Overview

• Principal photography continues in London with Joe and Anthony Russo overseeing evolving scripts and scene adjustments.
• Industry insiders report that Downey Jr. halted use of body doubles and requested roughly three weeks of reshoots to film all his Doctor Doom scenes personally.
• Sources describe heightened on-set tension driven by creative clashes and the actor’s decision to replace stand-ins with his own performance.
• Confirmed ensemble casting spans legacy X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Sam Wilson’s Avengers and other key MCU heroes for the December 18, 2026 release.
• Avengers: Doomsday remains central to the MCU’s Multiverse Saga, directly setting the stage for its sequel, Avengers: Secret Wars, on December 17, 2027.