Summary
The nextAvengersmovie will have massive ramifications for the Marvel Cinematic Universe as it sets up the finale of the Multiverse Saga and brings back many major heroes (and villains). New details regardingAvengers: Doomsdayhave shed more light on the production schedule of the superhero crossover film.
A double feature of newAvengersmovies has been confirmed ever since Marvel Studios’ Comic-Con panel in 2022. At the time, the Multiverse Saga was centered around the Marvel villain Kang the Conqueror, with the fifthAvengersfilm gaining the subtitleAvengers: The Kang Dynasty, and the sixth namedAvengers: Secret Wars.However, after Kang actor Jonathan Majors was arrested on assault charges, Marvel chose to shift direction away from his character. At Comic-Con in 2024, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige revealed thatAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgamedirectors Joe and Anthony Russo would return to helmAvengers 5,which was retitledAvengers: Doomsday.
Filming Start Date For Avengers 5 Revealed
While there are still several Marvel movies set to release beforeAvengers 5, new details about the filming schedule for the movie have been revealed.Speaking to Colliderat New York Comic-Con, the Russo brothers confirmed thatAvengers: Doomsdaywill begin filming in Spring 2025. The script is being written by theRusso brothers' regular collaborator Stephen McFeely.Additionally, the directing duo confirmed that the two upcomingAvengersfilms would not be filmed back-to-back likeAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgamewere. “These are not as separated as you would normally separate two films of this scale, but they’re more substantially separated [thanInfinity WarandEndgame] by a year or so,” Anthony Russo explained.
These are not as separated as you would normally separate two films of this scale, but they’re more substantially separated [thanInfinity WarandEndgame] by a year or so.
The release dates for Marvel’s next two Avengers films are scheduled as follows:
Withproduction forAvengers: Doomsdaystarting in Spring 2025, that will give the film around 12 months to complete filming, undertake any reshoots, and move through post-production to meet its 2026 release date. It’s likely the Russo’s will also move into filming on the sixthAvengersmovie during that time, making it a packed schedule for the duo.
The Marvel Studios panel at San Diego Comic-Con came with some substantial reveals aboutAvengers: Doomsday,including that the overall villain would be Doctor Doom, who will be played by none other thanMarvel’s original superhero, Robert Downey Jr.(known for his role as Iron Man). During the panel, the Russo’s shared their intention forAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Warsto “create the greatest possible experience that we can all have together in a movie theater.”
Alongside Robert Downey Jr., the only confirmed cast for the fifthAvengersfilm is the Fantastic Four quadrant, comprised of Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. Marvel’s first superhero family will hit the screen in their solo film,Fantastic Four,which is scheduled to release on July 16, 2025. As Victor von Doom is a notableFantastic Fourvillain, rumor has it thatDowney Jr. may make his return beforeAvengers 5in that 2025 film.
