Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Thursday that Marvel has conducted late additional photography on Avengers: Doomsday, with industry insiders saying the sessions were used to add surprise cameos and to better set up the sequel; Marvel has not confirmed those claims.
- Directors Joe and Anthony Russo are finishing editing and scoring while continuing to 'soft prep' Avengers: Secret Wars, and they described the Doomsday screenplay as a 'living organism' that was not locked before principal photography began.
- The film reworks the earlier Kang-era plan and reunites a vast multiverse ensemble including Avengers, Wakandans, Earth-616 New Avengers, the Earth-828 Fantastic Four, and original X‑Men characters for the December 18, 2026 release.
- Robert Downey Jr. is confirmed to return to the MCU in the role of Doctor Doom, and promotional art and tie-ins have begun surfacing showing finalized designs for characters such as Doom and Beast.
- The late reshoots and cameo speculation raise questions about scheduling and the timeline for Secret Wars, and trades note that working so close to a December release is unusual though not unheard of for blockbuster franchise filmmaking.