Remember when we learned that “Avengers: Doomsday” started shooting without a finished script? Well, we now know how many people it took to patch it up.
The WGA directory has updated its listing for "Avengers: Doomsday," and the final tally is a whopping ten writers. Stephen McFeely and Michael Waldron get the official screenplay credit. Below them, eight more names are listed: Eric Pearson, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Jeff Loveness, Andrew Lanham, Destin Daniel Cretton... and Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.
It's Jackman’s first official writing credit in the Guild's directory. Reynolds has done this before on "Deadpool & Wolverine" and has been known to meddle with scripts while his films shoot (just ask Justin Baldoni), so no shock there. This also semi-confirms that Deadpool and Wolverine will be in ‘Doomsday.’
Look at who else is on that list. They're basically the people behind "Thunderbolts*," "The Fantastic Four: First Steps," "Shang-Chi" and the "Spider-Man" movies. Each one seems to have been brought in to make sure their characters got a few lines in a movie with 60+ roles.
Back in July 2025, mid-shoot, Rebecca Romijn admitted she wasn't sure she'd finished her scenes because "they haven't finished writing the script." Then in September, Sebastian Stan told a French outlet there was basically no script at all while they were filming. The Russos responded by calling the screenplay "a living organism" and themselves "improvisation-based, rehearsal-based directors."
Marvel boss Kevin Feige described this as part of Marvel’s “creative process,” referring to the ongoing script as “plus-ing,” which is “happening every day.”A recent update from Empire stated that the film will include “approximately 180 cast members.”
No, really, I’m not sure how improvisation-based works on a $400M movie with dozens of contracted A-listers flying in and out on their own schedules. How does that work, exactly? Apparently, by hiring ten writers.
There are some who still trust the Russos will deliver on ‘Doomsday’ because of their four successful MCU movies. That said, their post-‘Endgame’ movies—“Cherry,” “The Gray Man,” and “The Electric State”—were poorly received. Hey, maybe the MCU is their true wheelhouse, and the only way they can truly deliver entertainment for the masses. It won’t even matter if ‘Doomsday’ is an actual good movie since the presales have been gargantuan, hinting at a $400M+ domestic opening.
The WGA directory has updated its listing for "Avengers: Doomsday," and the final tally is a whopping ten writers on “Avengers: Doomsday.”