Marvel Unveils 'Avengers: Doomsday' Trailer as Phase Six Pivots After Jonathan Majors' Firing
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Updated · Ars Technica · Jul 20
Marvel Unveils 'Avengers: Doomsday' Trailer as Phase Six Pivots After Jonathan Majors' Firing
3 articles · Updated · Ars Technica · Jul 20
Summary
Marvel released the first full trailer for “Avengers: Doomsday,” positioning the film as the penultimate Phase Six entry and a setup for “Avengers: Secret Wars” in May 2027.
Jonathan Majors’ domestic-violence conviction forced Marvel to scrap its Kang-centered “The Kang Dynasty” plan and rebuild the Avengers arc around Doctor Doom instead.
The retooling brought back the Russo brothers, whose four MCU films grossed more than $6 billion worldwide, to steer the saga toward the “Secret Wars” storyline.
Set 14 months after “Thunderbolts*,” the film throws heroes from three universes—Earth-616, Earth-828 and the original X-Men timeline—into a collision course led by Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom.