Each actor’s name appeared on a director’s chair, leading up to the final moment — Robert Downey Jr. emerging from a blur to take his seat before motioning toward the long r

Despite five hours of streamed casting announcements, there are still several characters and actors fans are surprised won’t be in Avengers: Doomsday. (Read the full Avengers: Doomsday cast roster.) Some we knew about – such as Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch and Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange – but the following omissions are notable given the cosmic cross-over nature of what’s shaping up to be an Avengers,