Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom emerged as the centrepiece of Marvel Studios’ latest ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ footage, with the new material offering a deeper look at the villain’s backstory, his motivations and his powers that even bring the God of Thunder to his knees.The footage unveiled at D23, expanded on the story teased in the previously released official trailer.
Doctor Doom’s tragic past revealed
The new footage explores Doom’s relationship with the Fantastic Four, particularly Reed Richards and Sue Storm. Vanessa Kirby’s Sue narrates Victor’s transformation to the Avengers, Shang Chi, the X-Men, Steve Rogers and Shuri. She explains, “Victor was always the smartest guy in every room. He used to be differnet H used to be kind, he used to be caring. And then, everything he loved was taken from him. I knew he was lost, but I did not realize he was broken.”The footage then cuts to Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards confronting Doom and asking, “Did you do this,” before Doom responds with a chilling explanation of his intentions. “All of you have lived stolen lives. But now you must give them back.”The sequence cuts between shots of the heroes and glimpses of their personal lives, including moments with their families, before shifting to visuals of Doom touching a tapestry of his wife and son.
Doctor Doom overpowers Thor
One of the most talked-about moments in the footage features Chris Hemsworth’s Thor confronting Doom. Much like shown in the trailer, Thor charges at Doom with Stormbreaker and declares, “I swear you will beg for hell long before I grant it.”Doom, however, stops the attack with just two fingers before effortlessly overpowering Thor and sending him flying with a burst of green energy.He then delivers one of the footage’s most ominous lines, “Hell answers to me.”The footage ends with Doom raising an army of Sentinels, thus connecting the film’s central conflict to the X-Men.‘Avengers: Doomsday’ plotIn “Avengers: Doomsday,” beloved heroes from three distinct universes will be set on a deadly collision course and face an existential threat unlike anything they’ve ever encountered.
‘Avengers: Doomsday’ generates strong advance interest
The trailer comes just as advance ticket sales for the film opened on Friday. As per early box office records, ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ has generated USD 16.5 million in advance ticket sales during its first day of availability, despite tickets initially being offered only through premium formats at around 1,000 domestic theatres.According to a report on Global box office, the reported figure has already crossed USD 20 million in domestic pre-sales. The film has scored these numbers four months before its release, a first for any film thus far. As per the report, this is the biggest 4-month-advance pre-sales of all time for any film.
New Doctor Doom poster released
Marvel has also released a new poster spotlighting Downey Jr.’s Victor von Doom. The film is scheduled to arrive exclusively in cinemas on December 18, 2026.Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and written by Stephen McFeely, the film is produced by Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito and Jonathan Schwartz.The ensemble cast includes Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Pedro Pascal, Paul Rudd, Anthony Mackie, Florence Pugh, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Wyatt Russell, Channing Tatum, Simu Liu, Ian McKellen, Tom Hiddleston, James Marsden, Patrick Stewart, Joseph Quinn, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Letitia Wright, Lewis Pullman, Kelsey Grammer, Kathryn Newton, Danny Ramirez, Winston Duke, Alan Cumming, Hannah John-Kamen, Rebecca Romijn, Mabel Cadena and Tenoch Huerta Mejía.In India, the film will hit cinemas in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.