Marvel unveils first full trailer for Avengers: Doomsday
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Marvel Studios has released the first full-length trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, giving fans their clearest look yet at Robert Downey Jr.'s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the villain Doctor Doom, complete with a first taste of his Latverian accent. The two-and-a-half-minute trailer follows months of brief character teasers and arrived as tickets went on sale and Marvel prepared for its San Diego Comic-Con presence, forming part of a deliberate push to recapture the box-office and cultural momentum of Avengers: Endgame following a run of more modest superhero releases.
The footage shows Thor warning an assembled roster of heroes about the scale of Doom's threat, underlined by a scene in which the villain casually blocks a Stormbreaker strike, before Steve Rogers makes a surprise reappearance to Thor's evident shock. Directed once again by Joe and Anthony Russo, the film brings together a sprawling cast spanning the Avengers, Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts and the Fox-era X-Men, and is set for release on 18 December, the same day as Dune: Part Three, with a direct sequel, Avengers: Secret Wars, already scheduled for 2027.
- Marvel released the first full trailer for Avengers: Doomsday
- Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom shown as near-unstoppable threat
- Film unites Avengers, X-Men and Fantastic Four, out 18 December
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Marvel is preparing to release Avengers: Doomsday, the next big instalment in its long-running Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) franchise, which brings together superhero characters from various films into a shared storyline. The film centres on Doctor Doom, a classic Marvel villain now being played by Robert Downey Jr, who previously spent over a decade in the franchise as Iron Man before his character died in Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
The project is notable for its scale, uniting characters from several different corners of Marvel's output, including the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the Thunderbolts and the X-Men, with a large ensemble cast that includes Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. It is directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, the filmmaking brothers behind several previous Avengers films, including Endgame.
The film matters to Marvel commercially and creatively, as the studio is hoping it will revive audience enthusiasm after a period of less successful superhero releases. It also sets up a further sequel, Avengers: Secret Wars, due in 2027, meaning Doomsday is intended as a significant turning point in the franchise's ongoing story.
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Originally published by Polygon as “Avengers: Doomsday’s first trailer is here with RDJ’s Doctor Doom”.