The star-studded MCU epic was shot this way so its stars could more easily avoid plot spoilers, the franchise fixture recently explained
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NEED TO KNOW
- Sebastian Stan says Avengers: Doomsday was filmed in “scattered scenes” to prevent spoilers among the cast
- Stan says he never saw a full script for the film, describing the approach as “a different way of working”
- He will return as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier in the December release, alongside several other MCU stars
Avengers: Doomsday was shot in a “scattered” way so its stars could more easily avoid plot spoilers, according to Sebastian Stan.
Stan, who portrays Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, revealed that he did not look at a full script, just individual scenes, while shooting the starry new Avengers film during an interview with French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche published Tuesday, Aug. 18.
Speaking alongside his Fjord costar Renate Reinsve, the 44-year-old actor told the outlet that while working on the MCU project, “we didn’t have a script.” It is a strategy frequently used by Marvel, at least in part, to avoid sharing spoilers with the media, according to Stan.
“We were just shooting scattered scenes,” he told Le Journal du Dimanche. “It’s a different way of working, continuous, constantly evolving.”
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“The producers didn’t want us to read it in its entirety, to avoid journalists asking us questions,” he added with a laugh. “I’ve been following this rule for fifteen years, I’m used to it.”
The same “rule” instituted to avoid spoilers applies to his upcoming role as Harvey Dent in a different superhero flick, The Batman: Part II. Stan “also can’t say anything about” director Matt Reeves’ follow-up to the 2022 DC Comics adaptation starring Robert Pattinson as The Caped Crusader, he told the French newspaper.
“The beauty of this profession also lies in participating in projects of this scale, which I love as a viewer,” he continued. “Right now, I’m really looking forward to seeing The Odyssey, by Christopher Nolan; it looks amazing.”
Elsewhere in the same chat alongside Reinsve, 38, Stan also shared that he has a lot of love for fans of his work in the MCU, recalling a recent moment in which a friend said he felt “sorry for me for attracting a child and teenage audience.”
“However, I cherish the Bucky Barnes fans, who will grow old alongside me,” Stan told Le Journal du Dimanche. “I know what I owe to that superhero. I myself feel like I grew up admiring Leonardo DiCaprio on screen.”
Stan first appeared in the MCU as Bucky in 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger, alongside Chris Evans as Captain America/Steve Rogers, and last starred in 2025’s Thunderbolts*. In 2021, he led Marvel’s TV show The Falcon and the Winter Soldier alongside Anthony Mackie.
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In Doomsday, Evans, 45, will reprise his role as Steve Rogers/Captain America seven years after last appearing in the MCU in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame. From Thunderbolts*, meanwhile, the following actors are expected to appear alongside Stan: Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Hannah John-Kamen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Lewis Pullman.
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Evans recently teased his “brutal” appearance in Doomsday earlier this month. “The Russos love beating up Steve Rogers,” Evans said at a Q&A at the Fan Expo Boston of Anthony and Joe Russo, who directed Doomsday. “Their favorite thing to do is to just beat the crap out of him.”
“To them, that’s what makes a hero, and that’s someone who gets punched so many times but still gets up,” Evans continued at the fan event. “So they keep finding new ways to kick his butt. And this one was brutal.”
Doomsday will also see the return of MCU stars including Mackie, Danny Ramirez, Paul Rudd, Tom Hiddleston, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke and Simu Liu. The massive crossover movie will also see the return of several X-Men: Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn and Kelsey Grammer.
Avengers: Doomsday releases in theaters on Dec. 18.
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