Ever since Avengers: Endgame concluded the MCU’s Infinity Saga in 2019, many followers have felt that subsequent movies in Marvel’s franchise have lacked the identical sort of cohesive narrative. To make issues worse, the controversy surrounding Jonathan Majors’ private life spelled clear bother for Marvel’s future initiatives involving Kang the Conqueror. Fortunately, Loki managed to finish the specter of Kang because the MCU’s subsequent main villain reasonably effectively. Nonetheless, when Disney lastly moved on from Majors, and Avengers: The Kang Dynasty was in the end scrapped, many followers have been involved concerning the course Marvel deliberate to take the MCU sooner or later. Given they’d been laying the groundwork for Kang the Conqueror for fairly some time, shifting gears felt like an unprepared afterthought.
That being stated, ever because it was introduced that Avengers: Doomsday could be changing Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Robert Downey Jr. could be enjoying Dr. Victor von Doom, pleasure from some components of the Marvel fan base has been reignited in a manner that hasn’t been seen because the Infinity Saga. Whereas loads of followers stay skeptical of the upcoming initiatives, it might seem that Marvel is making an attempt to recalibrate the bigger MCU story, which bodes effectively for followers.
With Physician Doom now on the heart of all of it, it might appear Downey Jr. will as soon as once more be main the cost within the MCU. Besides this time, he’ll be on the opposite aspect. Slated for a Could 1, 2026, launch, there aren’t many obtainable particulars surrounding Avengers: Doomsday, however right here’s what we all know thus far.
Up to date March 2, 2025: This text has been up to date with further data in gentle of current interviews with the at all times tight-lipped Russo brothers.
What Will ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Be About?
After directing 4 different MCU movies (Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity Conflict, Captain America: Civil Conflict, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier), Anthony and Joe Russo will return behind the digicam for Avengers: Doomsday. Whereas there’s at the moment no official plot for the movie but, the multiverse will undoubtedly play an element in how the story comes collectively. Now entrenched within the MCU’s Multiverse Saga, Physician Doom will doubtless be launched to audiences in The Unbelievable 4: First Steps, which is ready to hit theaters in July 2025.
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It’s already been confirmed that he’s not the villain within the movie, however he would possibly present up in an finish credit score scene or two, provided that has been the MCU’s model prior to now. How and why Physician Doom will make his strategy to Earth 616 and/or different universes within the MCU stays a thriller, and followers are unlikely to obtain any clues relating to the villain till different movies within the Multiverse Saga hit theaters subsequent 12 months. Nonetheless, given how calculated and thought-out the forthcoming movie seems to be, followers needs to be hopeful the plot will inevitably be one.
Who Are the Solid of ‘Avengers: Doomsday’?
As many followers already know, Robert Downey Jr. might be enjoying Physician Doom, which was dramatically introduced on the San Diego Comedian-Con again in July 2024. Chris Evans is confirmed to be returning to the MCU, however his particular position hasn’t been disclosed. Many consider he’ll play Nomad, which might match into the Multiverse Saga fairly effectively given the character is a disillusioned Steve Rogers variant. Plus, Anthony Mackie is slated to be within the movie as Captain America, seeing as he formally took over the position in Disney+’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, so Evans’ return solely is sensible as a variant of some type.
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It was lately introduced that Hayley Atwell will reprise her position as Agent Peggy Carter. Having died throughout the MCU’s Infinity Saga, she’ll doubtless be from one other universe, which suggests audiences would possibly get an opportunity to see Captain Carter don that Union Jack defend. The Unbelievable 4 characters are confirmed to be a part of Avengers: Doomsday, together with Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mr. Unbelievable, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Girl, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Factor, which seemingly confirms Physician Doom might be launched in The Unbelievable 4: First Steps.
Tom Holland will as soon as once more reprise his position as Spider-Man earlier than the discharge of Spider-Man 4, which is ready to hit theaters shortly after Doomsday in 2026. Lastly, Benedict Cumberbatch can also be confirmed to return because the ever-witty Physician Unusual, which suggests it’s doubtless the occasions of Avengers: Doomsday might one way or the other be tied to the way in which Spider-Man: No Manner House concluded, with the reminiscence of Peter Parker erased from the minds of everybody who ever knew him.
The Russo Brothers Communicate Out About ‘Doomsday’
Whereas selling their upcoming star-studded sci-fi motion comedy The Electrical State for Netflix, the Russo brothers sat down for a chat with The Hollywood Reporter and the dialog naturally veered into Marvel territory, with the directing duo being requested about each Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. The publication questioned whether or not any new faces could be becoming a member of the blockbuster franchise, to which Joe Russo responded, “I feel we’re at all times searching for new faces, ‘trigger there’s at all times new tales to inform.” The filmmaker then teased that they have been taking a contemporary strategy to Avengers: Doomsday, calling the brand new course “very radical” earlier than mysteriously elaborating:
I feel these films are gonna be a shock to folks. We discovered a manner right into a story that is very thrilling to make use of, however, we predict, very radical, and I feel it is gonna problem audiences.
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Equally, whereas on the world premiere of The Electrical State at The Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles, the siblings performed coy about Doomsday and Secret Wars however instructed Deadline that “anyone within the Marvel bag might present up on this film.” Additionally they said that the sequels will largely be filmed back-to-back and that doing so provides an additional ingredient of stress to the method:
“It’s all in London, we’re taking pictures them pretty again to again. It’s quite a lot of work once more, we could or could not survive, we’ll see. We’re very enthusiastic about it, we discovered a manner into the story that we predict goes to be difficult for audiences, difficult for us to execute. It’s actually thrilling to us, it will get us off the bed to do it.”
When Will ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Be Launched?
Avengers: Doomsday is at the moment scheduled to be launched in theaters on Could 1, 2026, whereas The Unbelievable 4: First Steps might be launched on July 25, 2025. Shortly after Doomsday hits theaters, Spider-Man 4 will arrive on July 31, 2026, and the MCU’s Multiverse Saga will doubtless conclude with Avengers: Secret Wars when it arrives in theaters on Could 7, 2027.
Most lately, Anthony Mackie made his official cinematic debut as Captain America within the highly-anticipated February launch Captain America: Courageous New World, grossing $341.7 million worldwide and in the end garnering a blended bag response from critics and audiences, with many trying to future movies to see the MCU actually return to its former glory. Judging by the large hype surrounding Doomsday and Robert Downey Jr.’s epic involvement, brighter days are doubtless in retailer for Marvel followers in every single place. All MCU movies and tv exhibits are at the moment streaming on Disney+