New ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Cast List Reveals Captain Marvel, Nebula And More Stars

“Avengers: Infinity War” might be even bigger than previously expected. A new casting call for the Marvel movie, which starts filming in January, seemingly reveals the film’s massive list of stars. In addition to the previously expected names, some new characters were thrown into the mix as well. Most notably, Captain Marvel is listed.

The notice appears on Movie Casting Call, and it lists all of the following actors as part of the cast:

• Chris Hemsworth as Thor
• Josh Brolin as Thanos
• Chris Pratt as Star-Lord/Peter Quill
• Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier
• Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
• Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange
• Brie Larson as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel
• Zoe Saldana as Gamora
• Karen Gillan as Nebula
• Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye
• Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
• Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch
• Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon
• Vin Diesel as Groot
• Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
• Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man
• Benedict Wong as Wong
• Dave Bautista as Drax
• Paul Bettany as Vision
• Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa/Black Panther
• Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/The Hulk
• Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man

Captain Marvel is the only character listed that hasn’t been introduced yet. Oscar winner Brie Larson was announced in the role earlier this year, but her solo adventure isn’t set to come out until March 8, 2019. It’s likely that Marvel noticed the positive response to Black Panther and Spider-Man in “Captain America: Civil War” and are hoping for similar excitement by introducing Carol in “Infinity War.”

However, her involvement isn’t a shock. The Russo Brothers, who will direct the third “Avengers” movie, revealed that Captain Marvel could be introduced earlier this year. In May, they attended an event at the Smithsonian where they accidentally dropped her name while discussing “Infinity War,” ComicBook.com reports.

Nebula, however, is a name that many fans were not expecting to see. While Vin Diesel previously said in a Facebook video that the “Guardians of the Galaxy” crew would show up, many assumed that just meant the five Guardians. Apparently, Gamora’s sister will be involved too. That makes sense, though. After all, Nebula is Thanos’ adopted daughter.

Similarly, Wong was also an unexpected addition. While Strange’s appearance was promised shortly before his solo film premiered in November, it wasn’t confirmed until now that the Kamar-Taj master would join him.

While those characters’ appearances are surprising, there are plenty of names in there that were very much expected. As previously reported, Doctor Strange, Thanos and the Avengers were all scheduled to appear. Spider-Man, however, is notably absent. It still isn’t clear if the webslinger will be involved in the epic team-up movie.

Of course, it should also be clarified that this cast list is not officially from Marvel. Changes could easily be made between now and the film’s release date.

“Avengers: Infinity War” is scheduled to hit theaters May 4, 2018.