Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige Officially Announces When AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Begins Shooting

Despite it being widely reported that Avengers: Doomsday had begun shooting, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has shared a definitive update while promoting Thunderbolts*. Read on for further details!

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By JoshWilding - Apr 27, 2025 02:04 PM EST

Filed Under: Avengers: Doomsday

We'd been led to believe that Avengers: Doomsday had already begun shooting in the UK, but during the global press conference for Thunderbolts*, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige confirmed that cameras officially start rolling tomorrow, Monday, April 28.

The Russo Brothers have said they've planned for potential set photo leaks, so we don't know how much we'll ultimately see from this one before any official reveals.

Feige previously confirmed that more actors will be added to the Avengers: Doomsday cast after last month's lengthy video reveal, so don't be surprised if the trades start learning of certain names who sign up to reprise their respective roles - or take on new ones - in the weeks ahead.

Those chairs announced that Avengers: Doomsday was "in production," so could a first look at Doctor Doom or something along those lines be released tomorrow? There's no guarantee, though we'd suggest checking back here as often as possible tomorrow.

"He is so immersed in it. He is so dialed in," Joe Russo recently said of Robert Downey Jr.'s commitment to Doom. "He’s writing backstory, costume ideas. We were just on the phone with him this morning before we got here talking about it. He just loves really rich three-dimensional characters. He sees a real opportunity here with the character."

Most MCU actors were shocked to learn that Downey would return to the MCU in a different role, but not Spider-Man: No Way Home star Tom Holland.

"I’ve been speaking to [Robert Downey Jr.] a lot, especially about him making his [Marvel] return, which is super exciting," the actor said last fall. "That was a tough secret to sit on because I have a reputation for ruining things and I strategically have done no press."

When will we get a trailer for Avengers: Doomsday? We recently took a deep dive into that question, concluding that it will likely be released between October and December, with either month now a strong possibility.

If Marvel Studios wishes to share it sooner rather than later, then the teaser could be attached to TRON: Ares on October 10. Alternatively, Avatar: Fire and Ash on December 19 is another compelling possibility.

Here's the confirmed Avengers: Doomsday cast list as things currently stand:

Chris Hemsworth - Thor
Vanessa Kirby - Invisible Woman
Anthony Mackie - Captain America
Sebastian Stan - Bucky
Letitia Wright - Black Panther
Paul Rudd - Ant-Man
Wyatt Russell - U.S. Agent
Tenoch Huerta Mejia - Namor
Ebon Moss-Bachrach - The Thing
Simu Liu - Shang-Chi
Florence Pugh - Yelena Belova
Kelsey Grammer - Beast
Lewis Pullman - The Sentry
Danny Ramirez - The Falcon
Joseph Quinn - Human Torch
David Harbour - Red Guardian
Winston Duke - M'Baku
Hannah John-Kamen - Ghost
Tom Hiddleston - Loki
Patrick Stewart - Professor X
Ian McKellen - Magneto
Alan Cumming - Nightcrawler
Rebecca Romijn - Mystique
James Marsden - Cyclops
Channing Tatum - Gambit
Pedro Pascal - Mister Fantastic
Robert Downey Jr. - Doctor Doom

Avengers: Doomsday is set to be released in May 2026, with Avengers: Secret Wars scheduled to arrive in May 2027.

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27 Comments

Wahhvacado - 4/27/2025, 2:53 PM

MakeAmericaGrea - 4/27/2025, 5:29 PM

@Wahhvacado -

What is this gif of?

defenderofthefaith - 4/27/2025, 2:56 PM

That is an impressively long list of characters and I imagine it's only going to grow.

MakeAmericaGrea - 4/27/2025, 5:30 PM

@defenderofthefaith -

No, there will be no supporting or background characters.

CAPTAINPINKEYE - 4/27/2025, 2:56 PM

OFF TOPIC

HeWhoComments - 4/27/2025, 3:41 PM

@CAPTAINPINKEYE - watched this the other day. i’m from oakland and this was dope af!

Spike101 - 4/27/2025, 3:08 PM

Whatif this is actually RDJ returning as Ironman after all and the Doom thing is just a cover up and they have someone else to play Doom?

MisterDoctor217 - 4/27/2025, 3:16 PM

@Spike101 -

I doubt they could keep such a big secret in the era of social media.

Would be cool but I think that’s just not feasible or even possible since they said they wouldn’t want to ruin the OG Tony’s ending.

AllsNotGood - 4/27/2025, 3:17 PM

@Spike101 - can only hope

Spike101 - 4/27/2025, 3:21 PM

@MisterDoctor217 - I can wish… but yes agreed it’s very unlikely.

