Overview

• Chris Evans has ruled out appearing in Avengers: Doomsday, telling ScreenRant he feels “sad” to miss rejoining his former co-stars.
• Production on Avengers: Doomsday is underway in London under directors Anthony and Joe Russo, with Robert Downey Jr. cast as Doctor Doom.
• The ensemble includes legacy heroes such as Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, Anthony Mackie’s new Captain America and Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man, alongside Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards and returning X-Men icons Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen.
• Marvel Studios has scheduled Avengers: Doomsday for December 18, 2026, to be followed by the sequel Avengers: Secret Wars on December 17, 2027.
• The film marks a narrative expansion for the MCU by formally integrating characters from the X-Men and Fantastic Four franchises into the Avengers universe.