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Avengers: Doomsday has an official production start date according to the Russo brothers, who return to the MCU after delivering the franchise’s highest-grossing movies of all time. With the original Avengers sequel Kang Dynasty in the trash bin, Robert Downey Jr. is now set as Doctor Doom, the next big bad for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. The film was recently announced this summer during San Diego Comic-Con, but it won’t take very long for Doomsday to start production.
In an interview with Collider at New York Comic, Joe Russo revealed to the publication that Avengers: Doomsday will start filming next Spring in 2025. The quick turnaround from the project’s official announcement may raise some eyebrows, but it seems the Russos have been hard at work to make the Avengers sequel their next directing job. The filmmaking duo, who went on to make streaming movies with Apple TV+ and Netflix to mixed results, reunite with Marvel Studios after both parties struggled to find their footing while separated. And the reunion will be marked by the most exciting (and confusing?) supervillain casting of all time with the return of Downey Jr. into the MCU fold.
The development of the next Avengers sequels has been tumultuous, to say the least. Originally titled Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, Jonathan Majors was set to be the big bad of the Multiverse Saga as Kang the Conqueror, before being fired by Marvel for being found guilty of domestic violence. Shang-Chu director Destin Daniel Cretton was set to helm the movie before backing out of the project and eventually landing Spider-Man 4. The MCU will also reportedly be replacing the Council of Kangs with a “multiversal Masters of Evil” as the main villains of Secret Wars, in addition to Downey Jr as Doctor Doom.
Avengers: Doomsday Loses a Key Collaborator
While the filming announcement is exciting to hear, the expedited production schedule for Avengers: Doomsday now means that a key franchise collaborator won’t be returning for the next installment. The Russo brothers confirmed to Collider that screenwriter Christopher Markus, who helped pen the Captain America sequels, as well as Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, won’t be returning for the next two films. “We are right in the middle of the writing process,” Joe Russo revealed, saying they’re only working with Stephen McFeely this time around. It’s unclear exactly why Markus did not return, other than the presumed schedule conflict, but the directors confirm that the script is well on its way.
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The most uncertain aspect of Avengers: Doomsday is who will be featured in its titular superhero team. Of course, we know Downey Jr. is returning, but now as a villain, leaving Tony Stark as a very, very bleak possibility. Captain Marvel, Captain America (Sam Wilson), Spider-Man, Shang-Chi are probably sure-fire inclusions, in addition to Doctor Strange and possibly a resurrected Scarlet Witch. Marvel’s first family, who will be making their MCU debut in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, are confirmed to be a part of the two upcoming Avengers films. With the Multiverse Saga coming to an end soon enough, expect Marvel Studios to also unload on nostalgic cameos after Deadpool & Wolverine lit up the box office earlier this year.
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