It’s been quite a week for Marvel Studios. Ahead of the theatrical release of Avatar: Fire and Ash, the Steve Rogers-centric Avengers: Doomsday teaser meant to debut with that film leaked online, stirring up an absurd amount of angst. That leak was followed by audio from the second, Thor-centric trailer hitting the web along with a recording of the first trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which really had fans buzzing despite the poor quality of the video. However, even as its vaunted security measures seem to be falling apart, nothing official ha come from the studio, until now.
As of today, the theatrical release of Avengers Doomsday is exactly one year away and, to celebrate that, The Russo brothers posted an official countdown clock to their Instagram account.
Reminiscent of the countdown that unfolded on the covers of Jonathan Hickman‘s Avengers and New Avengers titles in the months leading up to 2015’s Secret Wars, the clock briefly changes to read “DOOMSDAY” at one point.
Doctor Doom has officially arrived in the MCU. This villain, a master of cutting-edge science and powerful magic, will unleash a cascading crisis across the entire multiverse.
-First official synopsis for Avengers: Doomsday
With Avengers: Doomsday believed to be largely inspired by Jonathan Hickman‘s work on Avengers and New Avengers titles, it’s possible that the Fox X-Men’s Earth, Earth-10005, could serve as a stand-in for Earth-1610 (the original Ultimate universe) which went to war with Earth-616 during the final incursion before Secret Wars. In September, James Marsden, who will reprise his role as Cyclops, teased that “worlds are ready to collide.” With Monica Rambeau still stranded on what’s believed to be Earth-10005, it’s easy to begin to imagine how things might unfold with Doom pulling the strings.
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