Avengers: Doomsday Filming Start Date Confirmed

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Key Takeaways

  • Avengers: Doomsday production starts in Spring 2025, with a 2026 release date.
  • Doctor Doom will be the villain, played by Robert Downey Jr.
  • Avengers 5 & 6 will not film back-to-back like Infinity War & Endgame.

As a seasoned gamer and Marvel Cinematic Universe enthusiast with over two decades of fandom under my belt, I can hardly contain my excitement for the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday! The news about the production start date for this epic film has sent shockwaves through the gaming community – and not just because we’re finally getting closer to seeing Robert Downey Jr. suit up as Doctor Doom!

The upcoming “Avengers” film will significantly impact the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as it lays the groundwork for the conclusion of the Multiverse Saga and reintroduces several significant heroes (and adversaries). Fresh insights about “Avengers: Doomsday” have provided further clarity on the production timeline of this superhero team-up movie.

It’s been confirmed since the Marvel Studios panel at Comic-Con in 2022 that there will be a pair of new Avengers films. Previously, the storyline for these movies, known as the Multiverse Saga, was focused on the Marvel villain Kang the Conqueror, with the fifth Avengers film being titled Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and the sixth named Avengers: Secret Wars. However, after actor Jonathan Majors, who was to play Kang, was arrested on assault charges, Marvel decided to change direction. At Comic-Con in 2024, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige announced that directors Joe and Anthony Russo, who previously worked on Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, would return for the fifth film, now titled Avengers: Doomsday.

Filming Start Date For Avengers 5 Revealed

Despite several Marvel movies coming out before Avengers 5, fresh details about its production have emerged. In an interview with Collider at New York Comic-Con, the Russo brothers disclosed that filming for Avengers: Doomsday will start in Spring 2025. The script is being penned by Stephen McFeely, a frequent collaborator of the Russo brothers. Moreover, the directing duo confirmed that the next two Avengers films won’t be shot consecutively like Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame were, instead, they will have a year or more gap between them according to Anthony Russo.

These films, while not completely disconnected like typical films of this magnitude, are noticeably apart from each other by about a year’s time. (For instance, compared to Infinity War and Endgame.)

The release dates for Marvel’s next two Avengers films are scheduled as follows:

  • Avengers: Doomsday: May 1, 2026
  • Avengers: Secret Wars: May 7, 2027.

Starting spring 2025, the production of “Avengers: Doomsday” commences, allowing approximately one year for shooting, reshoots, and post-production processes to wrap up in time for its 2026 release. It’s plausible that the Russo brothers will simultaneously work on the sixth “Avengers” movie during this period, making for a busy schedule ahead.

At San Diego Comic-Con’s Marvel Studios panel, significant revelations about the upcoming film “Avengers: Doomsday” were unveiled. Among these was the announcement that the main antagonist will be Doctor Doom, who will be portrayed by none other than Robert Downey Jr., renowned for his role as Iron Man. During the panel, the Russo Brothers expressed their ambition for “Avengers: Doomsday” and “Avengers: Secret Wars” to deliver an unparalleled cinematic experience that we can all share in a movie theater.

In addition to Robert Downey Jr., the only officially announced cast for the fifth Avengers movie is the Fantastic Four team, which includes Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. Marvel’s first superhero family will be making their debut in their own film, titled Fantastic Four, set to premiere on July 25, 2025. Given that Victor von Doom is a well-known villain of the Fantastic Four, there are rumors that Downey Jr. could reappear in that 2025 movie before Avengers 5.

Avengers: Doomsday is scheduled for release on May 1, 2026.

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2024-10-25 18:23