Avengers Doomsday: Plot Details, Release Date & Everything We Know

In 2019, the Russo brothers' epic Avengers: Endgame was released, in which a group of superheroes turned back time to take revenge on the mad titan Thanos.

The Avengers' victory came at a high price. To obtain one of the Infinity Stones, Black Widow sacrificed herself, and Iron Man died in the final battle. When the threat was over, Thor joined the Guardians of the Galaxy, and Steve Rogers went back in time to Peggy.

The fate of the superheroes was revealed in other MCU projects, but they did not reunite because their common enemy was defeated.

Marvel Had to Quickly Change Plans About New Supervillain

However, the Avengers will have to reunite to face a new supervillain, Doctor Doom. He will be played by Robert Downey Jr. The next film about the superhero team received the title Doomsday. We tell you everything we know about the 39th Marvel film.

After failing with Kang the Conqueror, Marvel was forced to find another supervillain for the Avengers to fight in the next few movies. This was no easy task.

For instance, the studio's projects had been preparing viewers for the famously insane titan for several years. Thanos first appeared in 2012's Avengers. So when Infinity War was released in 2018, audiences knew who they were dealing with. After all, Thanos had been a looming and imminent threat all along.

In Kang's case, that time was cut in half – the supervillain debuted in the 2021 Loki series, and his last appearance was in 2023's Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.

Still, fans of Marvel Studios projects have managed to adjust to the fact that the future of the cinematic universe is tied to a time traveler with an infinite number of alternate versions.

Robert Downey Jr.'s Dr. Doom Will Take Kang's Place in Doomsday

But everything had to change, and the studio didn't have time to introduce viewers to a new supervillain that way.

In the midst of a series of underperforming releases, audience fatigue with comic book movies, and an urgent change of course for Phases Five and Six, the only thing left to do was to go big. Iron Man brought unprecedented success to the studio. Who else could the MCU rely on when times were tough?

So it turns out that Robert Downey Jr. saved the world in one universe, only to return and try to destroy it in another.

Plot Details for Doomsday Are Still Unknown

In Marvel's Infamous Iron Man comic book, a reformed Doctor Doom decides to dedicate his life to heroism and takes on the role of Iron Man. But the 39th MCU film will likely take a different path.

Avengers: Doomsday Release Date

Avengers: Doomsday is scheduled to premiere on May 1, 2026.