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Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman have writing credits on Avengers: Doomsday
IndieWire reports the WGA directory lists Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman among 10 writers on Avengers: Doomsday. Marvel has not confirmed that Deadpool or Wolverine will appear in the film.
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The Writers Guild of America directory now lists writing credits on Avengers: Doomsday for Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, IndieWire and GamesRadar report. The film is still scheduled for theatrical release on Friday, December 18, 2026.
Those credits are a matter of the WGA listing. They strongly suggest Reynolds and Jackman's involvement in the script. They are not, by themselves, a Marvel confirmation that Deadpool or Wolverine will appear on screen.
Who is credited, and how
IndieWire, in a November 12 report, says the WGA directory lists 10 writers. The on-screen screenplay credit goes to Stephen McFeely and Michael Waldron. Eight other writers are listed for additional literary material: Reynolds, Jackman, Eric Pearson, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Jeff Loveness, Andrew Lanham, and Destin Daniel Cretton.
Additional literary material is typically a behind-the-scenes WGA credit and is not necessarily expected to appear in the on-screen crawl with the screenplay. IndieWire describes that second group as writers who did behind-the-scenes work on the script.
IndieWire also says this is Jackman's first official writing credit listed in the WGA directory, and notes that Reynolds already had a writing credit on 2024's Deadpool & Wolverine. This article is attributing the "first WGA credit" point to IndieWire's check of the directory, not to a separate search of the Guild's records by TIGGEEK.
What this does not confirm
IndieWire writes that the credits "all but confirm" and "erase all doubts" that Deadpool and Wolverine will appear. That is the outlet's reading. Marvel has not, in the reporting cited here, issued a confirmation that either character is in the film, or that Reynolds and Jackman are appearing on screen. GamesRadar framed the same listing as a question about whether the characters are in the movie.
A writing credit can exist without an on-screen cameo, and a cameo can exist without a writing credit. The responsible way to read the directory is as a strong indication, not as a completed cast announcement.
Doomsday remains set for December 18 in U.S. theaters.
The takeaway
The WGA listing, as reported by IndieWire, credits McFeely and Waldron with the screenplay and names Reynolds, Jackman, and six other writers for additional literary material. IndieWire says it is Jackman's first WGA directory writing credit. Marvel has not confirmed Deadpool or Wolverine appearances; the credits suggest involvement, and that is as far as this article will go.
Cover image: The proscenium and stage of the United Palace theater in New York, photographed by Beyond My Ken. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The image is a theater interior, not a still from Avengers: Doomsday.
Key facts
- Screenplay
- Stephen McFeely and Michael Waldron, per IndieWire's account of the WGA directory
- Additional literary material
- Eight writers, including Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman
- Jackman's credit
- IndieWire says it is his first official writing credit in the WGA directory
- Appearances
- Marvel has not confirmed Deadpool or Wolverine in the film
- Release
- Friday, December 18, 2026