When Marvel Studios revealed the first wave of Avengers: Doomsday theater merchandise yesterday, it came with six must-see new posters. Now, we have a new international one-sheet that keeps Doctor Doom front and centre but also spotlights the Multiverse's Mightiest Heroes.
Steve Roger and Thor flank the villain, as do the new Captain America (Sam Wilson) and Black Widow (Yelena Belova). Meanwhile, the three mysterious Latverian Witches also loom large.
At the bottom of the poster, there's a unique gathering of heroes: Gambit, Bucky Barnes, Mystique, Magneto, Cyclops, Shang-Chi, Invisible Woman, Mister Fantastic, and Black Panther (Shuri). It's an impressive gathering, and one made possible by the collision of Earth-616, Earth-10005, and Earth-828.
Avengers: Doomsday co-director Joe Russo previously described the Multiversal Incursions as "the most profound thing that's ever happened to the MCU."
"It is the perceived end of times. Everything the TVA was set up to do is to protect the timelines from collapsing, and now they're in a catastrophic collapse," he teased. "And so that scene, I would argue, yes, has a great level of importance. I wouldn't say that it is more important than another scene. But it is certainly critical to the storytelling of Doomsday."
Anthony Russo added, "It is the unifying principle of combining the X-Men universe, the Avengers universe, the Fantastic Four universe. That is at the heart of the collision of these universes. There are clues in Endgame, things that are said, that will pay off in Doomsday."
Take a closer look at this new Avengers: Doomsday poster below.
In Avengers: Doomsday, beloved heroes from three distinct universes will be set on a deadly collision course and face an existential threat unlike anything they’ve ever encountered.
Avengers: Doomsday stars Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Mackie, Winston Duke, Tom Hiddleston, Sebastian Stan, Letitia Wright, Paul Rudd, and Robert Downey Jr. Wyatt Russell, Simu Liu, Tenoch Huerta Mejia, Mabel Cadena, Florence Pugh, Danny Ramirez, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, Lewis Pullman, India Rose Hemsworth, and Wesley Holloway all make their Avengers franchise debuts.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps leads Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn, joined by X-Men franchise stars Kelsey Grammer, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, and James Marsden, plus Deadpool & Wolverine star Channing Tatum.
The Russo Brothers direct Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars from a screenplay by Stephen McFeely, with whom they previously collaborated on the Avengers and Captain America franchises. Loki and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness writer Michael Waldron has also been enlisted to refine the story, alongside Spider-Man: Brand New Day's Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers.
Avengers: Doomsday is set to be released on December 18.