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New Avengers: Doomsday Promo Shows Off Unexpected Team-up
A Dunkin’ promotion for *Avengers: Doomsday* pairs Channing Tatum’s Gambit with HERBIE, the Fantastic Four’s robot helper. HERBIE uses two Munchkin doughnut holes to explain an Incursion, in which two realities collide and one or both may be destroyed.
The appearance places Gambit at what seems to be the Avengers’ home base, raising questions about his role and the fate of the Fox X-Men universe. Earlier footage showed him fighting at the X-Mansion, while fans have speculated that universe could be destroyed early in the film; Marvel’s trailers can be misleading. The film, which brings together established MCU characters, the Fantastic Four and Fox-era X-Men actors, is due in cinemas on 18 December.
In short
- Gambit and HERBIE appear together in a Dunkin’ promotion.
- HERBIE explains how a multiverse Incursion works.
- The film is due in cinemas on 18 December.
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The case for
The promo’s pairing of Gambit and HERBIE gives fans a reasonable basis to think the film may bring the Fox-era X-Men into the Avengers’ story in a substantial way. Gambit appearing at what seems to be Avengers headquarters, alongside earlier footage at the X-Mansion, could point to a surviving role for that universe and a genuine team-up around the Incursion.
The case against
The promo is too brief and promotional to establish Gambit’s place in the film or the fate of the Fox X-Men universe. His apparent presence at Avengers headquarters could reflect a limited encounter or a misleading trailer edit, and the Incursion premise leaves open the possibility that his universe will be destroyed or otherwise play only a short-lived part.
Explained simply
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is the shared setting for films including the Avengers and Fantastic Four stories. The X-Men began in a separate series of films made by Fox, and *Avengers: Doomsday* is expected to bring actors from both series together.
Gambit is an X-Men character played by Channing Tatum, while HERBIE is a robot helper from the Fantastic Four stories. An Incursion is a collision between realities that can destroy one or both worlds, making it a way for Marvel’s films to connect characters from different universes.
Gambit’s presence alongside HERBIE has prompted questions about how the X-Men fit into the film and what happens to their universe. Promotional footage can leave those questions open, and Marvel trailers do not always show events as they appear in the finished film.
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