Avengers: Doomsday Production Date Announced at NYCC 2024

The movie will also feature the iconic Fantastic Four characters, including Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, and The Thing, who are set to debut in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, premiering next year. Fans can look forward to appearances by the Thunderbolts and Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange, both confirmed to play a role in Avengers: Doomsday.

Slated for release in May 2026, Avengers: Doomsday is highly anticipated, but fans are already speculating about when we might first see Downey’s Dr. Doom. With The Fantastic Four: First Steps launching next year, it seems likely that Dr. Doom’s character will be teased there, especially given his history as the arch-nemesis of the Richards family. Victor Von Doom’s influence has reached across the multiverse in the comics, so fans expect to see his impact extending into multiple MCU storylines.

Moreover, with The Thunderbolts and Captain America: Brave New World also hitting theaters in 2025, there are plenty of opportunities for Doom to make a cameo or appear in post-credit scenes ahead of his main role in Avengers: Doomsday. This latest phase of the MCU promises an intriguing buildup to the next Avengers epic. Fans will just have to stay tuned to see how Doom’s influence unfolds leading up to 2026.