Overview
- Marvel has shifted Phase Six to center on Doctor Doom with Robert Downey Jr. in the role, and Joe and Anthony Russo set to direct Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars in December 2026 and December 2027.
- Coverage spotlights Doomsday as a large‑scale ensemble that brings back legacy X‑Men performers such as Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen alongside MCU mainstays.
- An X account, MCU Film News, claims Secret Wars will begin filming in August, a production timeline that remains unconfirmed by Marvel.
- Scoopers report a masked “wizard” ally using a Sling Ring at Doom’s side, while Benedict Cumberbatch has publicly said he is not appearing in Doomsday, leaving the rumor unverified.
- Jonathan Majors has started shooting an unrelated Daily Wire/Bonfire Legend action film in South Carolina, marking his return to set as Kang’s future in the MCU remains unclear.