Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness star Xochitl Gomez has discussed what she hopes her Marvel character America Chavez will be up to in Avengers: Doomsday, in a conversation which many fans are now taking as confirmation of her appearance.
Gomez’s name was not among the long list of actors previously announced as starring in Avengers: Doomsday during Marvel’s earlier big chair reveal, though fans have long expected Chavez and her multiverse-hopping abilities to be part of the action. Doomsday and Secret Wars are the big finale to the MCU’s Multiverse Saga, after all, making the dimension-jumping teen’s superpowers uniquely useful.
Now, in an interview with ET Online, Gomez has been asked about her involvement in Doomsday and what fans might expect to see of her character. In her responses, Gomez notably never suggests that she isn’t in the movie — leaving fans to now assume that she is.
When asked by an interviewer about being “hard at work on Avengers” and having to remain tight-lipped, Gomez responds “Very.” It’s an ambiguous response, but certainly not a denial.
Later, Gomez is specifically asked for three words that describe her character, specifically relating to her being “in this next instalment of the Avengers.” Gomez responds with: “bravery, courage… and let’s say powerful.” Huh!
In a later question, Gomez is asked about there being “so many stars attached to that film, yourself included”, to which she simply replies: “Oh…”
And finally, when asked who Gomez would most like to share an Avengers: Doomsday scene with, she replies — caveating that this answer is “just speculation” — the ability to work with Elizabeth Olsen, who plays Wanda Maximoff, again.
America Chavez was last seen at the end of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, settling down to a new life of mystical training in Kamar-Taj within Nepal. It’s here that she was expected to practice her sorcery skills for use in another impending disaster — which the events of Doomsday will surely provide.
Gomez’s comments come just a day after another Marvel actor teased their own call-up to the Avengers, with a teasing social media post from Ryan Reynolds strongly suggesting we’ll be seeing Deadpool again sooner or later as well.
Avengers: Doomsday production is now ongoing, with shooting expected to continue still for a number of months. Could Marvel be planning another round of cast confirmations soon, to make Deadpool and America Chavez official?
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