I’m so excited for Avengers: Doomsday! Here’s what we know about the film

By Anthony Orlando Updated November 5, 2025

Avengers: Doomsday, Marvel Studios’s fifth Avengers film, is now in development, and the hype is palpable. With so much buildup in the Marvel Cinematic Universe throughout the Multiverse Saga, this crossover superhero film aims to be one of the biggest blockbusters of 2026 and movie history.

Fans can expect to see a star-studded, action-packed, world-shattering epic in Doomsday, which is gearing up to shake up the entire MCU. Here’s everything that has been confirmed about Avengers: Doomsday so far.

Having directed both Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame for Marvel Studios, blockbuster filmmakers Anthony and Joe Russo are directing the production of Avengers: Doomsday. The screenplay will be written by Michael Waldron (Loki) and Stephen McFeely (Infinity War, Endgame).

Alan Silvestri will return to compose the score for this new Avengers film. Frequent Marvel film editor Jeffrey Ford will also work on Doomsday. Newton Thomas Sigel will serve as the cinematographer, having worked on films like The Usual Suspects and several of Fox’s X-Men films.

These are just the actors who have been revealed so far. Characters like Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Hawkeye, Deadpool, Wolverine, and the Hulk could make an appearance, but that has yet to be confirmed.

No official synopsis has been released for the film, but the story is set to take place fourteen months after the events of Thunderbolts*. Based on the cast list, it appears that the movie will feature the Avengers, the New Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men facing off against Doctor Doom.

Based on the film’s title, Doomsday will likely feature a darker ending, similar to that of Avengers: Infinity War. According to Kristian Harloff, the film will show three versions of Earth colliding to create Battleworld, the setting of Avengers: Secret Wars.

Principal photography for the film began on April 28, 2025, at Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom. Filming is also said to have occurred in Bahrain and Windsor Great Park. Filming wrapped on September 19, but The Hollywood Reporter claimed that a “healthy dose of additional photography” will occur later on.

Marvel has conducted reshoots for its films on multiple occasions in the past, reworking their scripts after principal photography ended. Given the number of prominent actors they have in mind for this film, it is possible that shooting will resume later on to accommodate the talent’s busy schedules. As we anticipate more actors joining Doomsday‘s massive cast, filming may begin again once these new actors are available and willing to star in the movie.

For years, fans have wondered how Marvel Studios will introduce the X-Men to the MCU. With the advent of the Multiverse, it appears that the MCU will feature at least one version of the X-Men from an alternate universe in Avengers: Doomsday.

At this point, it’s unknown whether they will hail from Earth-10005, the reality in which Fox’s X-Men films, as well as Deadpool & Wolverine, took place. However, it is likely they will be from the universe Monica Rambeau woke up in at the end of The Marvels, given it featured Kelsey Grammer playing Beast.

Scooper James Mack claimed on X that the iconic Sentinels will appear in the film. He also states that these mutant-hunting robots will be controlled by Doctor Doom using magic runes based on several alleged concept sketches for the film. Well, Doom has always liked having an army of robots fight for him.

Cyclops and the Summers Family will reportedly be a major focus in Avengers: Doomsday. This suggests that Scott will be a husband to Jean Grey and a father in this film, similar to his counterpart in the hit animated series, X-Men ’97.

This is welcome news, as Fox’s X-Men films put a massive spotlight on Wolverine that overshadowed the relationship between Scott and Jean. Avengers: Doomsday could finally give these characters the cinematic treatment they deserve by showing them as a loving family and the leading figures of the X-Men.

That being said, actor Famke Janssen told Entertainment Weekly that Marvel never asked her to reprise her role as Jean Grey in Avengers: Doomsday. Although Janssen could have fibbed to avoid spoiling the film, Marvel Studios may simply not have called her yet. The filmmakers allegedly didn’t have a finished script during production. They could’ve decided to include Jean more recently as they were figuring out the story.

