into the picture forEndgame. Captain Marvel is sure to show up in the next trailer forAvengers: Endgame, but Marvel probably won’t release the trailer until after her movie hits theaters next month.
21Rumored: Okoye
Okoye was among the main heroes to not turn to ash at the end ofAvengers: Infinity War, but is also the only one to not show up in a trailer yet. At this time, it’s still unclear if Okoye will even show up inAvengers: Endgame. While there were reports that her stunt double was on set, it’s possible that she was on set for a different character, or that these reports were completely false. It does seem unlikely though that Okoye won’t appear inAvengers: Endgameto avenge the death of her king.
20Confirmed: Black Panther and Shuri
This is where we start to get into spoiler territory. ThoughBlack Pantherturned to ash at the end ofAvengers: Infinity War, and Shuri was revealed in the firstEndgametrailer to have met the same fate (or at least be “missing), both of these characters are confirmed to return inAvengers: Endgame. But in fairness, it was quite obvious that these two characters would not be permanently dead, considering that Marvel is still developingBlack Panther 2.
19Rumored: Vision
Though we saw him die not once, but twice inAvengers: Infinity War, there are rumors that Paul Bettany will return as Vision inAvengers: Endgame. A good portion ofInfinity Warwas focused on Shuri and the Avengers attempting to help Vision survive without the Infinity Stone, leading some fans to believe that he is still alive in Wakanda’s computers. Considering that he has a Disney+ series coming up with Scarlet Witch, it seems unlikely that Marvel will make his death permanent.
18Confirmed: Spider-Man, Scarlet Witch and Bucky
Three more “snapped” characters confirmed to return inAvengers: Endgameare Spider-Man, Scarlet Witch and Bucky. We already knew that Spider-Man would be coming back, seeing asSpider-Man: Far from Homeis confirmed to take place afterEndgame. Much like Vision, Scarlet Witch has a Disney+ series coming up, so we already knew thatAvengers: Infinity Warwasn’t the end of her story. Sebastian Stan has also confirmed that he is coming back inAvengers: Endgame, which would make sense, considering that he has only completed four of the movies in his nine-film-contract with Marvel.
17Rumored: Valkyrie
Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie was introduced inThor: Ragnarok, becoming one of Thor’s new allies, yet was notably absent fromAvengers: Infinity War. It was later revealed by the Russo brothers that she was among the half of Thor’s crew that Thanos allowed to escape, and that she also survived Thanos’s snap at the end of the movie. While there’s no confirmation that she will return to help Thor inAvengers: Endgame, a number of “leaked” toys forEndgamehave featured Valkyrie. However, these toys could be fake. It’s also not uncommon for toy companies to include characters or events of movies that don’t actually happen in the movies themselves (ie, nearly every LEGO set forIron Man 3).
16Confirmed: The Ancient One
Back in October, executive producer Michael Grillo revealed that the Ancient One fromDoctor Strangewould be returning inAvengers: Endgame, with Tilda Swinton reprising the role. It’s still unclear how the Ancient One will show up inEndgame, be it through time travel or flashbacks, but we do at least know that she will be showing up somehow.
15Rumored: Cassie Lang (Emma Fuhrmann)
A few months back, actress Emma Fuhrmann was confirmed to appear inAvengers: Endgame, but it’s unconfirmed who she will be playing. When the news of Fuhrmann being in the movie first surfaced, it was heavily rumored that she would be playing an older version of Cassie Lang, the daughter of Scott Lang / Ant-Man who goes on to become the Young Avenger named Stature. There have also been theories that she will be playing the Young Avenger Kate Bishop instead.
