Avengers: Doomsday opens in US theaters on Friday, December 18, 2026, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, with Robert Downey Jr. playing Doctor Doom. The UK gets it two days earlier on December 16, and Australia a day earlier on December 17. This page was last updated on November 8, 2026, and it is the one place on Xplorely where we keep the confirmed facts, the reported ones and the rumours apart.
Avengers: Doomsday release dates by country
Marvel has moved this film more than once. In March 2025 it was still listed for May 1, 2026, TheWrap noted at the time of the cast reveal, and it was later pushed to December 18, 2026. These are the dates for our four main markets, each tied to a named source.
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| Country | Release date | Source and status |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Friday, December 18, 2026 | Disney’s film page and Good Morning America. Official. |
| United Kingdom | Wednesday, December 16, 2026 | Disney confirmed the date to Digital Spy, as reported by NME and MovieWeb. Disney UK’s own film page still showed December 18 when we checked, so book through your cinema’s listing. |
| Canada | Friday, December 18, 2026 | Cineplex’s advance-ticket announcement on X says “See it in theatres on December 18.” We found no separate early Canadian date. |
| Australia (and New Zealand) | Thursday, December 17, 2026 | Disney Australia lists December 17 for Australian and New Zealand cinemas. Official. The classification was not yet shown on that page. |
Other markets open early too. MovieWeb reports India on December 17, with screenings in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, a date it says Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans confirmed in a video on X. The 9to5Marvel tracker lists Italy, South Korea and China on December 16 and Spain on December 17. Dates elsewhere can differ, so check a local cinema.
Avengers: Doomsday cast: what is confirmed
Marvel Studios revealed most of the cast on March 26, 2025, in a long livestream of director’s chairs with actors’ names on them, which TheWrap covered. Downey appeared in person and took the last seat. The list below uses three status labels. Confirmed means the name appears on Disney’s official film page or in Marvel’s own announcement. Reported means a named trade or news outlet says so, and Marvel has not confirmed it. Not confirmed means the studio has said nothing and we are not treating it as fact.
| Actor | Role | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Downey Jr. | Doctor Doom | Confirmed | Marvel livestream (TheWrap); Disney UK film page |
| Chris Evans | Steve Rogers | Confirmed | Disney UK film page; role per 9to5Marvel |
| Chris Hemsworth | Thor | Confirmed | Marvel livestream (TheWrap) |
| Anthony Mackie | Captain America (Sam Wilson) | Confirmed | Marvel livestream (TheWrap) |
| Sebastian Stan | Bucky Barnes | Confirmed | Marvel livestream (TheWrap) |
| Tom Hiddleston | Loki | Confirmed | Marvel livestream (TheWrap) |
| Paul Rudd | Ant-Man | Confirmed | Marvel livestream (TheWrap) |
| Kathryn Newton | Cassie Lang | Confirmed | Disney UK film page; role per 9to5Marvel |
| Simu Liu | Shang-Chi | Confirmed | Disney UK film page; role per 9to5Marvel |
| Letitia Wright | Shuri / Black Panther | Confirmed | Marvel livestream (TheWrap) |
| Winston Duke | M’Baku | Confirmed | Disney UK film page; role per 9to5Marvel |
| Danny Ramirez | Falcon | Confirmed | Disney UK film page; role per 9to5Marvel |
| Florence Pugh | Yelena Belova | Confirmed | Disney UK film page; role per 9to5Marvel |
| David Harbour | Red Guardian | Confirmed | Disney UK film page; role per 9to5Marvel |
| Wyatt Russell | US Agent | Confirmed | Disney UK film page; role per 9to5Marvel |
| Lewis Pullman | Sentry | Confirmed | Disney UK film page; role per 9to5Marvel |
| Hannah John-Kamen | Ghost | Confirmed | Disney UK film page; role per 9to5Marvel |
| Tenoch Huerta Mejía | Namor | Confirmed | Disney UK film page; role per 9to5Marvel |
| Pedro Pascal | Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic | Confirmed | Marvel livestream (TheWrap) |
| Vanessa Kirby | Sue Storm | Confirmed | Marvel livestream (TheWrap headline) |
| Joseph Quinn | Johnny Storm / Human Torch | Confirmed | Marvel livestream (TheWrap) |
| Ebon Moss-Bachrach | The Thing | Confirmed | Disney UK film page; role per 9to5Marvel |
| Patrick Stewart | Charles Xavier | Confirmed | Marvel livestream (TheWrap); Disney UK film page |
| Ian McKellen | Magneto | Confirmed | Marvel livestream (TheWrap) |
| James Marsden | Cyclops | Confirmed | Marvel livestream (TheWrap) |
| Rebecca Romijn | Mystique | Confirmed | Marvel livestream (TheWrap) |
| Channing Tatum | Gambit | Confirmed | Marvel livestream (TheWrap) |
| Kelsey Grammer | Beast | Confirmed | Marvel livestream; Disney UK film page |
| Alan Cumming | Nightcrawler | Confirmed | Marvel livestream; Disney UK film page |
| Mabel Cadena | Role not stated | Confirmed | Disney UK film page |
| Hayley Atwell | Peggy Carter | Reported | 9to5Marvel tracker; not on Disney UK’s list |
| Owen Wilson | Mobius | Reported | 9to5Marvel tracker; not on Disney UK’s list |
| Mark Ruffalo | Bruce Banner / Hulk | Reported, from footage | Footage attached to the Avengers: Endgame re-release showed Banner meeting Doom. Anthony Russo said “the pattern that you’re sensing is real” (WDW News Today). Marvel has not listed him. |
| Sandra Hüller | Cameo, role not disclosed | Reported | The Hollywood Reporter, as cited by 9to5Marvel. Marvel has not confirmed. |
| Spider-Man (any actor) | Not applicable | Not confirmed | Good Morning America says it is unclear whether Spider-Man appears. Treat any claim about it as a rumour. |
This is not necessarily the full cast. Anthony Russo said after the re-release that “we have absolutely not announced the entire cast. There is more to come,” per WDW News Today. We only add a name once Marvel, Disney or a named trade outlet backs it. We have left out personal news about individual cast members that we could not confirm with Marvel or a major trade outlet.
