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Avengers: Doomsday
and Avengers: Secret Wars
Avengers: Secret Wars (bottom)
Directed byAnthony Russo
Joe Russo
Screenplay by
Based on
The Avengers
by
Produced by
Edited byJeffrey Ford
Music byAlan Silvestri
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • May 1, 2026 (2026-5-1) (Doomsday)
  • May 7, 2027 (2027-5-7) (Secret Wars)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Stephen McFeely. They feature an ensemble cast composed of many previous MCU actors, headlined by Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Mackie, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn, Pedro Pascal, and Robert Downey Jr.

Two new Avengers films, The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars, were announced in July 2022 as the conclusion of the MCU's

Doctor Doom
, and the new subtitle Doomsday for the first film were all announced in July 2024.

Both films are being produced at Pinewood Studios in England. Filming for Doomsday is taking place from April to August 2025, and filming for Secret Wars is scheduled to begin in mid-2026. Jeffrey Ford is editing the films and Alan Silvestri is composing the musical score for them, both returning from previous MCU films.

Avengers: Doomsday is scheduled for release on May 1, 2026, and Avengers: Secret Wars is scheduled for release on May 7, 2027, both part of Phase Six of the MCU.

Development

Background

Discussing the

Avengers film could happen eventually given the popularity of the previous films.[3] In April 2019, Infinity War and Endgame writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely said they would return to write a Secret Wars film if the Russo brothers were directing it.[4] Joe Russo discussed the idea again in July 2020, saying "to execute something on the scale of Infinity War was directly related to the dream of Secret Wars, which is even larger in scale".[5]

Marvel Studios president

The Infinity Saga" which covers the MCU's Phases One, Two, and Three.[13]

Announcement as The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars

"Avengers: The Kang Dynasty" redirects here. For the comic book storyline, see Kang Dynasty.
Avengers: The Kang Dynasty logo

In July 2022, the Russo brothers reiterated that they were fans of the Secret Wars comic books, but said there were no plans for them to direct a film version. The pair added that they would have to consider the implications of such a project because it would be a "massive undertaking" and making Infinity War and Endgame had already been very difficult.

The Multiverse Saga", which covers Phases Four, Five, and Six.[16] The first film was inspired by "Kang Dynasty", a 2001–02 comic book storyline written by Kurt Busiek in which Kang the Conqueror travels through time to enslave humanity.[17] Feige compared the films to Infinity War and Endgame concluding the Infinity Saga. He said a lot of the Phase Four projects had been building to the larger story of The Kang Dynasty and "The Multiverse Saga", and this would continue throughout Phases Five and Six.[18] Feige added that Majors's role as multiple variants of Kang made him a different type of villain from Thanos, and said there was "nobody's shoulders I'd rather be putting the Multiverse Saga on" than Majors's.[19] It was later reported that Marvel Studios had not initially been planning to have the next MCU saga revolve around Kang, but they decided to do so after seeing Majors's performance in the first season of Loki and in early footage from dailies during the filming of Quantumania.[20] Feige confirmed that the Russo brothers would not be returning as directors from Infinity War and Endgame.[21]

X-Men would not appear in the film due to their MCU introductions being "pretty far away".[34]

Firing of Jonathan Majors and creative shifts

Kang the Conqueror
and direct The Kang Dynasty, before Majors was fired in 2023, the film underwent creative shifts, and Cretton stepped down.

Following Majors's arrest in March 2023 and subsequent assault allegations, Marvel Studios had not yet discussed removing the actor from the MCU by the following month.[35] He was still attached to star in both films, and was set to receive $20 million with back-end compensation for The Kang Dynasty. Disney was reportedly monitoring the situation.[36] Joanna Robinson of The Ringer described the allegations against Majors as a "huge problem" for Marvel Studios that put them in an unusual position, since it was unprecedented for the studio to plan so much of the franchise on one character and actor; she argued that Majors had become a much more integral part of the Multiverse Saga than Robert Downey Jr. or Josh Brolin had been for the Infinity Saga as Tony Stark / Iron Man and Thanos, respectively. Robinson said there were conflicting reports on how the studio would proceed with the matter.[20] By then, The Kang Dynasty was scheduled to begin filming in early 2024.[36][37] Journalist Jeff Sneider reported in May that Loveness was no longer involved in the film and had exited before the start of the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike earlier that month.[38] In June, the release dates for The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars were pushed back to May 1, 2026, and May 7, 2027, respectively,[39] in part due to the scripts not being ready before the strike.[40]

Tatiana Siegel at

Time Variance Authority (TVA) offscreen and potentially replacing them with Loki variants.[45][46]

