Marvel has huge issues in retailer for Avengers: Doomsday.
Initially titled Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, the upcoming fifth Avengers movie has undergone many modifications because it was first introduced at San Diego Comedian-Con in July 2022.
Following the introduction of He Who Stays on Disney+’s Loki, the Avengers mission was initially going to revolve round an alternate-timeline variant of the character Kang the Conqueror, performed by Jonathan Majors. Nevertheless, after Majors was discovered responsible of assault and harassment in his misdemeanor trial in December 2023, Marvel reworked the script.
Many new particulars in regards to the movie had been introduced at San Diego Comedian-Con in July 2024, together with the up to date title and the brand new villain. In a standout second through the Marvel presentation, it was introduced that Robert Downey Jr., who famously performed superhero Iron Man, would return to the MCU as Physician Doom.
From the forged to the discharge date, right here’s the whole lot to find out about Avengers: Doomsday.
Who’s the villain of Avengers: Doomsday?
Whereas the Infinity Saga revolved round Thanos (Josh Brolin) as the primary villain, the Multiverse Saga will debut Physician Doom as the massive dangerous in Avengers: Doomsday. Fittingly, the function can be performed by Robert Downey Jr., who beforehand starred as Avengers superhero Iron Man who sacrificed himself to save lots of the world in Avengers: Endgame.
The announcement was made throughout San Diego Comedian-Con in July 2024, as Downey Jr. emerged onto the panel’s stage amongst a bunch of actors sporting masks and robes. “New masks, identical activity,” Downey mentioned as he took off Physician Doom’s notable silver masks. “What did I inform ya? I like taking part in sophisticated characters.”
So, how precisely can Downey Jr. play each Iron Man and Physician Doom? As earlier movies within the Multiverse Saga have teased, the MCU is teeing up for an enormous collision of parallel universes in Avengers 5 and 6. This has led many followers to consider that Downey Jr. can be taking part in an alternate-universe model of Stark, the place he turned the villainous Physician Doom as a substitute of the heroic Iron Man.
Who’s within the Avengers: Doomsday forged?
Along with Downey Jr. because the chief villain, it was confirmed throughout Comedian-Con that each the Unbelievable 4 and the Thunderbolts would seem in Avengers 5 and 6.
For Unbelievable 4, that features Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mr. Unbelievable, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/The Invisible Lady, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Factor.
From the Thunderbolts, the next actors are anticipated to look: Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, David Harbour as Pink Guardian, Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent, Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine and Lewis Pullman as Bob.
In March 2025, a livestream hosted by Marvel introduced extra additions to the forged. These confirmed to return embrace Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Mackie, Danny Ramirez, Paul Rudd, Tom Hiddleston, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke and Simu Liu.
Throughout the identical reside stream, Marvel revealed that a number of of the X-Males may also seem in Doomsday, together with Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn and Kelsey Grammer.
It is also attainable that fellow Marvel star Chris Evans is also part of the film. In December 2024, a number of shops together with Deadline reported that Evans can be showing in Avengers: Doomsday, although what function he would play is not clear.
What’s Avengers: Doomsday about?
An official plotline for the film hasn’t been introduced but, although the comics may tease what’s in retailer. In 2011, a multi-issue comedian was launched titled Final Comics: Doomsday, through which the Unbelievable 4 teamed up with numerous Marvel superheroes in hopes of stopping a mysterious villain attempting to destroy their timeline.
Within the comics, they ultimately uncover that the mysterious villain is a well-known, heroic face who turned dangerous within the multiverse, completely setting issues up for Downey Jr.’s return.
Who’s directing Avengers: Doomsday?
Anthony and Joe Russo are slated to helm the mission after just a few earlier director switch-ups. The film will mark their huge return to the MCU after beforehand directing Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Captain America: Civil Struggle (2016), Avengers: Infinity Struggle (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
Who’s writing Avengers: Doomsday?
Not solely are the Russo brothers slated to return to the MCU, however Stephen McFeely, who co-wrote all 4 of the Russos’ Marvel movies, will pen the script, per Selection.
When will Avengers: Doomsday be launched?
Avengers: Doomsday is slated to hit theaters on Dec. 18, 2026, as a part of the MCU’s Part 6.
The movie was initially meant to premiere on Could 1, 2026, till Disney introduced a delay in Could 2025, per Selection.
Will there be one other Avengers film?
Avengers: Doomsday isn’t the one Avengers mission within the works. It will likely be adopted by Avengers: Secret Wars, which is slated to launch a 12 months later in December 2027.
Most of the identical manufacturing staff can be concerned, together with the Russo brothers as administrators and Stephen McFeely because the screenwriter. The forged may also embrace Downey Jr. as Physician Doom and the celebrities of The Unbelievable 4 and Thunderbolts*.
