# Doctor Doom’s Sentinel army takes centre stage in Doomsday trailer

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- Published: 2026-07-26T14:32:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-26T20:48:01+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/avengers-doomsday-new-trailer-comic-con-1236817677/
- Topics: Art, Business, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Markets

## Key points

- Comic-Con crowd shown new "Avengers: Doomsday" footage featuring Doctor Doom
- Doom raises Sentinel army, battles Thor in the trailer
- Massive Avengers, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Thunderbolts crossover releases 18 December 2026

## Summary

Marvel Studios surprised fans at San Diego Comic-Con with exclusive footage from "Avengers: Doomsday," giving a first proper look at Robert Downey Jr.'s turn as Victor Von Doom. The trailer, shown to those inside Hall H, frames Doom not simply as a villain but as a once-brilliant man broken by loss, with Vanessa Kirby's Sue Storm narrating his fall from "the smartest guy in the room" into a vengeful figure who tells the assembled heroes they have "lived stolen lives." The footage matters because it signals the tone and scale of Marvel's biggest crossover yet, merging previously separate franchises into a single confrontation.

The trailer intercuts glimpses of a sprawling cast, including Thor, Captain America, Black Panther, Shang-Chi, Loki, Cyclops, Magneto and Gambit, over shots of a devastated New York, before culminating in Doom effortlessly repelling Thor and summoning an army of Sentinel robots from the "X-Men" films. The film unites the Avengers, Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts and Fox's returning X-Men cast, featuring stars such as Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Pedro Pascal, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen, and is scheduled for release on 18 December 2026 after a year of teaser trailers building anticipation.

## Coverage

- [Variety: Doctor Doom’s Sentinel army takes centre stage in Doomsday trailer](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/avengers-doomsday-new-trailer-comic-con-1236817677/)
- [Collider: New 'Avengers: Doomsday' Footage Officially Reveals Doctor Doom's Backstory](https://collider.com/avengers-doomsday-footage-description-doctor-doom-backstory/)

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