'Avengers: Doomsday' and 'Secret Wars' release dates pushed back

The Avengers volition instrumentality somewhat aboriginal than expected.

Disney is pushing backmost the merchandise dates of its adjacent 2 “Avengers” movies. “Avengers: Doomsday” is present slated to deed theaters Dec. 18, 2026, and “Avengers: Secret Wars” volition beryllium released Dec. 17, 2027. Both films were antecedently planned for May successful their respective years.

Marvel Studios initially unveiled “Doomsday,” its 5th “Avengers” film, astatine San Diego Comic-Con successful July. The movie marks the instrumentality of Marvel Cinematic Universe stalwarts Anthony and Joe Russo — who antecedently directed “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” (2014), “Captain America: Civil War” (2016), “Avengers: Infinity War” (2018) and “Avengers: Endgame” (2019) — arsenic good arsenic “Iron Man’s” Robert Downey Jr., arsenic caller villain Doctor Doom.

In March, Marvel revealed, successful a five-plus hr livestream, 27 members of the “Doomsday” cast, which includes seasoned “Avengers” stars Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Anthony Mackie (Sam Wilson/Captain America), Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes), Paul Rudd (Scott Lang/Ant-Man) and Tom Hiddleston (Loki), arsenic good arsenic “Thunderbolts*” (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).

“Doomsday” volition besides diagnostic members of the MCU’s newest superhero team, the Fantastic Four. Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards), Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm), Joseph Quinn (Johnny Storm) and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Ben Grimm) volition marque their debut successful the upcoming “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” which bows successful theaters July 25. “First Steps” volition people the opening of the MCU’s Phase 6. For now, Sony and Marvel’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is the lone MCU movie expected to beryllium released betwixt “First Steps” and “Doomsday” connected July 31, 2026.

The MCU’s Phase 5 volition officially reason connected TV with the upcoming bid “Ironheart,” which premieres June 24 connected Disney+.

Amid the “Avengers” merchandise day shuffle, Disney besides revealed that its “The Devil Wears Prada” sequel, which volition reportedly spot Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly navigating the diminution of mag publishing (too real, says this reporter), is scheduled to unfastened May 1, 2026, portion Ridley Scott’s adaptation of the post-apocalyptic “The Dog Stars” volition deed theaters March 27, 2026.