Doom got here to CinemaCon Thursday, the place Marvel Studios confirmed off the primary in depth have a look at Avengers: Doomsday, its multiverse mashup film that brings Robert Downey Jr. again to the fold.
Marvel Studios honcho Kevin Feige took the stage in Las Vegas on Thursday to shut out Disney‘s presentation. “Doomsday picks up where Avengers: Endgame left off,” Feige mentioned, additionally expressing his pleasure in introducing the Avengers to the X-Men.
Doomsday returns administrators Anthony Russo and Joe Russo to the Marvel fray, as they helm the film from a script by Michael Waldron and Stephen McFeely. Joe Russo mentioned of Doom, “He’s not simply a villain — he’s one of the most complex Marvel characters. He’s always three moves ahead.”
At that, Downey took the stage to the tune of the Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil.” The star, who is understood for his earlier Marvel Cinematic Universe function as Tony Stark’s Iron Man, exclaimed, “I couldn’t have imagined reuniting with this amazing team — let alone as a new character.”
The staff then revealed a trailer that supplied the primary have a look at Downey’s Doctor Doom in his masks.
“Put aside your petty squabbles. Presume nothing except this: If you return, you will return as brothers and sisters,” Chris Hemsworth’s Thor tells his fellow heroes about the specter of Doom. “Mark my words: We are going to need a miracle.”
The footage ended with Chris Evans shocking Hemsworth, who says, “It’s not possible,” as Evans grabs Thor’s hammer.
Evans then took the stage and quipped about Doom, “This guy — I don’t like it.”
This marked the primary in depth footage of Doomsday following temporary teasers launched in late 2025 and earlier this 12 months specializing in Steve Rogers, Thor and the X-Men, in addition to one centering on Shuri and Wakandan associates and The Thing from the Fantastic Four. Combined, the teasers generated 1 billion views on-line. Downey’s return as Doom was not revealed in these teasers (he briefly appeared because the character in Fantastic Four: First Steps, however his face was not proven).
Hitting theaters Dec. 18, Doomsday is high of thoughts for the gathered crowd of theater homeowners, because the movie is a robust contender to be the top-grossing movie of 2026. It reunites a few of the abilities behind Avengers: Endgame (the No. 2 movie of all time) and Avengers: Infinity War (the No. 7 film all time), together with filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo and far of their casts from these movies.
There had been intense hypothesis that Doomsday may shift its Dec. 18 launch date as a result of Imax screens are dedicated to carrying Dune: Part Three for 3 weeks. Disney insiders insisted the hypothesis was nonsense, and on Thursday it turned clear why: The studio is growing its personal premium large-format certification program, Infinity: Vision Logos, that can sign to shoppers which screens meet the identical type of requirements that make Imax so widespread.
As of now, there are a large number of various premium programs throughout the U.S. and world that don’t have the model consciousness that Imax enjoys (even Imax screens or Dolby Cinema may obtain the Infinity: Vision stamp of approval). PLFs account for hundreds of thousands of {dollars} in further field workplace income, but many of the consideration goes to Imax, even when the mixed income from different large-format screens account for a far bigger share of the general premium cinema pie. Infinity: Vision makes its debut with the September rerelease of Avengers: Endgame.
CinemaCon is the annual occasion for exhibitors and Hollywood studios that runs this 12 months from April 13-16. It is the official conference of Cinema United.
