Despite five hours of streamed casting announcements, there are still several characters and actors fans are surprised won’t be in Avengers: Doomsday. Some we knew about but the following omissions are notable given the cosmic cross-over nature of what’s shaping up to be an Avengers,

Other snubs include OG Avengers such as Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/Hulk) and Jeremy Renner (Clint Barton/Hawkeye). Chris Pratt (Peter Quill/Star-Lord), Brie Larson (Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel), Iman Vellani (Ms. Marvel), and Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange) were also left out.

Scots actor Alan Cumming has been cast in Marvel's new Avengers film - as a superhero he last played 22 years ago. The 60-year-old, who grew up in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, will reprise his role as X Men character Nightcrawler in Avengers: Doomsday.