While the chronically online bemoan how little the Steve Rogers-centric first teaser for Avengers: Doomsday smacked their gobs, normies in theaters have responded with genuine shock to see Chris Evans back in the MCU. As film Twitter continues to judge the film a failure, marketing for the 2026 flick carries on as if it will still be released. The newest teaser–which of course leaked online ahead of its theatrical debut–featured Chris Hemsworth‘s Thor, rocking a look reminiscent of the one he spotted in Avengers: Infinity War. As you might expect, that stirred up a hornet’s nest of opinions about how the “worst Thor” was coming back for Avengers: Doomsday, proving that opinions–even terrible ones–do vary.
Given the volume of utter nonsense that the last two teasers generated, Twitter should prove to be a veritable hell next week, should rumors about the third teaser hold true.
According to industry insider Daniel Richtman, the next teaser for Avengers: Doomsday–which is rumored to run for just one minute and nine seconds–will feature a trio of characters from Fox’s X-Men franchise. According to Richtman, James Marsden‘s Cyclops will be featured along with Sirs Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen, who will reprise their respective roles as Charles Xavier and Magneto in the film.
Though all three actors were confirmed to be part of the cast of Avengers: Doomsday during the five-hour long chair stunt Marvel Studios pulled off earlier this year, some members of general audiences will still be surprised and even down right shocked to learn of their inclusion in the project.
You can feel that it’s something special. The world is ready for this movie and these worlds are ready to collide.
-James Marsden
In Marsden‘s case, Avengers: Doomsday provides him with a chance to put some meat on the bone of his legacy as Cyclops following Fox’s gross mishandling of the character. And, as was seen in some promotional art of the main cast, the fresh opportunity comes with a brand new, Jim Lee-inspired costume which automatically works as an upgrade. Its expected–and perhaps even teased by Marsden–that Avengers: Doomsday will feature Earth-10005’s mutant heroes teaming up to take on Earth-616’s mightiest heroes as the two Earths colide during, perhaps, the final incursion before the destruction of the Multiverse.
