‘Percy Jackson’ Star Walker Scobell Reacts to the Rumor That Could Kill off Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

Marvel’s road to ‘Avengers: Doomsday‘ has been defined almost as much by leaks and speculation as it has by official reveals, with fans piecing together fragments of the film’s plot from trailers, convention footage, and a steady stream of insider reports. Few of those rumors have generated as much buzz recently as the one suggesting Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man could face off against the Fox-era X-Men in the film’s opening act, a theory that has only grown more elaborate with each new leak.

That speculation intensified further once footage claiming to show Maguire in combat began circulating online, some of it depicting him struggling against unseen opponents while other clips reportedly showed him wearing a red-and-gold Iron Spider suit. Viewers have remained divided on whether that footage is genuine, with some dismissing it outright as fake or AI-generated, but the theory has stuck around long enough to reach the cast of Marvel’s other major 2026 release.

Walker Scobell weighed in on the rumor directly in a video interview shared by Entertainment Weekly. Asked about the possibility of Maguire’s Spider-Man clashing with Wolverine and the rest of the Fox X-Men, Scobell called it “the coolest thing I’ve ever heard,” before adding, “I don’t want him to die.”

That reaction lines up with a wave of similar reports that have circulated for months. According to ComicBook.com, industry insider John Rocha claimed on The Hot Mic podcast that a Marvel source confirmed Maguire’s Spider-Man and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine would not only appear in the film together but would actually share a fight scene.

That fight has reportedly been tied specifically to the film’s opening act. According to a Cosmic Circus industry Q&A, insider Alex Perez confirmed that Marvel’s original intent was to open ‘Doomsday’ with Maguire’s Spider-Man and his rogues’ gallery clashing against the X-Men, though Perez noted uncertainty over whether the villains ultimately made it into the finished sequence or whether the confrontation was scaled back to Peter Parker alone.

Perez also addressed the more dramatic claim that Maguire’s character might die in the confrontation, telling Cosmic Circus members that Maguire’s Spider-Man does not die in the film, directly disputing an earlier report from a separate livestream that had claimed the Fox X-Men destroy his character entirely during the fight. Separate insider claims have gone even further, alleging that Wolverine and Deadpool are specifically sent to Maguire’s Earth to target him directly as their world collides with his.

Perez’s reporting also suggested Maguire’s involvement extends well beyond ‘Doomsday’ alone, indicating his version of Spider-Man is set to appear in both ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and the following year’s ‘Avengers: Secret Wars.’ None of these plot details have been officially confirmed by Marvel Studios, and the studio has not commented on any of the leaked footage or insider claims currently circulating.

With ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ set for release on December 18, fans are likely to keep dissecting every scrap of leaked footage and insider report until the film’s marketing rollout offers something concrete. For now, Scobell’s reaction captures the mixed excitement and anxiety many fans share about seeing one of the earliest cinematic Spider-Man actors potentially thrown into the multiverse’s biggest battle yet.

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