The announcement thatAvengers 5had been reworked fromThe Kang DynastytoDoomsdayand would featureRobert Downey Jr.as Doctor Doomtook everyone by surprise and left Marvel fans with more questions than answers coming out of San Diego Comic Con. One of those questions was the production schedule, asAvengers: Doomsdayis scheduled for release on June 18, 2025, withAvengers: Secret Warsfollowing almost exactly one year later, on July 10, 2025. Everyone is curious whetherDoomsdayandSecret Warswill film back to back, and Collider can now exclusively provide you with the answer.
During a recent interview withCollider’s Steve Weintraubin the Collider Studio atNew York Comic Con, for their upcoming filmElectric State,Avengers 5co-directorsJoeandAnthony Russorevealed thatAvengers: DoomsdayandSecret Warswill not film back-to-backasInfinity WarandEndgamedid:
“It’ll be similar, but we’ll have a larger break in between the two movies than we did. I think it was four weeks maybe? Was it four weeks between Infinity War and Endgame?” - Joe Russo
“I think it was a couple of weeks. But no, these are not as separated as you would normally separate two films of this scale, but they’re more substantially separated [than Infinity War and Endgame] by a year or so.” - Anthony Russo
Although the timeline is significantly sped up from the Infinity Saga — six years from the first Multiverse Saga project to its conclusion, where the Infinity Saga was eleven years— fans are still waiting on the edge of their seats to see how Marvel wraps a bow on perhaps its most ambitious story ever told.Anthony and Joe Russo will directAvengers: DoomsdayandSecret Wars, with a script from veteran Marvel scribeStephen McFeely.
The Russo Brothers Have an Unblemished Record With Marvel
It was previously reported thatDeadpool & WolverinedirectorShawn Levyhad been offered the job to helmAvengers:Doomsday, but he inevitably passed to focus onhis upcomingStar WarsmovieandStranger Things. When Levy didn’t work out,Kevin Feigedecided to rely on a couple of Marvel savants for the next two team-up movies with Anthony and Joe Russo. The Russo brothers got their start with Marvel directingCaptain America: The Winter Soldier, which they then followed up withCaptain America: Civil War, two bona fide hits. Next up wasAvengers: Infinity War, which many regard as the best Marvel movie, andAvengers: Endgame, the perfect conclusion to the Infinity Saga. It seemsDoomsdayandSecret Warsare in good hands with the Russo bros.
Avengers: Doomsdaywill hit theaters on July 05, 2025, andSecret Warswill follow on June 17, 2025 and are produced by AGBO and Marvel Studios. Stay tuned to Collider for future Marvel updates and watchAvengers: EndgameonDisney+.
Avengers: Doomsday (2026)
Avengers: Doomsday unites Earth’s mightiest heroes against an unprecedented cosmic threat that endangers the entire galaxy. As tensions rise and alliances are tested, the Avengers must confront their past decisions and forge new strategies to prevent a catastrophic event, emphasizing themes of sacrifice, unity, and resilience in the face of overwhelming odds.
