Avengers Doomsday to open Dec 18, 2026 with Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom

Marvel Studios' next flagship crossover, Avengers Doomsday, is scheduled to open in theaters on December 18, 2026, and studio marketing this month gave audiences an early look at Robert Downey Jr.'s version of Victor von Doom. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and billed as a Multiverse-spanning event, the film brings together the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the New Avengers and at least one incarnation of the X Men for a confrontation with Doctor Doom, according to casting and production reports and promotional material shown at a Disney marketing expo in Shanghai.

The Shanghai presentation included large-scale projections and key art that depicted Doom on a throne and displaying his powers, and it paired the villain with logos for the Avengers, Black Panther, the Fantastic Four and the X Men. Images and video from the expo circulated widely on social media, though some earlier images that circulated at fan events were later identified as fan art. Studio officials have not released an official trailer.

Casting reports list a sprawling ensemble that includes Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Florence Pugh, Paul Rudd, Tom...