Everything You Need to Know About Avengers: Doomsday Movie (2026)

By Amy Renner Aug. 22, 2026

Watch Avengers: Doomsday Special Look — Official Trailer

Who's Involved:

Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr., Channing Tatum, Paul Rudd, Tom Hiddleston, Pedro Pascal, Wyatt Russell, Simu Liu, Anthony Mackie, Joseph Quinn, Sebastian Stan, Florence Pugh, Vanessa Kirby, Joe Russo, David Harbour, Kevin Feige, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, James Marsden, Alan Cumming, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Rebecca Romijn, Letitia Wright, Kelsey Grammer, Anthony Russo, Danny Ramirez, Lewis Pullman, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Winston Duke, Tenoch Huerta, Hannah John-Kamen, Jeff Loveness

Release Date:

Friday, December 18, 2026 In Theaters (Nationwide)

Age Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned ^MPA

Runtime: 2 hrs, 45 m

Language: English

Avengers: Doomsday Plot: What's it about?

Fourteen months after Thunderbolts, heroes from three different universes—Earth‑616’s Avengers, Wakandans, and New Avengers; the Earth‑828 Fantastic Four; and the original X‑Men from another reality—team up to stop the huge threat of Doctor Doom.

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Avengers: Doomsday Cast List & Characters

Tenoch Huerta

The Forever Purge, Tigers Are Not Afraid

Robert Downey Jr. ... role: Doctor Doom

Avengers: Endgame - Encore, Avengers: Infinity War

Chris Hemsworth ... role: Thor

Avengers: Endgame - Encore, Avengers: Infinity War

Vanessa Kirby ... role: Sue Storm / Invisible Woman

Avengers: Secret Wars, Fantastic Four: The First Steps

Anthony Mackie ... role: Sam Wilson / Captain America

Avengers: Endgame - Encore, Avengers: Infinity War

Sebastian Stan ... role: Bucky Barnes

Avengers: Endgame - Encore, Fjord

Letitia Wright ... role: Shuri / Black Panther

Black Panther 3, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Paul Rudd ... role: Scott Lang / Ant-Man

Avengers: Endgame - Encore, Anaconda

Wyatt Russell ... role: John Walker / U.S. Agent

Avengers: Secret Wars, Thunderbolts*

Tenoch Huerta Mejía ... role: Namor

Sin Nombre, Son of Monarchs

Ebon Moss-Bachrach ... role: Ben Grimm / The Thing

Avengers: Secret Wars, Fantastic Four: The First Steps

Simu Liu ... role: Xu Shang-Chi

Avengers: Secret Wars, In Your Dreams

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Avengers: Doomsday Crew and Production Team

A look at the Avengers: Doomsday behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Anthony Russo previously directed The Electric State, Cherry and Avengers: Endgame - Encore. The film's writer Jeff Loveness penned Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.

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Avengers: Doomsday Production and Filming

Key Facts

Composer Alan Silvestri returned after scoring Infinity War and Endgame. 2026-07-24
Filming ran from April to September 2025 at Pinewood Studios in England. 2026-07-24
Downey created his own personal backstory for Doom and even suggested costume ideas. 2026-07-24
Marvel originally planned Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars, but shifted away from Kang after Jonathan Majors’ legal issues. 2026-07-24
Robert Downey Jr. agreed to come back only if the Russos directed and Marvel then reimagined him as Doctor Doom. 2026-07-24
Russo brothers Anthony and Joe Russo took over directing duties. 2026-07-24
Shang-Chi: The Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton has come aboard to direct The Kang Dynasty, which is set to debut on May 2, 2025 (7/30/2022).

Avengers: Doomsday Filming Timeline

July 2026 — Avengers: Doomsday entered Completed status.

Awaiting release by the distributor; a release date may or may not be available.
December 2025 — The film entered Post-Production status.

Filming completed; footage being edited; music being composed and recorded; sound and visual effects being added.
March 2025 — The film entered Production status.

Principal photography started late March 2025 at Pinewood Studios in England. Filming is expected to last for about six months.

Finalizing production budget, filming the movie begins.
February 2023 — The film entered Pre-Production status.

Key cast and crew being hired; budget and production schedule finalized; shooting script approved.
October 2022 — The film entered Development status.

Jeff Loveness is on board to write Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.

Story selection and rights acquired; idea being crafted into usable script; financing and casting attachments sought; aiming for 'greenlight'.
July 2022 — The film entered Development status.

Avengers: Doomsday Release Date: When is the film coming out?

Avengers: Doomsday will be released nationwide on Friday, December 18, 2026. Three other films are opening on the same date, including Dune: Part Three, Ray Gunn and La Gradiva.