# Marvel may have digitally hidden a hero in Avengers: Doomsday trailer

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/marvels-new-avengers-doomsday-trailer-could-be-hiding-a-huge-superhero-cameo/
- Published: 2026-07-20T17:00:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-20T23:12:24+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/is-the-doomsday-trailer-hiding-more-avengers/
- Topics: Avengers: Doomsday, Entertainment, Film, Gaming

## Key points

- New trailer shows Sam Wilson's Avengers team as just two members
- Empty frame space sparks theories of an edited-out hero cameo
- Evangeline Lilly's Wasp among names speculated to fill the gap

## Summary

A new trailer for Avengers: Doomsday has fuelled fan speculation that Marvel Studios digitally edited a major character out of a key scene depicting Sam Wilson's new Avengers lineup. The trailer confirmed previously teased details, including Robert Downey Jr. voicing Doctor Doom, but a scene showing Thor addressing three separate hero factions revealed Wilson's "Avengers" as consisting of just himself and Ant-Man, with a conspicuous empty space in the frame fuelling theories of a hidden cameo.

Marvel has form for this kind of edit, having previously removed Spider-Man from Captain America: Civil War marketing and alternate Spider-Man versions from No Way Home trailers, lending credibility to the speculation. Candidates floated to fill the gap included Shang-Chi, Hulk, Spider-Man and Wasp, played by Evangeline Lilly, who has been absent from acting since 2024 but hinted at a possible return via a cryptic Instagram reply. No confirmation emerged either way, leaving open the possibility that the sparse lineup simply reflects Sam Wilson's underwhelming reception as Captain America. Avengers: Doomsday is set for release in cinemas on 18 December.

## Coverage

- [Polygon: Marvel may have digitally hidden a hero in Avengers: Doomsday trailer](https://www.polygon.com/is-the-doomsday-trailer-hiding-more-avengers/)
- [GamesRadar+: Avengers: Doomsday trailer: our 5 biggest questions ahead of the new Marvel movie](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/marvel-movies/avengers-doomsday-trailer-our-5-biggest-questions/)

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