Gambit’s Deleted Scene in Deadpool & Wolverine Was Meant to Set Up Avengers: Doomsday

(Note: This article contains spoilers for Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday.)

Channing Tatum‘s Gambit return scene, cut from Deadpool & Wolverine, was tied directly to Avengers: Doomsday.

Ryan Reynolds has already shared a deleted scene from Deadpool & Wolverine that shows Gambit made it back to his own universe.

We have received a reliable leak revealing that the deleted scene of Gambit leaving the Void from Deadpool & Wolverine was originally planned to be the teaser for Avengers: Doomsday, where he returns to his universe—which is the same one seen in The Marvels post-credit scene.

As The Cosmic Circus‘ Alex Perez has already confirmed, Tatum’s Gambit is returning to the X-Men universe and joining Charles Xavier, Beast, and the rest of the X-Men to fight Robert Downey Jr.‘s Doctor Doom.

During production, a few leaked images appeared online showing a destroyed Sentinel in front of the X-Mansion. It is reported that Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom will be using Sentinels to fight the X-Men in Avengers: Doomsday.

Directed by Russo brothers from a screenplay by their longtime collaborator, Stephen McFeely. Newton Thomas Sigel (Bohemian Rhapsody, X-Men: Days of Future Past) will be the cinematographer.

In Avengers: Doomsday, the MCU begins the beginning of the end. As the multiverse nears total collapse, the Avengers assemble to face their greatest challenge yet—incursions, catastrophic collisions between realities that could destroy the entire multiverse. Earth’s Mightiest Heroes must race against time to save their reality while confronting the powerful figure behind it all—Victor Von Doom (Downey Jr.).

The official cast members of the film include Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, Paul Rudd as Ant-Man, Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Danny Ramirez as Falcon, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Winston Duke as M’Baku, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Letitia Wright as Black Panther, Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Namor, Anthony Mackie as Captain America, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent, and Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost. Ian McKellen as Magneto, Patrick Stewart as Professor X, Rebecca Romijn as Mystique, James Marsden as Cyclops, Kelsey Grammer as Beast, Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler, and Channing Tatum as Gambit. Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm (Invisible Woman), Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm (Human Torch), Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm (The Thing), and Lewis Pullman as Sentry.

Recently, on The Hot Mic podcast, Jeff Sneider revealed an unannounced cast list for Avengers: Doomsday, which reportedly includes Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/Hulk), Benedict Wong, Brie Larson, Hayley Atwell, Don Cheadle, Karen Gillan, Jeremy Renner, Iman Vellani, Danai Gurira, Tessa Thompson, Ke Huy Quan, Teyonah Parris, Will Poulter, Dominique Thorne, Xochitl Gomez, Sophia Di Martino, Tatiana Maslany, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Wonder Man), Kathryn Newton, Wunmi Mosaku, Lashana Lynch, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Kai Zen Aspilla, Owen Wilson, Chris Pratt, Samuel L. Jackson, Charlize Theron, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Evans, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, and Maria Bakalova.

Produced by Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, and Russo Brothers will produce through their AGBO banner.

Avengers: Doomsday is set to release in the United States on December 18, 2026.