Marvel followers may have to wait a bit longer to see the Avengers re-assemble.
Disney has pushed “Avengers: Doomsday” to December 18, 2026 from its unique launch date of Might 1, 2026. That slot will now be stuffed by “The Devil Wears Prada 2.” “Avengers: Secret Wars” additionally obtained an analogous shift, shifting from Might 7, 2027 to December 17, 2027.
Different calendar strikes embrace scheduling an IMAX 3D re-release of “Avatar: The Means of Water” for October 3, 2025, two months earlier than “Avatar: Fireplace & Ash” hits theaters. Ridley Scott’s post-apocalyptic epic “The Canine Stars” additionally obtained a launch date of March 27, 2026.
Few motion pictures on Disney’s upcoming slate are extra anticipated than “Avengers: Doomsday,” which sees Joe and Anthony Russo stepping again into the director’s chair(s) and Robert Downey Jr. returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as beloved villain Dr. Doom. The movie was retooled from the ashes of the deliberate “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty,” which had to be scrapped after Marvel parted methods with Jonathan Majors following the responsible verdict he obtained in his assault trial. When Marvel introduced Downey’s casting at San Diego Comedian-Con in 2024, it was seen as a large PR win for a franchise that had been on the ropes because the triumphs of “Avengers: Endgame” and “Spider-Man: No Means Residence.”
The delay implies that no Marvel motion pictures will probably be launched in 2026 till December and leaves a giant hole between it and “Unbelievable 4: First Steps” coming this July. But it surely additionally offers two of Disney’s largest blockbusters room to breathe; Jon Favreau’s “The Mandalorian & Grogu,” the primary “Star Wars” film to be launched theatrically since “The Rise of Skywalker” in 2019, opens on Might 22. Disney’s two largest blockbuster franchises will now not have to compete with each other, and “The Devil Wears Prada 2” may very well be seen as counter programming for audiences with much less curiosity in franchise blockbusters
“Avengers: Doomsday” can be now scheduled the identical day as twentieth Century’s “Ice Age 6,” which itself might plausibly transfer provided that one other household movie, “Shrek 5” from Common’s DreamWorks, opens per week later in December 2026.
