Overview
- Deadline first reported Tuesday that actor Noah Jupe has been tapped for Avengers: Secret Wars in an undisclosed role described by trades as expected to be important to the story.
- Marvel Studios declined to comment on Jupe’s character, leaving the casting announcement unconfirmed by the company and reported by multiple outlets working from trade reporting.
- The Russos say they are finishing Avengers: Doomsday while soft‑prepping Secret Wars, and some industry sources have suggested Secret Wars could begin filming later this year though that start date remains unverified.
- Fans and pundits have offered many theories about Jupe’s part — including Franklin Richards, a mutant or cosmic figure — but all such suggestions are speculative and not supported by official sources.
- Secret Wars is billed as the Multiverse Saga’s finale and a structural reset for the MCU, and Marvel’s long habit of tight disclosure and late casting explains why key roles are being kept secret until closer to production.