Yellow - 4/27/2025, 3:49 PM

@Spike101 - Iron Men's death was really important to the saga, making a "ah but he can revive!" makes it ... Cheaper?
I know is something comics do always but anyway I hope not

Corruptor - 4/27/2025, 6:12 PM

@Yellow - Yeah, but the thing is, it's Iron Man. Are we going forward without Iron Man, a popular character, forever?
Big mistake to kill him off, the only thing to do is hard reboot, a new movie(s) where none of this happened. It doesn't always have to be a "universe"

Yellow - 4/27/2025, 6:49 PM

@Corruptor - but thats where movies and comics are very different, if you start rebooting, bringing characters back to life, pull off a "oh it's Iron man but from other universe" and all kinds of tricks to bring back again a character, you lose general audience

And general audience is everything that matters, not die hard fans.

They failed to focus on a new strong main character for the saga and that's other big issue

ObserverIO - 4/27/2025, 9:06 PM

@Yellow - Hollywood reboots and remakes all the time.

Yellow - 4/27/2025, 9:30 PM

@ObserverIO - yeah and unless you do it after a few decades, very rarely work

ObserverIO - 4/27/2025, 9:59 PM

@Yellow - For remakes, sure distance is needed. And depending on how beloved a classic it is even decades might be too soon. But it's much easier for reboots. You can reboot pretty soon after. Bond did it all the time. Batman's done it twice recently.

TheLobster - 4/27/2025, 3:39 PM

If they drop the ball on this film, they’re legit screwed for a WHILE. A bad Avengers film will kill a lot of excitement for Secret Wars and hurt future box office.

I can’t think of another comic book film that has this much riding on it. Superman is close but Doomsday is truly the big test for Marvel to return to their glory days IMO.

SteviesRightFoo - 4/27/2025, 4:17 PM

@TheLobster - the bloated cast alone should tell us a lot here

MakeAmericaGrea - 4/27/2025, 5:33 PM

@TheLobster -

Fantastic Four doesn't matter?

The MCU is already screwed.

It has been for years.

TheLobster - 4/27/2025, 6:32 PM

@MakeAmericaGrea - fantastic four matters but not as much. Hence why I said “I can’t think of another comic book film that has this much riding on it”

Marvel is in a pretty bad spot, and it’s entirely their own doing, but they’re not screwed beyond redemption.. yet.

Nolanite - 4/27/2025, 8:16 PM

@MakeAmericaGrea - The Fantastic Flop is only going to hurt Marvel even more.

I don't think that they can be redeemed.

Nolanite out

ModHaterSLADE - 4/27/2025, 3:52 PM

Doom is easily one of the best characters Marvel has created. I sure AF hope they make the wait to see him onscreen worth it.

grif - 4/27/2025, 5:26 PM

all built on the back of a guy just taking a paycheck

MakeAmericaGrea - 4/27/2025, 5:28 PM

"it will likely be released between October and December, with either month now a strong possibility."

How could it be either month?

October, November, and December.

That's three months, not two.

TheShellyMan - 4/27/2025, 5:56 PM

It's not making that May 2026 release date. Compared to Infinity War, they went into filming right in the New Year of 2017.

Nolanite - 4/27/2025, 8:18 PM

@TheShellyMan - they literally would have like 5 months of post production including CGI. That either means that the CGI will be horrible or a possible delay.

Scarilian - 4/27/2025, 10:59 PM

@TheShellyMan -
Definitely a delay, likely something they'll announce around/after Fantastic Four. They'll probably use something else as a distraction such as the second half of the cast announcements and potentially announcing that Secret Wars will be split in two also (e.g. Avengers Doomsday -> Avengers Secret Wars -> Avengers Forever)

I think we have three options:
• Doomsday (Nov 2026) Secret Wars (May 2027)
• Doomsday (May 2027) Secret Wars (Nov 2027)
• Doomsday (May 2027) Secret Wars (May 2028)

Back when it was planned as Kang Dynasty & Secret Wars they intended a May and November release, so it's not entirely off the cards that they do that this time around.

I also think it's possible that Spider-man: Brand New Day gets pushed back further also. If Avengers Doomsday does move to May 2027 I can easily see Spider-man: Brand New Day moving to December 2026 to try and mirror the NWH situation.

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Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige Officially Announces When AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Begins Shooting

Despite it being widely reported that Avengers: Doomsday had begun shooting, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has shared a definitive update while promoting Thunderbolts*. Read on for further details!

RUMOR: AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Will Be Missing At Least One Key X-MEN Cast Member (For Now, At Least)

RUMOR: AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY And SECRET WARS Will Introduce Some Surprising New Heroes And Villains

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