The first trailer for Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday, was unveiled to a select audience of theatre owners and media at the CinemaCon on Thursday.
Chris Evans plays Steve Rogers in the MCU.
Avengers Doomsday trailer
At CinemaCon, Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans, who played Steve Rogers in the MCU, took to the stage to unveil the trailer. Called the Trailer of Doom, this is the first major video asset from the film, offering the first official glimpse of the Russo Brothers’ return to the MCU.
Deadline detailed the trailer’s major happenings. It begins with a voiceover that announces: “Something’s coming!” This is followed by a flash of light, after which the scene cuts to the first look at Robert Downey Jr. in his silver mask as Doctor Doom. Then, there is a montage of Pedro Pascal’s Mister Fantastic, Sebastian Stan’s Bucky, Florence Pugh’s Yelena, Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, Letita Wright’s Shuri, Channing Tatum’s Gambit, Patrick Stewart’s Professor X, James Marsden’s Cyclops, Vanessa Kirby’s Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn’s Johnny Storm, Tenoch Huerta’s Namor, and more.
Thor prays for a miracle before the trailer cuts to a voice saying, “Hey, pal!” It’s Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers. Thor stares in disbelief as Rogers takes Thor’s Mjölnir.
While the trailer has not been released to the public yet, Reuters reported that the crowd at CinemaCon responded with rousing applause and cheers, prompting RDJ to ask for the trailer to be played a second time.
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“Honestly, I could not have imagined reuniting with this amazing team, after such a glorious run of success and creative joy, let alone as a new character,” Reuters quoted RDJ as saying on stage at the CinemaCon.
Cast member Robert Downey Jr., from left, director Joe Russo, and cast member Chris Evans of the upcoming film “Avengers: Doomsday”, speak during the Walt Disney Studios presentation at CinemaCon on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Avengers: Doomsday will be released on December 18, the same day as the third instalment of Warner Bros’ sci-fi series Dune, setting up a box office battle dubbed Dunesday.
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More
