Reed Richards’ Comic-Accurate Powers Reportedly Revealed in Avengers: Doomsday

Note: This post contains potential spoilers for Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday.

Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards is more powerful than what we see in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and more of his abilities will be revealed in the upcoming Marvel film Avengers: Doomsday.

According to insider James Mack, Reed Richards will reportedly use abilities in Avengers: Doomsday that we’ve only seen in the comics. His abilities are said to be far greater than what we’ve seen in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. For example, he can turn himself into a parachute.

There is also a rumor that Reed Richards will reportedly share a lot of screen time with Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom.

James also confirmed that Ta Lo, featured in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and serving as the ancestral home of Shang-Chi’s mother, will reportedly be featured in Avengers: Doomsday. Also, Meng’er Zhang will reportedly reprise her role as Xu Xialing, and Awkwafina will reportedly return as Katy Chen in Avengers: Doomsday.

As reported previously, Pascal’s Reed Richards will have a major fight with Alan Cumming’s Nightcrawler and Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool.

Here’s the plot synopsis for Avengers: Doomsday:

“Doctor Doom has officially arrived on the Marvel Cinematic Universe stage. This villain, a master of cutting-edge science and powerful magic, will unleash a cascading crisis across the multiverse. Marvel’s most iconic actor, Robert Downey Jr., also returns as Doctor Doom!”

Announced Cast for Avengers: Doomsday

• Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom
• Chris Evans as Steve Rogers
• 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
• Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost
• Lewis Pullman as Sentry

X-Men cast:

• 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
• Channing Tatum as Gambit

Fantastic Four cast:

• 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)

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

Avengers: Doomsday will be released in theaters and IMAX across the United States on December 18, 2026, and Avengers: Secret Wars is scheduled for release on December 17, 2027.