Marvel Reveals Exclusive ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Footage at Comic Con and New Film Poster

Key Points:

• Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige unveiled exclusive footage of Avengers: Doomsday at San Diego Comic Con, revealing Doctor Doom's connection to the Fantastic Four and his role as the leader of an army of Sentinels.
• The trailer confirms the Fantastic Four's awareness of Doom and hints at a multiversal conflict involving heroes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Fantastic Four’s universe, and the X-Men universe, echoing the "incursions" storyline from the 2015 Secret Wars comics.
• Doctor Doom, portrayed by Robert Downey Jr., is depicted as the central villain wielding magic and commanding Sentinels—killer robots from the X-Men series originally designed to hunt mutants.
• The film features a large ensemble cast including Thor, Captain America, Black Panther, Shang-Chi, Loki, Cyclops, Magneto, and Gambit, and is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo with a runtime of approximately 165 minutes.
• Avengers: Doomsday is set for release on December 18, 2026, with domestic tickets for Infinity Vision theaters going on sale July 20, and will be followed by Avengers: Secret Wars on December 17, 2027.