POSTER FOR AVENGERS DOOMSDAY Image via Marvel Studios By David Caballero Published Jul 22, 2026, 11:03 PM EDT David is a Senior Editor at Collider focused primarily on Lists. His professional journey began in the mid-2010s as a Marketing specialist before embarking on his writing career in the 2020s. At Collider, David started as a Senior Writer in late 2022 and has been a Senior Editor since mid-2023. He is in charge of ideating compelling and engaging List articles by working closely with writers, both Senior and Junior, as well as other editors. Occasionally, David also reviews movies and TV shows and writes episode recaps. Currently, David is also writing his second novel, a psychological horror satire that will, hopefully, be picked up for publication sometime next year. Sign in to your Collider account Add Us Like Like follow Follow followed Followed Listen Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap The new trailer for Avengers: Doomsday finally came out, and it took over the internet by storm. The highly anticipated movie, which will premiere on December 18, 2026, alongside the equally anticipated Dune: Part Three , will see the heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe go against what Thor ( Chris Hemsworth ) describes as their biggest threat yet: the Latverian scientist, sorcerer, and overall genius Victor Von Doom, AKA Doctor Doom ( Robert Downey Jr, ).
Although major plot details remain a secret, the trailer did give us enough hints to make an informed guess regarding the overall narrative. Eagle-eyed comic book fans also caught a few key details in the Doomsday trailer that might've eluded those who aren't up to date with their comic book lore. It's not a lot, to be honest, but while we're patiently waiting for more news, we might as well go into the trailer's intricacies — we are comic book readers, after all; it's what we do.
Cyclops shooting eye beams in Avengers: Doomsday. Image via Marvel Studios Yes, after years of wondering and countless movies, we finally have comics-accurate costumes for several major characters. Primarily, the change concerns the X-Men , who infamously received terrible, watered-down, black spandex suits for their original trilogy. The trailer, however, shows Scott Summers ( James Marsden ) in his popular blue-and-yellow suit, albeit without the trunks.
Elsewhere, Rebecca Romijn 's Mystique, Channing Tatum 's Gambit, and Tenoch Huerta 's Namor also get new, comics-faithful costumes. Mystique's and Gambit's are overall solid efforts, but Namor's pales compared to the rich, heavily Mayan-influenced versions we got in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever . Still, these changes are mostly for the better, and they go a long way to win favor with comic book lovers.
Gambit holding up a card in Avengers: Doomsday. Image via Marvel Studios The trailer shows several key fights between random characters as different universes collide. However, it must be said that many of these fights don't seem fair , at least at first glance. First, we see Tatum's Gambit going against Simu Liu 's Shang-Chi, a fight that, in theory, should be unbalanced. Shang-Chi wields the massively powerful Ten Rings , and while Gambit isn't a pushover by any means, he's not an Omega mutant either.
Then, we have Mystique against Florence Pugh 's Yelena Belova. Anyone even remotely familiar with these two characters will know t…