Seven years on from Avengers Endgame and the MCU has been actually hit or miss. With Kang star Jonathan Majors dropped from the franchise, Marvel boss Kevin Feige gave the longer term film slate a shake up by doing probably the most bankable and apparent factor for Disney: Bring again not solely Avengers Infinity War and Avengers Endgame administrators The Russo Brothers, but additionally Iron Man and Captain America stars Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans for Avengers 5 & 6 aka Avengers Doomsday and Avengers Secret Wars.
Only, Tony Stark is useless, so Downey is now enjoying Doctor Doom, a scientific genius and sorcerer – the largest unhealthy of Marvel Comics. Meanwhile, Steve Rogers gave his defend to Sam Wilson, making him the brand new Cap, however the authentic Super Soldier is someway younger once more (we’ll get to that). Following a string of mini teaser trailers final Christmas, the primary correct Avengers Doomsday trailer concluded Disney’s studio presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, which I used to be attending as Daily Express Film Editor and was very a lot blown away by… twice!
Downey Jr, wearing Doctor Doom inexperienced, swaggered by way of the viewers of The Dolby Colosseum at Caesars Palace to hitch Evans, Feige and the Russos on stage earlier than all of them turned to the display above to debut the world premiere of the Avengers Doomsday trailer. And boy was it definitely worth the wait.
The very first thing to say is that Chris Hemsworth’s Thor is as soon as once more a MVP superhero, as he was in Avengers Infinity War. And in contrast to how comical and overtly foolish he grew to become in Endgame and Thor Love and Thunder, we’re again to critical short-haired God of Thunder right here, which is smart given the Aussie star felt the latter movie went too far along with his character’s japes.
Thor’s solemn voice booms over the footage: “I fought with many warriors in my time. They were far stronger than all of us put together, they died. They died facing enemies and threats that scared me far less than this one. Everything they sacrificed for will be for nothing if we do not stand together… If you return, you will return as brothers and sisters.”
As teased by Feige, it is a correct Avengers and X-Men crossover. We witness Patrick Stewart’s Professor X observing an incursion (it is a multiverse film in any case), James Marsden’s Cyclops unleashing his laser eyeballs, Rebecca Romijn’s Mystique turning into Florence Pugh’s Yelena and Shang-Chi battling Channing Tatum’s Gambit. We additionally noticed photographs of the Fantastic Four becoming a member of the Avengers (together with the Thunderbolts) of their new tower, alongside outdated favourites like Ant-Man. And then there’s Doctor Doom.
Downey’s Doom is masked the whole time on this trailer, bending over a battle scene earlier than Thor strikes him with Stormbreaker, just for the Marvel villain to cease the God of Thunder’s weapon with a single finger. We’re effectively past Thanos now. We additionally get the debut of Downey’s voice, which sounds a bit Eastern European, tying in with the nation he guidelines, Latveria. He warns of an “impossible decision” that must be made. The Russos and Feige teased previous to the trailer drop: “He’s virtually unbeatable”. And lastly, Thor says “it’s not possible”, earlier than Mjolnir flies out of his hand into the worthy mitt of Steve Rogers; a younger Steve Rogers. How? Well, Evans teased this.
Before displaying the trailer, Evans confessed he had mentioned he would solely return as his character if there was an actual purpose for Steve Rogers to return again. And he’s assured there’s now, very a lot. So it appears like he, alongside Thor, is one other MVP in Avengers Doomsday – which is one thing the Russos have additionally been saying. After all, Feige teased this movie may be very a lot a direct sequel to Avengers Endgame. Now we’ve acquired an enormous idea on this, so look out for that article within the coming days. But for now, what I can safely say as a Marvel fan is, I’m lastly getting enthusiastic about this franchise once more. And you understand why? Hearing fellow Marvel followers shout with pleasure collectively within the cinema as soon as once more.
Avengers Doomsday hits cinemas on December 18, 2026.
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