‘Avengers: Doomsday' and ‘Secret Wars' release dates pushed back
The Avengers will return slightly later than expected.
Disney is pushing back the release dates of its next two 'Avengers' movies. 'Avengers: Doomsday' is now slated to hit theaters Dec. 18, 2026, and 'Avengers: Secret Wars' will be released Dec. 17, 2027. Both films were previously planned for May in their respective years.
Marvel Studios initially unveiled 'Doomsday,' its fifth 'Avengers' film, at San Diego Comic-Con in July. The movie marks the return of Marvel Cinematic Universe stalwarts Anthony and Joe Russo — who previously directed 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' (2014), 'Captain America: Civil War' (2016), 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018) and 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019) — as well as 'Iron Man's' Robert Downey Jr., as new villain Doctor Doom.
In March, Marvel revealed, in a five-plus hour livestream, 27 members of the 'Doomsday' cast, which includes veteran 'Avengers' stars Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Anthony Mackie (Sam Wilson/Captain America), Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes), Paul Rudd (Scott Lang/Ant-Man) and Tom Hiddleston (Loki), as well as 'Thunderbolts*' (a.k.a. New Avengers) actors Florence Pugh (Yelena Belova), David Harbour (Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian), Lewis Pullman (Bob Reynolds), Wyatt Russell (John Walker) and Hannah John-Kamen (Ava Starr/Ghost).
'Doomsday' will also feature members of the MCU's newest superhero team, the Fantastic Four. Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards), Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm), Joseph Quinn (Johnny Storm) and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Ben Grimm) will make their debut in the upcoming 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps,' which bows in theaters July 25. 'First Steps' will mark the beginning of the MCU's Phase 6. For now, Sony and Marvel's 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' is the only MCU film expected to be released between 'First Steps' and 'Doomsday' on July 31, 2026.
The MCU's Phase 5 will officially conclude on TV with the upcoming series 'Ironheart,' which premieres June 24 on Disney+.
Amid the 'Avengers' release date shuffle, Disney also revealed that its 'The Devil Wears Prada' sequel, which will reportedly see Meryl Streep's Miranda Priestly navigating the decline of magazine publishing (too real, says this reporter), is scheduled to open May 1, 2026, while Ridley Scott's adaptation of the post-apocalyptic 'The Dog Stars' will hit theaters March 27, 2026.
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