‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Release Date: When Does the Movie Come Out?
Find out when the highly anticipated film will be released in theaters, along with details on the cast and more.
Marvel’s next big team-up, Avengers: Doomsday, is already getting plenty of attention. The studio officially unveiled the cast for the highly anticipated film on March 26, 2025, after hosting a live-stream event that lasted over five hours across multiple social media platforms. The event shared even more exciting details following the movie’s initial teaser release last year.
During the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios also confirmed that Joe and Anthony Russo will return to direct. The Russo brothers previously helmed the last two Avengers films, which together grossed over $4 billion worldwide and currently rank as the second and sixth-highest-grossing films of all time.
Keep reading to learn the full cast list, the movie’s release date, and more!
Avengers: Doomsday Cast
Robert Downey Jr., who portrayed Iron Man for over a decade, was announced to return to the Marvel Universe as none other than Doctor Doom—the main antagonist of the Fantastic Four in the comics—during the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con. He will be joined by a star-studded cast, featuring many familiar faces, including:
- Chris Hemsworth (Thor)
- Vanessa Kirby (Invisible Woman)
- Anthony Mackie (Captain America)
- Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier)
- Letitia Wright (Shuri / Black Panther)
- Paul Rudd (Ant-Man)
- Wyatt Russel (John Walker / U.S. Agent)
- Tenoch Huerta Mejia (Namor)
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Ben Grimm / The Thing)
- Simu Liu (Shang-Chi)
- Florence Pugh (Yelena Belova)
- Kelsey Grammer (Hank McCoy / Beast)
- Lewis Pullman (Robert Reynolds / Sentry)
- Danny Ramirez (Joaquin Torres / Falcon)
- Joseph Quinn (Johnny Storm / Human Torch)
- David Harbour (Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian)
- Winston Duke (M’Baku)
- Hannah John-Kamen (Ava Starr / Ghost)
- Tom Hiddleston (Loki)
- Patrick Stewart (Professor Charles Xavier / Professor X)
- Ian McKellen (Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto)
- Alan Cumming (Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler)
- Rebecca Romijn (Raven Darkhölme / Mystique)
- James Marsden (Scott Summers / Cyclops)
- Channing Tatum (Remy LeBeau / Gambit)
- Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards / Mr Fantastic)
#AvengersDoomsday. Now in production. pic.twitter.com/P0odVU7vaG
— Avengers (@Avengers) March 26, 2025
Avengers: Doomsday Release Date
Avengers: Doomsday was initially slated to be released on May 1, 2026. However, Marvel has now pushed it back to December 18, 2026.
It will be followed by Avengers: Secret Wars, also directed by the Russo brothers, on December 17, 2027.
Can I Stream Avengers: Doomsday?
News about where the movie will debut first has yet to be revealed, but it’s highly likely that Avengers: Doomsday will be released in theaters before streaming.