Overview
- Marvel premiered new Avengers: Doomsday footage at San Diego Comic-Con in late July and began a wide trailer rollout with a theatrical attachment on July 30.
- Robert Downey Jr. said he has seen an early cut of the film and called it “absolutely fantastic,” adding that it could help redeem recent entries in the MCU.
- Directors Anthony and Joe Russo said they are deep in finishing Doomsday while actively prepping Avengers: Secret Wars and indicated filming on the follow-up will begin soon.
- Chris Evans confirmed he returns as Steve Rogers and told reporters that news of Downey’s involvement helped convince him to come back.
- Some critics and writers have raised concerns that Doomsday marketing and concept art underrepresent female heroes, and Tenoch Huerta said Namor does not share direct scenes with Doctor Doom in this film.