Overview
- Newton confirmed her role Friday in an Instagram and X video unboxing a tiny director’s chair bearing her name and the Avengers: Doomsday logo.
- Her announcement followed Thursday’s CinemaCon trailer screening in Las Vegas, where brief footage showed Cassie with her father Scott Lang, though the clip is not online.
- Avengers: Doomsday is directed by Joe and Anthony Russo with a screenplay by Michael Waldron and Stephen McFeely and produced by Kevin Feige.
- The film is slated for a December 18, 2026 theatrical release and features a large ensemble spanning Avengers, X‑Men, and Fantastic Four, with Robert Downey Jr. playing Doctor Doom.
- Newton first played Cassie in 2023’s Ant‑Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and is the third actress to portray the character after Abby Ryder Fortson and Emma Fuhrmann, fueling fan talk about possible Young Avengers plans.