'Avengers: Doomsday' Was Shot With Unfinished Script — SkimNews
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- Sebastian Stan told Decider he hasn't seen 'Avengers: Doomsday' and expects the film to be 'probably heartbreaking,' adding, 'We'll see who makes it to the next level.'
- Alan Cumming, reprising his role as Nightcrawler after first playing the character in 2003's 'X2: X-Men United,' told SiriusXM, 'I don't fully understand the plot,' and noted that most of his scenes were shot 'in front of a blue screen.'
- Co-directors Joe and Anthony Russo filmed the movie with an unfinished script, with Joe telling the Associated Press they treat the script as a 'living organism' and prefer improvisation- and rehearsal-based directing.
- Stan called the on-set experience a 'family' reunion, having first joined the MCU in 2011's 'Captain America: The First Avenger' and appeared across subsequent Marvel films including 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier,' 'Civil War,' and 'Avengers: Infinity War.'
- 'Avengers: Doomsday' is set to premiere theatrically on Dec. 18, with Stan's current promotional focus on his latest film 'Fjord,' which hits theaters Friday.
Why it matters: Two separate cast members publicly admitting they don't know the film's plot — combined with reports of blue-screen-heavy shoots and directors confirming they shot with an unfinished, evolving script — points to an unusually improvised production for a major Marvel tentpole just months before its Dec. 18 theatrical premiere.
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