Overview
- Co-director Joe Russo says the updated Endgame will feature footage set within Doomsday and serve as a “critical companion story” that connects the two films.
- Avengers: Doomsday is scheduled for December 18, 2026 and will lead into Avengers: Secret Wars on December 17, 2027, which coverage describes as the Phase Six capstone.
- Robert Downey Jr. returns to the MCU as Doctor Doom, with multiple outlets reporting legacy Fox X‑Men actors will appear in Doomsday as Kevin Feige reflects on revisiting classic X‑Men sets.
- Marvel has confirmed Jake Schreier as director of the first MCU X‑Men film, and reporting from The Cosmic Circus claims the reboot will center on the original five mutants in a coming‑of‑age arc without Wolverine initially.
- Unofficial rumors of large‑scale deaths in Doomsday and potential First Class cameos in Secret Wars are circulating but unverified, and some commentators speculate the Endgame cut could include new Tony Stark material without any details confirmed by Marvel.