Marvel Studios Avengers Doomsday trailer rocks Comic-Con
Marvel Studios Avengers Doomsday stole the show at San Diego Comic-Con when Kevin Feige unveiled exclusive Hall H footage of Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom raising Sentinels to battle the Avengers, Fantastic Four and X-Men. The Dec. 18 blockbuster now has a clearer villain motive and stakes.
The exclusive sneak peek played only inside Hall H, giving attendees an early look at how Victor Von Doom plans to take on Marvel's biggest team-up yet. For more streaming and theatrical alerts, follow our Streaming & TV Alerts hub.
Key Takeaways
- Marvel Studios screened exclusive Avengers: Doomsday footage for Hall H fans at San Diego Comic-Con.
- Sue Storm narrates Doom's fall from "the smartest guy in the room" after everything he loved was taken from him.
- Doctor Doom raises an army of Sentinels and easily shrugs off Thor in the sneak peek.
- The Russo-directed film opens Dec. 18, 2026, after $16.5 million in first-day premium-format presales.
- Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool joked onstage but is not making his Avengers debut in Doomsday.
What did the Comic-Con footage actually show?
According to Variety, the reel opens on Downey's Doom seated on a throne as Vanessa Kirby's Sue Storm explains how broken he has become. Quick cuts spotlight Thor, Captain America, Black Panther, Shang-Chi, Loki, Cyclops, Magneto, Gambit and more across a New York City reduced to rubble.
Pedro Pascal's Reed Richards demands to know whether Victor caused the carnage. Doom answers that the heroes have "lived stolen lives," then catches Thor's hammer, tosses it aside, and magically blasts the God of Thunder before raising Sentinel robots from the ground.
Why does Doctor Doom's Fantastic Four past matter?
TheWrap reports the Hall H sneak peek centers on Doom's tangled history with Reed and Sue. Sue says Victor "used to be kind, used to be caring," until loss left him broken—and she admits she did not realize how far he had fallen.
That backstory lands harder after Doom's mid-credits tease in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, where he loomed over Reed and Sue's son, Franklin. The new footage suggests he may be targeting heroes' children, ending with Thor shielding his daughter Love as Doom declares, "Hell answers to me."
When does Marvel Studios Avengers Doomsday come out?
Avengers: Doomsday arrives in theaters on Dec. 18, 2026. Directors Anthony and Joe Russo rolled the footage after a brief Deadpool Q&A confirming Reynolds' mercenary is not joining this chapter.
Presales hit $16.5 million in the first 24 hours across about 1,000 premium screens in Disney and Marvel's "Infinity Vision" push, since Imax will exclusively screen Dune: Part Three the same weekend. The roster spans Avengers favorites, the Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts and returning Fox X-Men stars—setting up the massive crossover fans have been waiting for.