Halle Berry comments on reprising Storm role in Avengers: Doomsday

Halle Berry has officially shut down any hopes of returning as Storm in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, leaving fans disappointed. Despite speculation and hopes of seeing her return alongside her X-Men co-stars, Berry made it clear that her name would not appear in the film’s cast list.

In an interview with Black Girl Nerds, Berry addressed the question of reprising her iconic role, stating, “Keep waiting. It’s not going to be there.” The actress, who first portrayed Storm in 2000’s X-Men and reprised the role in X2 (2003) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), last appeared as the weather-controlling mutant in 2014’s X-Men: Days of Future Past.

Avengers: Doomsday, slated for release on May 1, 2026, will feature several actors from the X-Men franchise returning to their iconic roles. The confirmed cast includes Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier (Professor X), Ian McKellen as Magneto, Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler, Rebecca Romijn as Mystique, James Marsden as Cyclops, and Kelsey Grammer as Beast. Notably, Stewart and Grammer have already reprised their characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Stewart’s Xavier appearing in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) and Grammer’s Beast in a mid-credits scene of The Marvels (2023).

While fans had hoped for a reunion of the X-Men cast, Berry’s absence from the lineup is a firm reminder that not all of the beloved mutants will make an appearance in Avengers: Doomsday.