Also in November 2023, Robinson reported that Loveness departed The Kang Dynasty because he was closely associated with the Kang storyline and Marvel was "moving away" from that.[47][48] Aaron Couch and Borys Kit, writing for The Hollywood Reporter, said Loveness completed a draft of the script before he left.[49] Directing duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead expressed interest in directing Secret Wars after they directed episodes of the MCU series Moon Knight (2022) and the second season of Loki (2023).[50] In the middle of the month, Cretton stepped down as director of The Kang Dynasty to focus on other MCU projects. His exit was said to be amicable as he was still working on other projects with the studio,[51] and it was partially attributed to schedule delays.[49] Sneider reported that Marvel now wanted a writer and a director who could develop both films as a two-part finale to the Multiverse Saga. He suggested that Marvel drop the Kang Dynasty title and instead retitle the films as a two-part Secret Wars adaptation, believing this to be a convenient way to generate excitement for the films while avoiding further questions about Majors's involvement.[52][53] Waldron was hired to rewrite the screenplay for The Kang Dynasty at the end of the month.[54] In December, Majors was fired by Disney and Marvel Studios after he was found guilty of harassment and reckless assault in the third degree. It was unknown if Marvel would recast Kang or refocus their plans on a new villain, but the studio had started referring to The Kang Dynasty internally as Avengers 5.[55][56] Sneider soon reported that, like his earlier suggestion, Marvel Studios was now developing Secret Wars as a "giant five-hour movie" split into two parts, with a year between their releases,[53] and they were searching for a director who had not previously directed a Marvel film.[57][58] Filming was delayed to late 2024 due to Majors's firing.[37][59] In February 2024, Couch and Kit said Marvel was "cleaning up the creative mess" caused by Majors's firing and Quantumania's performance, with both Avengers 5 and Secret Wars being rewritten to minimize Kang's role or remove him entirely. They confirmed that Avengers 5 was being retitled to no longer reference Kang.[44]

New work as Doomsday and Secret Wars

Commentators noted that issue #5 of the 2015 Secret Wars comic book can be seen in a trailer for the Phase Five film

20th Century Fox's X-Men film series or other prior Marvel films, as part of a multiverse story that serves as a tribute to Fox's Marvel films.[62][63] While completing work on Deadpool & Wolverine in mid-March, director Shawn Levy was quietly asked to direct Avengers 5. He turned down the offer due to scheduling concerns with his role as a director and executive producer on the fifth season of Stranger Things (2025).[64] In April, filming for Avengers 5 was reported to be beginning in early 2025,[58][65] after Marvel Studios delayed the production schedule by several months.[64] The next month, Waldron turned in a new draft of the script that was given to Levy, who was still considered to be the studio's top choice to direct. Levy was in contention again following the production delay and began early discussions with the studio by the start of June. Other directors were still being considered, and Levy had yet to commit to the film due to his work on Stranger Things and a planned Star Wars film.[64][66]

By May 2024, Marvel Studios had approached Downey about returning to the MCU to take on the new character of

Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom.[67] The actor had auditioned for that role in Fox's film Fantastic Four (2005) before he was cast as Iron Man in the MCU.[68] Feige wanted Downey to return to the franchise and had discussed this with him around a year prior. The studio made repeated offers to the actor, but Downey said he would only return if the Russo brothers also returned as directors.[67][69][70] Feige and Downey pitched the idea to the Russo brothers several times, but they were reluctant to return,[71] feeling "creatively spent" by their previous MCU films.[72] Joe Russo added that the process of filming, completing, and promoting multiple MCU films within a short time period had been intense and physically exhausting for the pair.[73] After McFeely approached the Russos with an idea for the films that excited them,[71] they entered early talks to direct both Avengers 5 and Secret Wars by mid-July.[74] It had become clear by then that Levy was not interested in returning to the MCU so soon after Deadpool & Wolverine.[67] Matthew Belloni of Puck reported that talent agency Creative Artists Agency suggested Greg Berlanti and Noah Hawley to Marvel Studios as potential directors for both films, but they were turned down by Feige.[75] Downey signed a deal to star as Doctor Doom by late July. Sneider reported that he would be introduced in the MCU film The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) before starring in the next Avengers films.[67]

Doctor Doom
.

At SDCC at the end of July 2024, the Russo brothers were confirmed to be directing the next two Avengers films.[72] They revealed that Avengers 5 was now titled Avengers: Doomsday, and both films would feature Downey as Doctor Doom, who they felt was required to do justice to the Secret Wars story.[76] The Russos were producing Doomsday and Secret Wars through their production company AGBO, McFeely had taken over as writer for both films from Waldron,[72][77] and filming was set to begin in early 2025 in London.[69][78] Markus did not return to co-write the films, choosing to focus on running projects for AGBO instead.[79] The reunion of Marvel Studios, Downey, and the Russo brothers was considered by industry insiders to be a return to what had worked in the past and a "perfect combination of timing and everyone being on the same page".[69] The Russos and Downey were reported to be earning $40 million and $50 million, respectively, for each film. They were expected to receive bonuses based on the films' box office performances, with potential for Downey's salary to double.[67][69] Downey also negotiated private jet travel, dedicated personal security, and multiple trailers on the film sets in his deal.[69] Responding to the SDCC announcements, Majors said he was "heartbroken" over the decision to move forward on the films without him and said he was open to return to the MCU as Kang if Marvel Studios ever wanted to explore the character further.[80]

