'Avengers: Doomsday' and 'Secret Wars' release dates pushed back
Disney has set new release dates for Marvel's 'Avengers: Doomsday' and 'Avengers: Secret Wars,' and dated 'The Devil Wears Prada 2.'
The Avengers will return slightly later than expected.
Disney is pushing back the release dates of its next two âAvengersâ movies. âAvengers: Doomsdayâ is now slated to hit theaters Dec. 18, 2026, and âAvengers: Secret Warsâ will be released Dec. 17, 2027. Both films were previously planned for May in their respective years.
Marvel Studios initially unveiled âDoomsday,â its fifth âAvengersâ film, at San Diego Comic-Con in July. The movie marks the return of Marvel Cinematic Universe stalwarts Anthony and Joe Russo â who previously directed âCaptain America: The Winter Soldierâ (2014), âCaptain America: Civil Warâ (2016), âAvengers: Infinity Warâ (2018) and âAvengers: Endgameâ (2019) â as well as âIron Manâsâ Robert Downey Jr., as new villain Doctor Doom.
In March, Marvel revealed, in a five-plus hour livestream, 27 members of the âDoomsdayâ cast, which includes veteran âAvengersâ stars Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Anthony Mackie (Sam Wilson/Captain America), Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes), Paul Rudd (Scott Lang/Ant-Man) and Tom Hiddleston (Loki), as well as âThunderbolts*â (a.k.a. New Avengers) actors Florence Pugh (Yelena Belova), David Harbour (Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian), Lewis Pullman (Bob Reynolds), Wyatt Russell (John Walker) and Hannah John-Kamen (Ava Starr/Ghost).
âDoomsdayâ will also feature members of the MCUâs newest superhero team, the Fantastic Four. Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards), Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm), Joseph Quinn (Johnny Storm) and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Ben Grimm) will make their debut in the upcoming âThe Fantastic Four: First Steps,â which bows in theaters July 25. âFirst Stepsâ will mark the beginning of the MCUâs Phase 6. For now, Sony and Marvelâs âSpider-Man: Brand New Dayâ is the only MCU film expected to be released between âFirst Stepsâ and âDoomsdayâ on July 31, 2026.
The MCUâs Phase 5 will officially conclude on TV with the upcoming series âIronheart,â which premieres June 24 on Disney+.
Amid the âAvengersâ release date shuffle, Disney also revealed that its âThe Devil Wears Pradaâ sequel, which will reportedly see Meryl Streepâs Miranda Priestly navigating the decline of magazine publishing (too real, says this reporter), is scheduled to open May 1, 2026, while Ridley Scottâs adaptation of the post-apocalyptic âThe Dog Starsâ will hit theaters March 27, 2026.