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Avengers: Doomsday

The most anticipated Marvel event returns

The Avengers face their greatest threat yet as Victor von Doom enters the fray, uniting heroes from across the Marvel multiverse in the franchise's next major crossover event.

Directed by The Russo Brothers · Action · Adventure · Fantasy · 2026

Trailer

Director

The Russo Brothers

Writer

Michael Waldron, Stephen McFeely, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers

Studio

Marvel Studios / Disney

Release

December 16, 2026

Genres

Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Budget

$400 million (estimated)

Full Plot

Heroes from three different worlds must unite when they're thrust together to confront a catastrophic danger that could destroy everything they know.

Cast & Characters

Robert Downey Jr.

Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom

Robert Downey Jr.

Chris Evans

Steve Rogers

Chris Evans

Chris Hemsworth

Thor

Chris Hemsworth

Pedro Pascal

Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic

Pedro Pascal

Paul Rudd

Scott Lang / Ant-Man

Paul Rudd

Anthony Mackie

Sam Wilson / Captain America

Anthony Mackie

YB

Yelena Belova / Black Widow: A member of the New Avengers who was trained in the Red Room as a Black Widow assassin

Florence Pugh
SS

Sue Storm / Invisible Woman: Reed's wife and a member of the Fantastic Four who can generate force fields and turn invisible

Vanessa Kirby

BG

Ben Grimm / The Thing:Reed's best friend and a member of the Fantastic Four whose skin has been transformed into a layer of orange rock, granting him superhuman strength and durability

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

JW

John Walker / U.S. Agent: A member of the New Avengers who is an enhanced super soldier and the former Captain America

Wyatt Russell

RL

Remy LeBeau / Gambit:A mutant with the ability to charge objects with kinetic energy, causing them to explode on impact. After using a thick, unintelligible Cajun accent for the character as part of a running joke in the film Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Tatum said he would not "go full Cajun" in Doomsday, with the Russo brothers wanting the film to have a more dramatic and serious tone.

Channing Tatum

XS

Xu Shang-Chi:A highly skilled martial artist and the wielder of the mystical Ten Rings who was trained to be an assassin by his criminal father Xu Wenwu. Liu said Shang-Chi is older, more self-assured, and "a little more lived in with who he is and his responsibilities" compared to his introduction in the film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).

Simu Liu

EL

Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto: A powerful mutant who can generate and control magnetic fields

Ian McKellen

PC

Peggy Carter

Hayley Atwell

LA

Loki:The Asgardian god of mischief and Thor's adopted brother, based on the Norse mythological deity of the same name. This version of the character was explored in the series Loki (2021–2023), which Hiddleston said was the starting point for his appearance in Doomsday.

Tom Hiddleston

SS

Scott Summers / Cyclops: A mutant and the leader of the X-Men who can emit powerful optic energy beams, controlled by a special visor

James Marsden

CX

Charles Xavier / Professor X: A telepathic mutant and the founder of the X-Men who is paralyzed and uses a wheelchair

Patrick Stewart

JS

Johnny Storm / Human Torch: Sue's younger brother and a member of the Fantastic Four who can control fire and fly

Joseph Quinn

BB

Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier: An enhanced super soldier with a cybernetic arm who is the de facto leader of the New Avengers

Sebastian Stan

AS

Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian:A member of the New Avengers who is the Russian super soldier counterpart to Captain America and a father figure to Yelena. Harbour said the relationship between Shostakov and Yelena is changed by the events of Doomsday.

David Harbour

S/

Shuri / Black Panther:The former princess of Wakanda who gained superhuman abilities by ingesting the heart-shaped herb. After taking on the mantle of Black Panther in the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Wright said Shuri has now fully assumed that role and has taken a leadership position.

