Everything we know about 'Avengers: Doomsday'

Despite originally being called The Kang Dynasty, changes in the story and script resulted in a new title for the fifth Avengers film, now called Avengers: Doomsday.

Avengers: Doomsday’s Plot

It’s the beginning of the end for the Mutliverse Saga. But we don’t have an official plot synopsis from Marvel Studios for Doomsday yet. But we know it’ll feature the Avengers, the Thunderbolts, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men in a battle with Doctor Doom, played by Robert Downey Jr. We expect Multiversal incursions galore, probably resulting in a patchwork “Battleworld” in the follow-up film, 2027’s Avengers: Secret Wars. 

Behind the Scenes 

Returning to take the reins after Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, are directors Joe and Anthony Russo. Writing the film is their frequent collaborator, Stephen McFeely. Alan Silvestri is scoring the film once more, as he did with the previous four Avengers films. As with all Marvel Studios films, Kevin Feige is producing. Shooting commences for the film in the United Kingdom in April, 2025.

Avengers: Doomsday’s Cast

So far, Doomsday has a cast of 27 actors. And this is just the ones they’ve announced already. The cast includes Avengers Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Anthony Mackie (Captain America), Danny Ramirez (Falcon), and Paul Rudd (Ant-Man). From the kingdoms of Wakanda and Talokan, we have Letitia Wright (Shuri/Black Panther), Winston Duke (M’Baku), and Tenoch Huerta Mejía (Namor). Also in the cast of Doomsday are the Thunderbolts, Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes), Hannah John-Kamen (Ghost), David Harbour (Red Guardian) Wyatt Russell (U.S. Agent), Florence Pugh (Yelena Belova), and Lewis Pullman (Sentry).

The entire Fantastic Four is here as well, including Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Thing), Joseph Quinn (Human Torch), Vanessa Kirby (Invisible Woman), and Pedro Pascal (Mr. Fantastic). Original X-Men cast members include Patrick Stewart (Professor X), Ian McKellen (Magneto), Alan Cumming (Nightcrawler), Rebecca Romijn (Mystique), James Marsden (Cyclops) and Kelsey Grammer (Beast). Joining them is Channing Tatum as Gambit. Other characters include Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, Tom Hiddleston as Loki. Finally, Robert Downey Jr is headlining villain Victor von Doom.

Even though that’s a rather enormous cast list, Robert Downey Jr. and Marvel Studios are already hinting that even more names are on the way.

Avengers: Doomsday Release Date

Avengers: Doomsday is scheduled to be released in North America on May 1, 2026.