Did a Green Glow on Disney+ Just Spoil Avengers: Doomsday’s Biggest Cameos?

Marvel fans are great at finding clues, and this one is hiding in plain sight on a streaming app. A small poster change on Disney+ has people convinced that Deadpool and Wolverine are showing up in Avengers: Doomsday.

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Disney+: The Clue That Started It All

Disney+ recently launched a “Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday” playlist. It highlights 15 Marvel movies and shows to watch before the film arrives on December 18.

Most picks match heroes and villains already confirmed for the movie. One stands out: 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine. Neither character is officially confirmed for Doomsday, yet the film sits on the list.

Several posters also gained a green aura on their left and right sides. That glow appears to mark the titles considered essential viewing, and Deadpool & Wolverine has it too.

Disney+: Overview

What the Rumors Say?

The opening scene. Doomsday will reportedly open with Deadpool, Wolverine and possibly more X-Men during an Incursion with Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man universe, the “RaimiVerse.” The mutants would try to destroy that world to save their own. They’d presumably succeed, since the Fox X-Men Earth is expected to play a larger role in the film.

Wolverine versus Spider-Man. Hugh Jackman is reportedly set to continue his 26-year run as Wolverine, with a clash against Maguire’s Spider-Man that would delight longtime fans. He’d likely play a variant who failed to save his fellow X-Men, now fighting alongside a new mutant team on Earth-10005.

Deadpool’s reduced role. Ryan Reynolds is expected to play only a minor part in Doomsday. He’d be restricted to a PG-13 rating, with his comedy dialed back to fit the apocalyptic tone.

The Shows and Films Behind the Theory

1. Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
The film that started it all. It introduced the idea of anchor beings, whose deaths begin their universe’s collapse. That concept once looked crucial to the Multiverse Saga, but it reportedly isn’t connected to the next Avengers movies. It also brought back Channing Tatum’s Gambit after the TVA helped him escape the Void. The article says it’s unclear whether Doomsday will treat him as the same variant.

2. Avengers: Doomsday (December 18, 2026)
The main event. There were also old rumors that the film might revisit the Void, which would be bad news for Gambit, who survived Cassandra Nova’s tyranny there.

3. Avengers: Endgame Encore and the TVA
Per The Direct, Endgame Encore recently hinted that the TVA will return in Doomsday. Since Loki and Deadpool & Wolverine, the agency has reversed its mission and now focuses on preserving universes and monitoring Incursions.

4. Avengers: Secret Wars (December 17, 2027)
This is where Deadpool and Wolverine could matter most. The TVA already has them on its radar and tried to recruit Wade Wilson for a “higher purpose,” possibly setting up a team to resist Doctor Doom on Battleworld. Jackman is also rumored to have a crucial part.

5. A possible Deadpool 4
Reynolds has said he’s writing a new MCU blockbuster that may essentially be Deadpool 4, likely a team-up with other mutants. Many speculate it’s an X-Force movie. Jackman’s Wolverine is reportedly part of those plans, which could affect whether the character is recast for Marvel’s upcoming X-Men reboot. Nothing is certain until the Multiverse changes after Secret Wars.

You can read more about the film that started it all on Wikipedia.

Conclusion

A playlist is not an official cast list, so keep your expectations in check. Still, the combination of the green glow, the playlist and the consistent rumors makes a short Doomsday appearance very plausible. If it’s true, the first few minutes could be a crowd-pleaser that sets the stakes before the main story begins.

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