Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Drops at D23
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- Marvel Studios unveiled the second 'Avengers: Doomsday' trailer on Friday during Disney's D23 fan convention, with the film set to arrive in theaters Dec. 18.
- Robert Downey Jr. returns to the MCU as Doctor Doom — the Latverian villain who blocks Thor's Stormbreaker, blasts Hemsworth's god with green energy, and raises an army of Sentinels after declaring 'Hell answers to me, for I am Doom.'
- The two-minute clip was introduced by Downey Jr., Chris Evans (Steve Rogers/Captain America) and Hayley Atwell (Peggy Carter), and features Vanessa Kirby's Sue Storm warning heroes: 'I knew he was lost. But I did not realize that he was broken.'
- 'Doomsday' marks the official MCU debut for several Fox-era X-Men stars following Disney's acquisition of the studio — Patrick Stewart as Professor X, Ian McKellen as Magneto, James Marsden as Cyclops, Kelsey Grammer as Beast, Rebecca Romijn as Mystique, Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler, and Channing Tatum as Gambit.
- The 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' stars — Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach — reprise their roles alongside the 'Thunderbolts' cast of Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Lewis Pullman, Wyatt Russell, and Hannah John-Kamen.
- The clip largely mirrors one shown last month during Marvel Studios' Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con, with the same Sentinels-raising sequence and Doom confrontation.
- Evans returns as Captain America after his character time-traveled away from superhero duties in 'Endgame,' joining a sprawling cast that also includes Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), Letitia Wright (Black Panther), Sebastian Stan (Winter Soldier), Tom Hiddleston (Loki) and Simu Liu (Shang-Chi).
Why it matters: 'Avengers: Doomsday' arrives Dec. 18 as the first film to officially integrate Fox-era X-Men stars (Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Channing Tatum) into the MCU roster following Disney's Fox acquisition, while also marking Downey Jr.'s return to the franchise after his Iron Man died in 'Endgame.' The film tests whether Marvel can anchor a multi-franchise crossover event with its largest-ever cast.
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