During the afternoon of Wednesday, March 26, the American film study Marvel Studios announced that the Mexican actor Ténoch Huertathe Australian Chris Hemsworth and the American Paul Rudd They will be part of the cast of the new film Avengers: Doomsday, which will be released on May 28, 2026.
Through an event broadcast on YouTube, the study revealed the names of the actors who will return to this franchise. Hemsworth will play again Thorthe god of thunder; Rudd will give life again to Ant-man, The ant man; And Huerta will incarnate for the second time Namorthe submarine mutant.
The three stars will accompany Anthony Mackie, who plays Sam Wilson as the new Captain America; to Sebastian Stanwho gives life to Bucky Barnes as the winter soldier; already Robert Downey Jr.who will leave behind his great role as Iron Man to become the new villain of the film: Dr. Victor von Doom.
Also, two of the new members of the Fantastic four were also announced for this new feature film of the Avengers: Vanessa Kirbyas Sue Storm, better known as the invisible woman; and EBON MOSS-BACHRACH, Who will play Benjamin Jacob Grimm, the man who ends up transforming into the mole.
Huerta’s return in Avengers: Doomsday
Ténoch Huerta debuted in Marvel’s cinematographic universe (UCM) In 2022, when he participated in the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, where he played the main villain, Namor, a powerful underwater mutant who ended up becoming the monarch of Talokanan old Mayan civilization that lives under water.
Three years ago, the Mexican’s performance was praised in the artistic community of the United States, as well as internationally, taking into account that the one born in Ecatepec He stressed for having contributed “political and emotional nuances” to the character, which made him one of the antagonists further complex of the decade.
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Unfortunately for Ténoch, in January 2023, a few months after the premiere of Black Pantherthe Mexican saxophonist María Elena Ríos publicly accused him of sexual assault, specifically for having committed “Stealthing”, A practice in which man takes away the preservative Secret during an intimate relationship.
María Elena’s complaint also indicated directly to the collective “Prieto Power”to which the Mexican actor belonged, because the saxophonist considered that said group was covering Ténoch Huerta. Given this situation, their statements generated a broad stir in international media.
After the public complaint of María Elena Ríos, in the United States the continuity of Ténoch Huerta was questioned in “future high profile projects”; However, the 44 -year -old Mexican actor denied the accusations of the saxophonist and said that the sexual relationship had been agreed.
In April 2024, the one born in the State of Mexico He acknowledged that the situation had affected his Mental healthpointing out that “at no time there was any form of assault. relevance of the character in Doomsday.
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