Avengers: Doomsday

Avengers: Doomsday is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, and a sequel to Avengers: Endgame, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, the second season of Loki, Thunderbolts*, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps. It is scheduled to be released on May 1, 2026, and will be the forty-second film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the fifth film of Phase Six. It will be produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
==Cast==
*Robert Downey Jr. as Victor Von Doom/Doctor Doom
*Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye'Avengers 5 & 6': Russo Brothers in Talks to Return to MCU After Marvel Struggled to Find Someone Else
*Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor StrangeFirst MCU Hero Confirmed For Avengers 5 As Actor Reveals When Filming Starts
*Simu Liu as Shang-ChiShang-Chi Star Simu Liu Drops Major Avengers: Kang Dynasty Hint (Exclusive)
*Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
*Tenoch Huerta as Namor
*Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania Jeff Loveness Breaks Down Film, Teases Avengers 5 (Exclusive)
*Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastichttps://x.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1817378767787975016 DiscussingFilm on Twitter - July 27, 2024
*Vanessa Kirby as Susan Storm/Invisible Woman
*Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch
*Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/Thing
*Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain AmericaThe Cosmic Circus on Twitter - July 27, 2024
*Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres/Falcon
*Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova/Black Widow
*Wyatt Russell as John Walker/U.S. Agent
*David Harbour as Alexi Shostakov/Red Guardian
*Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr/Ghost
*Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier
*Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-LordEXCLUSIVE: Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man 4 Courting Chris Pratt
*Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/NomadChris Evans Sets Marvel Return in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ | Exclusive
*Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter‘Avengers: Doomsday’: Haley Atwell Reprising Agent Carter Role In Marvel Studios Pic
*Chris Hemsworth as ThorDecember Discord Q&A with Alex Perez Part 3: Shang-Chi, Spider-Man & More
*Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/DaredevilN.C. Blog on Twitter - December 29, 2024
==Production==
On July 22, 2022, it was reported that Marvel Studios had filed trademarks for four movies, which included Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and its follow-up Avengers: Secret Wars.Next Avengers Movie Titles Could Have Been Revealed by Disney Trademark Filings The project was officially announced a day later during Marvel Studios' panel at San Diego Comic-Con.New Avengers Movies, Including Secret Wars, to End MCU Phase 6 in 2025 Destin Daniel Cretton was set to direct the film,‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’ to Be Directed by ‘Shang-Chi’ Filmmaker’ Destin Daniel Cretton (Exclusive) with Jeff Loveness hired to write the screenplay after working on Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’: Jeff Loveness Tapped To Write Next Installment In Marvel Series
On June 13, 2023, Disney pushed back the film's release date to May 1, 2026, taking over the release date of Avengers: Secret Wars. This came in line during the writers strike in America, in addition to recent abuse & harassment allegations against Jonathan Majors. By December 18, Marvel Studios officially cut ties after he was convicted of assault and harassment charges.
On November 15, 2023, Destin Daniel Cretton was reported no longer attached to the film as the director, though he remains as the director on Shang-Chi 2 and Wonder Man.Destin Daniel Cretton Departs As Director On ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’; Remains Aboard ‘Wonder Man’, ‘Shang-Chi 2’ & More In MCU. Michael Waldron was set to write the screenplay for the film.‘Loki’ Creator Michael Waldron To Write Marvel Studios’ ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’
In June 2024, Shawn Levy was in talks on to direct the film, but had yet made a decision whether to accept the gig. Filming is scheduled to begin in early 2025, with over 60 MCU characters expected to appear.With ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Set To Save Summer, Shawn Levy Tops List To Direct Marvel’s Next ‘Avengers’ Movie? – The Dish A month later, Joe Russo and Anthony Russo were in early talks to direct the film.Marvel Shocker: Russo Bros. in Talks to Direct Next Two ‘Avengers’ Movies (Exclusive) On July 27, 2024, it was revealed that Robert Downey Jr. had been cast as the main antagonist, Doctor Doom.Robert Downey Jr Playing Victor Von Doom In Russo Brothers’ ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ & ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ – Comic-Con Two days later, it was revealed that Alan Silvestri had been hired to compose the score for the film.Alan Silvestri to Score Marvel Studios’ ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ & ‘Secret Wars’ On July 30, 2024, it was reported that filming would begin in London, during the second quarter of 2025.DiscussingFilm on X - July 30, 2024
==Videos==
Together We've Journeyed...
Every MCU Reveal at SDCC 2024- Fantastic Four, Avengers- Doomsday & More! - Official Recap
==Trivia==
*This is the first confirmed reappearance of Tom Holland as Spider-Man since 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home.
*This film comes out 7 years after Avengers: Endgame, which was the same number of years between the first Avengers film and Avengers: Endgame.
*This will be the first Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film to be the fifth instalment in its series.
*This marks the first time since Avengers: Endgame where Robert Downey Jr. appears (not counting Spider-Man: Far From Home). But for the first time, he will be playing Doctor Doom instead of Iron Man after 16 years.
**This is also the second time where an actor of the original 6 Avengers returns (Robert Downey Jr.) who's playing a variant of a character (Doctor Doom) instead of playing the same character. The first was Chris Evans reprising his role of Human Torch in Deadpool & Wolverine.
*As of 2023, the film's working title was Apple Pie 1Exclusive: Working titles for ‘The Kang Dynasty’ and ‘Secret Wars’.
==Gallery==
Avengers The Kang Dynasty Logo.jpg |Original title
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