In addition, scooper James Mack claimed on X that the film will feature some of the X-Men’s greatest adversaries: the Sentinels. He also states that these mutant-hunting robots will be controlled by Doctor Doom using magic runes based on several alleged concept sketches for the film.

While this is all very exciting, there have been whispers that Avengers: Doomsday will be Patrick Stewart’s last film as Professor X and his final acting role, period. This suggests that Professor X will be killed off again in Doomsday and won’t appear in Avengers: Secret Wars. Stewart can’t play the Professor forever; it is still bittersweet to think the legendary thespian will take a final bow in this film.

At this point in the MCU, very little is known about its new version of Doctor Doom. In an interview with ET, Joe Russo revealed that Robert Downey Jr. has created his own backstory and costume ideas for Doom’s three-dimensional character. Actor Simu Liu assured fans in an interview with The River that Downey’s portrayal of Doom will leave them in awe.

The comics’ version of Doom is the King of Latveria and a rival of Reed Richards. After an experiment with his and Reed’s interdimensional portal went wrong, Doom was left with a scarred face. Blaming Reed for the accident, he sought vengeance against him with his knowledge of science and sorcery, all while pursuing world domination in order to bring order to humanity.

However, like with Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War, Doomsday will reportedly depict Doom as the protagonist of his own story. Doom will likely spend the movie trying to rectify a perceived problem with the Multiverse in an extreme manner. While the MCU seemed to have been building up to another Multiversal War, it seems Doom will either be the one who starts or ends it.

His plan seems to have begun at the end of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which showed Doom appearing before Franklin Richards, Sue Storm, and Reed Richards’ son in Earth-828. He could have kidnapped the child and fled to Earth-616 in the Fantastic Four’s ship, as shown at the end of Thunderbolts*.

This film left many things about Doom a mystery. In the mid-credits scene of First Steps, we don’t even get a good look at Doom, as his back is turned to the camera, with his unmasked face hidden behind his green hood. However, some alleged promotional artwork of the MCU’s Doom was leaked from the Disney 2026 Merchandise Expo in China.

If this artwork of Doom is real, then Marvel absolutely nailed the design. Rather than being a darker reflection of Iron Man, RDJ’s Doom looks like he was taken straight out of the comics. Given that Doom is one of the most popular villains in comic book history, Marvel seemed to understand that he had to be done right on the big screen.

No official poster for Avengers: Doomsday has been released. Despite some posters seemingly being leaked at D23, this just turned out to be a piece of impressive-looking fan art.

Given the film’s premiere is still over a year away, no trailer for Avengers: Doomsday has been released. However, Film Threat claimed that a trailer will be screened in cinemas before Avatar: Fire and Ash, which is set to premiere on December 19, 2025. Given the massive popularity of the Avatar franchise, releasing the Doomsday trailer alongside it ensures plenty of people will see it in theaters.

According to entertainment news reporter Kristian Harloff, Marvel is working on multiple versions of the teaser trailer for Doomsday. One of them is supposedly set to feature Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter, who were last seen living happily together in Avengers: Endgame. However, Doom is said to have a vendetta against Rogers for messing with history via time travel.

Chris Gore of Film Threat gave more details about what RDJ’s Doom is like based on the alleged teaser trailer in the film:

“The way the character was described, in terms of Downey’s interpretation, is a classic Universal Monster, like The Phantom of the Opera…It’s a tragic figure and a broken figure, and part of it is his armor…Doom must have the armor because he has a broken body. Scarred…’He went full Universal Monster’ with the interpretation.’ He needs the suit to actually function.”

Although no trailer has been revealed yet, the Russo Brothers appeared alongside Paul Rudd in a video shared at Disney D23, updating fans on the production, which the Russos reportedly called the biggest movie they’ve ever worked on.

This says a lot given the scale of Infinity War and Endgame. Rudd also teased the “jaw-dropping sets” of the film and “some truly incredible talent.”

“Bringing this story to the big screen means the world to us, and we couldn’t do it without your support,” Rudd added.