‘Avengers: Doomsday’ World Series Sneak Peek Sees Mister Fantastic Throw First Pitch
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The World Series preview brought *Avengers: Doomsday* into Game 1 with a new baseball-themed scene, featuring Pedro Pascal’s Mister Fantastic throwing the ceremonial first pitch to Joseph Quinn’s Human Torch. The tie-in gave viewers a fresh look at the film ahead of its planned cinema release on 18 December.
The preview also showed Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers, prompting Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man to wonder which character to call Captain America now that Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson carries the shield. *Avengers: Doomsday* follows heroes from multiple Earths uniting as the multiverse collapses and Doctor Doom, played by Robert Downey Jr, becomes a threat.
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In short
- The World Series aired a new *Avengers: Doomsday* preview.
- Mister Fantastic pitched to the Human Torch.
- The film is due in cinemas on 18 December.
How this story developed
- 40 minutes ago A special preview of *Avengers: Doomsday* aired during Game 1 of the World Series, bringing Marvel characters into a baseball-themed scene. The tie-in gave fans a glimpse of the film, which is due in cinemas on 18 December.
- 47 minutes ago The World Series preview brought *Avengers: Doomsday* into Game 1 with a new baseball-themed scene, featuring Pedro Pascal’s Mister Fantastic throwing the ceremonial first pitch to Joseph Quinn’s Human Torch.
Explained simply
The Avengers are a team of heroes in Marvel films, which bring together characters with different powers and histories. Mister Fantastic, Human Torch and Ant-Man are members of the Fantastic Four and the Avengers, while Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson are both known as Captain America at different points in the story.
The film draws on Marvel’s idea of a multiverse: many versions of reality that can contain different worlds and characters. Doctor Doom is a powerful enemy from the Fantastic Four stories, and his role links the film’s threat to the wider group of heroes.