Black Panther: Wakanda Forever star Tenoch Huerta has been speaking about his participation in Avengers: Doomsday, saying the dynamic is different as the film endeavours to make room for “twentysomething characters.”
Tenoch Huerta made his MCU debut as Namor in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The character came into conflict with Shuri, before finding common ground at the end of the movie, and making a truce.
But with no more Black Panther in the pipeline at present, it looked like that might be the last we saw of the Talokan king.
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Then in March 2025, Marvel did a five-hour livestream in which cast members of Avengers: Doomsday were revealed via director’s chairs, and Huerta was one of the 26. Though he only found that out hours beforehand…
Namor actor told about Avengers: Doomsday role on same day
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Speaking on late-night show La Resolana Con El Capi, and as reported by Deadline, Huerta said: “We were waiting on the green light and my agents in the U.S. were not sure about the news.
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“They practically told us around 12 at night, and at 5:30 in the morning, the livestream started, and they told us, ‘Hey, the news is about to drop.’ It was surprising and it was cool.”
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He added that the shoot has contrasted with his work on the Black Panther sequel, as “the dynamic has been different.”
Huerta explains: “There are twentysomething characters involved in the story, which means we are each going to have smaller roles because there needs to be space for all the characters and all the universes.
“This makes it a much more simpler role, in terms of time and energy of making a film like this.”
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Avengers: Doomsday will be released on December 18, 2026, and you can head here for a twist theory concerning the movie, or here for a potentially major spoiler concerning Captain America. Alternatively, check out our ranking of the MCU movies.