Letitia Wright

BR

Bob Reynolds / Sentry:A superpowered member of the New Avengers who possesses a dark alter ego known as the Void and is believed to be stronger than all the Avengers combined

Lewis Pullman

HM

Hank McCoy / Beast: A highly intelligent mutant and member of the X-Men with animalistic physical characteristics, including blue fur, pointed ears, fangs, and claws

Kelsey Grammer

CL

Cassie Lang: Scott Lang's daughter

Kathryn Newton

JT

Joaquin Torres / Falcon: An Avenger and first lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force who uses a wing pack similar to Wilson's

Danny Ramirez

MA

M'Baku: A powerful warrior and the king of Wakanda

Winston Duke

KW

Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler:A blue-skinned, demonic-looking mutant who can teleport. Cumming said the make-up process was reduced to an hour-and-a-half for Doomsday from the four-and-a-half to five hours it took on the 20th Century Fox film X2 (2003), in large part because the character's tattoos were no longer applied individually by hand. He also found working on Doomsday to be "healing" following his "miserable" experience working on X2.

Alan Cumming

AS

Ava Starr / Ghost: A member of the New Avengers who can phase through objects

Hannah John-Kamen

RD

Raven Darkhölme / Mystique:A blue-skinned, shapeshifting mutant. Romijn's make-up process was faster for Doomsday than it had been for Fox's X-Men film series, but she lamented the lost time because she had used the longer process time to get into the "right headspace" to play Mystique, whom she called "angry".

Rebecca Romijn
NA

Namora: A Talokanil warrior who is Namor's cousin and right-hand woman

Mabel Cadena

NT

Namor: The king of Talokan and a powerful mutant with pointed ears and wings on his ankles who is capable of breathing both on land and underwater

Tenoch Huerta Mejía

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Did You Know?

Avengers: Doomsday is the #1 most-searched 2026 movie on Google, with nearly 10 million searches per year.

Source: Vegas Insider search-volume analysis · verified 2026-07-28

Robert Downey Jr. returns to the MCU, this time as the villain Doctor Doom rather than Iron Man.

Source: Marvel Studios San Diego Comic-Con announcement · verified 2026-07-28

The Russo Brothers, who directed Avengers: Endgame, return to direct this next crossover event.

Source: Marvel Studios official · verified 2026-07-28

Did You Know that Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars were announced as part of "The Multiverse Saga" at San Diego Comic-Con 2022?

Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-08-13

Did You Know that Jonathan Majors was cast as Kang for several Phase Four projects, including both new Avengers films?

Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-08-13

Did You Know that Robert Downey Jr. will star as Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom in the film, and only if the Russo brothers return to direct it?

Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-08-13

Critical Assessment

This film has not been released yet, so no critic or audience consensus exists. Once reviews are published, this paragraph will summarize the IMDb rating, Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer/audience score, and Metacritic score, fetched live via OMDb.

Not applicable until the film releases and reviews are published.

Ratings as of August 11, 2026

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AI Verdict

AI-generated

[PLACEHOLDER — AI VERDICT] This section will hold a short, clearly-labeled AI-generated take once the film has released and real critical/audience data is available. Given the record search interest (823,000 monthly searches, the highest of any 2026 release), expectations are extraordinarily high.

Frequently Asked Questions

When does Avengers: Doomsday come out?+

Avengers: Doomsday is scheduled for release on December 16, 2026.

Who directed Avengers: Doomsday?+

Avengers: Doomsday was directed by The Russo Brothers.

Fan & Critic Buzz

AI Summary — from fan reviews & trailer comments

The reaction to "Avengers: Doomsday" trailer comments focuses on the film's focus on character interactions, particularly Thor's leadership development. Some viewers enjoy the humorous moments, such as Steve Rogers' Two-Factor Authentication. Others appreciate the nod to Doctor Doom, while others express frustration with the film's plot and pacing.

From the trailer's comments

  • 90% of this movie will just be everyone meeting each other

    @hongyun65 · 286887 likes
  • Thor taking center stage as a leader after being goofy is so welcomed

    @CA17206 · 312741 likes
  • Thor doing Two-Factor Authentication on Steve 😭

    @QutybopaYT · 149205 likes
  • I really love the fact that Thor is now the leader

    @YoungBludAdventures · 142 likes
  • “I hate you 3000.” -Dr. Doom

    @danielstrang4999 · 108417 likes
  • Prove you were here before and after the world premiere

    @Guzman_0707 · 641683 likes
  • The most expensive meet and greet in cinematic history

    @stevobz · 66503 likes
  • crazy how doom pulled up when hawkeye retired

    @InnovationThread · 691 likes
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