Writing

The book

mutants and of the X-Men".[82] In March 2025, the Russo brothers acknowledged concerns about the growing size of the MCU, and said they had also struggled to keep up with the large number of projects that had been released since Endgame. They wanted to restore the franchise's focus on a central narrative, which had been important to them during the Infinity Saga.[83] Though Doomsday and Secret Wars are the conclusion of the Multiverse Saga, the Russos saw the two films as a new beginning for the MCU in contrast with the ending story they told with Infinity War and Endgame.[73]

After several actors from Fox's X-Men film series were announced to be returning for Doomsday in March 2025, Devin Meenan of

Thunderbolts, and the "original" X-Men teaming up to face Doom.[85]

Pre-production

Casting

In June 2024, Deadline Hollywood described the first of the two films as more of an ensemble than the prior Avengers films, which mostly focused on a core group of Avengers. There was potential for more than 60 actors to reprise their MCU roles in the film, including established characters from the Infinity Saga alongside newer ones from the Multiverse Saga,[66] though Feige cautioned that not all of the new Multiverse Saga characters would be able to appear in the two films.[86] Similar to Infinity War and Endgame, magnetic baseball cards were used to track which characters and actors were available for the films.[87]

Ben Grimm / The Thing.[95] Tom Holland, who was also expected to reprise his MCU role as Peter Parker / Spider-Man in Doomsday, said he knew about Downey's casting as Doom before the SDCC announcement.[96][97]

In December 2024,

Johnny Storm / Human Torch in Deadpool & Wolverine, reprising the latter role from Fox's Fantastic Four and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007).[98] Sneider reported that Evans might play a version of Nomad, a mantle taken on by Rogers and other characters in the comics.[101] Marvel had attempted to develop a separate film with Evans and Atwell before deciding Doomsday would be a better film to revisit them in.[100] Evans denied that he would be in the film, saying he was "happily retired" from Marvel.[102] In January 2025, Sneider reported that Marvel Studios was casting an alternate universe variant of T'Challa / Black Panther for multiple MCU projects starting with Doomsday. The original version of the character was portrayed in the MCU by Chadwick Boseman until his death in August 2020. Sneider said the studio offered the role to an actor in late 2024, but they declined.[103] Also in January, Cumberbatch said he would no longer appear in Doomsday following changes to the story made after Majors's firing, but he soon said he had been mistaken and would appear in both films, with a central role in Secret Wars.[104][105] Mackie said he would also be in both films.[102]

With the start of production at the end of March 2025, Marvel officially announced 26 cast members for Doomsday. Actors returning from previous MCU media included

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) would take place concurrently with the events of Doomsday and he did not expect Holland to appear in the latter film as a result.[111]

Design

Gavin Bocquet was set as the production designer for Doomsday, reteaming with the Russo brothers after working on the second season of their television series Citadel (2023–present).[112][independent source needed]

Filming plan

In October 2024, the Russo brothers said Doomsday and Secret Wars were being produced together in a similar way to Infinity War and Endgame, but they would not be filmed back-to-back like those films were;[113] there was just four weeks between the end of filming for Infinity War and the start of filming for Endgame.[73] Anthony said there would be around a year between the end of filming on Doomsday and the start of filming on Secret Wars.[113] Joe later said the two films were being made "fairly back-to-back".[114] In early 2025, filming for Doomsday was reported to be taking place from that March to August.[115] Mackie said he would be splitting his time between filming Doomsday in London and filming the television series 12 12 12 in Budapest,[116] and the Russos said filming would primarily occur on soundstages and specifically chosen locations to avoid set photos from leaking.[117]

Filming

Production for the two films is based at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England.[118] Principal photography for Doomsday is expected to begin in early April 2025,[119][85] under the working title Apple Pie 1.[65][independent source needed] Production was originally expected to begin in early 2024, but this was delayed due to Majors's firing and the films' creative shifts.[37][64] Filming is expected to last for approximately six months,[117] until August 2025.[115]

Principal photography for Secret Wars is scheduled to begin in mid-2026,[116] around a year after filming for Doomsday is completed,[113] and last for approximately six months.[117]

Post-production

Editing

Jeffrey Ford is editing both films, after working on previous MCU media.[120][independent source needed] In March 2025, the Russo brothers estimated that Doomsday would be approximately two-and-a-half hours long and Secret Wars would be approximately three hours long.[117]

Music

In April 2024, Alan Silvestri indicated that he could be composing the music for an upcoming MCU project after previously doing so for Infinity War, Endgame, and other MCU films.[121] That July, he was confirmed to be returning as the composer for both Doomsday and Secret Wars.[122]

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