‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Doesn’t Want To Lean On The Past, Says Joe Russo

We still don’t have an actual Avengers: Doomsday trailer with more than 2-3 characters in it at a time, but promotion for the movie is starting to lurch forward all the same.

There is some new information from an interview with the Russos in Sound Sphere magazine, where one of the questions was asking about why Doctor Doom looks like Tony Stark, given that they’re both played by the same actor, Robert Downey Jr. Joe Russo had this to say:

That last bit is being circulated and dissected quite a bit, given that so much of Avengers: Doomsday is pulling directly from the past. Not just characters who have been set up for the film over a 5-10 years like in past Avengers movies, but:

In addition to this news, THR is reporting that Avengers: Doomsday tickets will be up for pre-sale on Monday, July 20, five months ahead of its December 18, 2026 release. This is notably the same day that Dune Part 3 comes out, and is booking all the IMAX screens.

In addition, we have at least a temporary reported runtime for Avengers: Doomsday. Here’s how that stacks up against the other films in the series, ahead of a final cut:

So, the second longest. I would imagine that at least part of this is that so many characters have to be set up in a way that we did not see previously, in effect re-introduced to audiences, given that ones like Shang-Chi and the Fantastic Four have only been in one movie each. Not all that many people saw Thunderbolts, Loki’s last outing was at the tail end of a Disney Plus show. You get the idea.

So, Avengers: Doomsday is shaping up, and we’ll see if we get anything like an official trailer soon. Though this may not fully spool up until after Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

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