Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are now part of the Avengers: Doomsday writing credits. The Writers Guild of America’s credits listing for the film names Stephen McFeely and Michael Waldron as the writers, and adds an “additional literary material” credit shared by eight more names, including Deadpool and Wolverine themselves.
The writing credits for ‘AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY’ have been revealed.
— Warling (@WarlingHD) November 12, 2026
Written by: Stephen McFeely and Michael Waldron
Additional Literary Material: Stephen McFeely, Michael Waldron, Eric Pearson, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Jeff Loveness, Andrew Lanham, Destin Daniel Cretton, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman
Who Got Credit
When the film’s final credits first surfaced earlier this month, only McFeely and Waldron were listed, which kept rumors about Reynolds and Jackman pitching in as just that. The new listing settles it. The main “written by” credit stays with McFeely and Waldron. McFeely co-wrote Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, and Waldron created Loki before Marvel brought him on to write the next two Avengers films.
The additional literary material list is where it gets interesting. Alongside McFeely and Waldron, it names Eric Pearson, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Jeff Loveness, Andrew Lanham, Destin Daniel Cretton, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.
Several of those names carry a lot of Marvel history. Pearson wrote Thor: Ragnarok, Black Widow, Thunderbolts* and The Fantastic Four: First Steps. McKenna and Sommers wrote the Tom Holland Spider-Man films. Loveness wrote Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and was originally attached to the film back when it was The Kang Dynasty. Cretton directed Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and was once set to direct this movie, while Lanham co-wrote Shang-Chi with him.
Why Reynolds And Jackman Are On The List
Reynolds is no stranger to rewriting his own material. He has a writing credit on Deadpool 2 and on Deadpool & Wolverine, which he co-wrote with Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Zeb Wells and director Shawn Levy. Jackman never had a writing credit on any of his earlier Wolverine films, which makes this a first for him.
Both actors are in Avengers: Doomsday. An additional literary material credit goes to someone whose written material made it into the film without earning a full screenplay credit, so their names on the list do not say how big their parts are. Marvel has not said what either of them wrote.
When Doomsday Arrives
Avengers: Doomsday, directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, opens in theaters on December 18, 2026, with Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom. The build-up has been heavy this month, including the Countdown to Doomsday collection on Disney+, which is already live ahead of Avengers Endgame: Encore’s debut on Friday, November 13.
Avengers: Secret Wars follows in December 2027.
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