"Keep Waiting": Halle Berry Casts a Dark Cloud Over Fans' Hopes for a Storm Return in 'Avengers: Doomsday'

It takes a long time to go through the entire cast of MCU characters making a return in Disney and Marvel’s upcomingAvengers: Doomsday,but there is at least one major hero who apparently won’t be coming back to fight Dr. Doom:Halle Berryhas revealed that she will not be making an appearance inDoomsday.Berry portrayed Storm in four of 20th Century Fox’sX-Menfilms, but has made it clear that fans shouldn’t expect the weather-bender to return.

“Keep waiting, because it’s not going to be there,” Berry told the Associated Press at CinemaCon when asked if Storm’s name would appear on theDoomsdaycall sheet. “It’s not going to be there.” Berry didn’t provide any further details, but if her words are to be believed, then Storm will not beone of the X-Men returningfor the fifthAvengersfilm.

While Storm might not be inDoomsday,pretty much everyone else is— including other X-Men. The film was recentlyconfirmed to starThor (Chris Hemsworth), Captain America (Anthony Mackie), Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby), Mr. Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Black Panther (Letitia Wright), Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Shang-Chi (Simu Liu), Loki (Tom Hiddleston), and others. Also returning areX-Men alumniProfessor X (Patrick Stewart), Magento (Ian McKellen), Mystique (Rebecca Romjin), and more. The evil, masked Dr. Doom, who is set to be the main villain of the MCU’s Phase Six, will be portrayed by former Iron ManRobert Downey Jr.

Berry Portrayed Storm Four Times

Berrypreviously portrayed StorminX-Men, X2, X-Men: The Last Stand,andX-Men: Days of Future Past.Her portrayal of the hero, who can manipulate the weather and create atmospheric storms, garnered critical acclaim, and fans have long speculated that Berry could be making a return, given that her character has not made the live-action jump to the MCU (though Storm did appear in the animated Disney+ seriesX-Men ‘97). However, it appears that this will not be the case — at least according to Berry.

Avengers: Doomsdayis currently filming. It will be directed byJoe RussoandAnthony Russo,with the brothers making their MCU return after helmingAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgame.The screenplay was written by MCU mainstaysMichael WaldronandStephen McFeely.The film is produced by the Russo brothers for their AGBO banner alongside Marvel Studios PresidentKevin Feige.