Avengers: Doomsday gets a new update with a deadline for pre-production: Reports

Robert Downey Jr in Avengers: Doomsday (Image via YouTube/@marvel)
Robert Downey Jr in Avengers: Doomsday (Image via YouTube/@marvel)

Avengers: Doomsday just received a new update, and it looks like its pre-production is well on track.

According to recent reports, there is a new update for the latest Avengers movie. As mentioned by an online source, the film has now received a supposed deadline to finish its writing until March. If it is to be believed, the film will be released in 2026 as expected.

It's great news for Marvel fans, who were eagerly waiting for an update on this new chapter of their precious superhero universe. The most recent surprise they received was in the form of Robert Downey Jr's return to this comic book studio's action flicks. It was announced at the San Diego Comic-Con held on July 2024.

Since the loss of Tony Stark, fans have been mourning the loss of this star actor. So, the Comic-Con news ensured that Downey Jr's star power and charisma are retained in the future of the MCU. He is all set to play a new role as Doctor Doom, aka Victor von Doom.

Downey Jr will be seen as Doctor Doom in two Avengers movies, Avengers: Doomsday (slated to be released in 2026) and Avengers: Secret Wars (slated to be released in 2027). They will be the new Avengers movies Marvel fans will receive after over five years of waiting since Avengers: Endgame (2019). Let's uncover more details about this latest update.


Avengers: Doomsday: Production plan reports explored

Avengers: Doomsday is supposed to come out in theaters in 2026 with Robert Downey Jr starring as the villainous Doctor Doom. He will return to the MCU with this exciting role and will reprise it in the latter Avengers project.

Reportedly, the script for Doomsday is still being written and should be finished by March 2025. The production is supposed to begin in London in March and will be carried out roughly for five months till August. It will likely allow them enough time for the post-production process. So, the film will be out in 2026, as expected.

According to a recent document Maxblizz obtained, Avengers: Doomsday will also star the cast of Fantastic Four - Pedro Pascal as Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Susan Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Thing.

Besides, it is also supposed to star the cast of Thunderbolts* - Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurtylenko, and Hannah John-Kramen. Anthony Mackie's Captain America (Sam Wilson) will most likely lead the heroes.

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Edited by Anshika Jain