Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman Listed Among Writers on Avengers: Doomsday

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are both listed as writers on Avengers: Doomsday, according to the Writers Guild of America directory, Variety reported on 12 November 2026. The directory names ten writers in all for the Marvel film.

The main screenplay credit goes to Stephen McFeely and Michael Waldron. The other eight names appear in the guild's record as contributors to the film's literary material, the story and script drafts that come before the final screenplay. Those names are Eric Pearson, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Jeff Loveness, Andrew Lanham, Destin Daniel Cretton, Reynolds and Jackman.

Reynolds is no stranger to writing credits. He was credited as a writer on Deadpool 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine. For Jackman, the Avengers: Doomsday credit is his first writing credit.

Writing credits are set by the guild, which decides who is named on a film.

The film has had a long route to its current form. Destin Daniel Cretton was first chosen to direct the Avengers film when it was still known as The Kang Dynasty, with Jeff Loveness set to write. Cretton later stepped down. The Russo Brothers then joined the project, and the story shifted to Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom as the main villain, according to Variety.

Variety also reported that the film was reworked after Disney fired Jonathan Majors, who had been playing Kang the Conqueror. Majors was the actor originally cast in that role, and the change in plans was part of the rewrites that followed.

Writers' credits often change as a film moves from one draft to the next. Many names on a long list like this one worked on earlier versions, while others shaped the final script. The guild record gives a snapshot of who was credited.

Marvel and Disney have not, in the material available for this story, set out a new release date or a fresh credit list beyond the guild's directory.