The Avengers: Doomsday global tour
Marvel named nine tour cities in early November: Las Vegas, São Paulo, Gold Coast, Rome, London, Seoul, Shanghai, Toronto and Los Angeles. No dates or guest lists have been announced yet. We cover the cities, the sources and what is still unknown in a separate guide: Avengers: Doomsday Global Tour, nine cities and what is still unknown. It goes live on November 11.
Trailer, special looks and runtime
The first full official trailer arrived on July 20, 2026, around San Diego Comic-Con, according to 9to5Marvel and Good Morning America. A special look was shown at D23 on August 14. The Avengers: Endgame re-release on September 25 carried an exclusive look at Doomsday, with an extra sneak peek for IMAX and Infinity Vision viewers. 9to5Marvel also lists a 30-second TV spot from Marvel Entertainment on October 25 and a Marvel India special look on October 28. Marvel has not given a date for a second full trailer. Fan-account claims of a mid-November release are unconfirmed.
Ticket sales began on July 20 for Infinity Vision-certified theaters and opened more widely later, per Good Morning America. In Canada, Cineplex announced advance tickets at select locations.
Runtime is not certified. Here is what exists, sorted by reliability:
- Director’s estimate: Anthony Russo told Fandango it is “a two-and-a-half-hour movie, or so,” as reported by 9to5Marvel. That is a ballpark, not a locked length.
- Reported: The Hollywood Reporter reported 165 minutes (2 hours 45 minutes) in July, which ScreenRant repeated, with the note that Marvel had not formally commented. Some ticketing sites show the same figure.
- Rumour: An anonymous online scooper claims the current cut runs past three hours. 9to5Marvel describes this as unverified. We do not rely on it.
The official runtime normally appears when cinemas load final listings and the film is rated, a few weeks before release. We will update this page then.
The Russo brothers and Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom
Anthony and Joe Russo direct, and Stephen McFeely is credited as writer on Disney UK’s film page. Producers listed there are Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito and Jonathan Schwartz.
Downey plays Victor von Doom, the villain. According to 9to5Marvel, Marvel confirmed his casting at Comic-Con 2024, and he appeared in person at the March 2025 chairs livestream. Whether this Doom is connected to Tony Stark, whom Downey played for a decade, is unresolved: the same tracker says the Russos have called it “a pregnant question.” The official synopsis, quoted by Good Morning America, says “beloved heroes from three distinct universes will be set on a deadly collision course.” Those are the main Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Fantastic Four’s world and the X-Men’s.
The re-release of Avengers: Endgame with Doomsday footage has also fed speculation. Joe Russo said the TVA footage showing the multiverse collapsing is “one of the more significant events that’s ever happened in the MCU,” per WDW News Today.
What comes next: Avengers: Secret Wars
Marvel’s follow-up, Avengers: Secret Wars, is dated December 17, 2027 in the US, according to Good Morning America, which calls Doomsday the 39th MCU film and the setup for it. In March 2025 the sequel was still dated May 7, 2027, per TheWrap, so dates have moved before. Good Morning America notes that Spider-Man: Brand New Day hints Spider-Man may turn up in Secret Wars rather than here, which is that outlet’s reading, not a Marvel statement.
Avengers: Doomsday FAQ
When does Avengers: Doomsday come out?
December 18, 2026 in the US and Canada, December 16 in the UK, and December 17 in Australia and New Zealand. See the table above for the sources.
Is Robert Downey Jr. really playing Doctor Doom?
Yes. Marvel announced it at Comic-Con 2024, and Downey took the final chair at the March 2025 cast livestream, per TheWrap.
Is Chris Evans in Avengers: Doomsday?
Yes. He is on Disney UK’s official cast list, and Evans and Downey appeared in a video confirming India’s release date, per MovieWeb. His exact role is described by 9to5Marvel as Steve Rogers.
Are the X-Men in the film?
Yes. Marvel’s livestream and Disney UK’s list include Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn, Kelsey Grammer, Alan Cumming and Channing Tatum from the earlier Fox films.
How long is Avengers: Doomsday?
No certified runtime exists yet. Anthony Russo says about two and a half hours, and The Hollywood Reporter reported 165 minutes.
Is Spider-Man in Avengers: Doomsday?
Not confirmed. He is not on Disney’s cast list, and Good Morning America says it is unclear whether he appears.
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Sources
- 9to5Marvel: Avengers: Doomsday tracker (updated November 8, 2026)
- 9to5Marvel: Doomsday runtime, about 2.5 hours, says Russo
- TheWrap: Avengers: Doomsday cast livestream
- Good Morning America: trailers, tickets, release date and Encore details
- Disney UK: Avengers: Doomsday film page
- Disney Australia: Avengers: Doomsday film page
- NME: UK early release
- MovieWeb: early international release
- WDW News Today: Russo brothers on more cast surprises
- Cineplex on X: advance tickets, December 18
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