With 503 million views over 24 hours, Avengers: Doomsday is Disney’s most-viewed trailer in history
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(Clockwise from top left) Steve Rogers, Thor, Mystique as Yelena Belova, and Shang-chi in the trailer for Doomsday: Avengers.
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- Marvel released the first trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, featuring a star-studded cast including Robert Downey Jr as Doctor Doom and Chris Evans as Steve Rogers.
- The trailer shows Thor rallying heroes against Doctor Doom, with appearances from many MCU characters and teams, including the Fantastic Four and Wakandans.
- Directed by the Russo brothers, the film releases on December 17, coinciding with Dune: Part Three, sparking the viral “Dunesday” box office event.
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Marvel Studios has dropped the first official trailer for its star-studded superhero movie Avengers: Doomsday after it was showcased at CinemaCon in Las Vegas in April. Released on July 20, the 2½-minute clip was viewed 503 million times over 24 hours.
That ranks as the second-biggest movie trailer launch of all time, behind Sony’s upcoming Marvel adventure Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which drew 719 million views.
And it is Disney’s most-viewed trailer in history, beating the studio’s Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) Super Bowl teaser, which garnered 365 million views, reported US trade publication Variety.
The Avengers: Doomsday trailer features the return of Avengers alumni Robert Downey Jr, who plays the main antagonist Doctor Doom, and Chris Evans, reprising his role as Steve Rogers.
It also gives fans a glimpse of the film’s sprawling ensemble cast of stars.
“Something’s coming. Something we may not be able to deter,” says a voiceover at the start of the clip, as Charles Xavier/Professor X (played by English actor Patrick Stewart) shields his eyes from what looks like an explosion outside the window.
The scene then cuts to Doctor Doom, who says: “Before this day is done, we shall be faced with an unthinkable decision.”
The role marks the 61-year-old American actor’s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) since his character Tony Stark/Iron Man died at the end of Avengers: Endgame (2019).
Steve Rogers also makes a comeback, reuniting with a surprised Thor (Chris Hemsworth) at the end of the trailer.
The former Captain America proves his identity to the Norse god of thunder by taking hold of the latter’s hammer Mjolnir.
Rogers was last seen in Avengers: Endgame, where his elderly self passed his shield to Sam Wilson/Falcon (Anthony Mackie).
The majority of the trailer focuses on Thor warning the various superhero teams of the threat of Doctor Doom and persuading them to join forces.
“I’ve fought with many warriors in my time. They were far stronger than all of us put together,” Thor says. “And they died. They died facing enemies and threats that scared me far less than this one.”
There is a glimpse of Cyclops (James Marsden), while Gambit (Channing Tatum) fights Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) in one scene. Meanwhile, Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke) and a group of Wakandans face off against Namor (Tenoch Huerta Mejia) and some Talokanil soldiers in another scene.
The trailer also shows Loki (Tom Hiddleston) twirling his Time Variance Authority card, and Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) duelling with Mystique (Rebecca Romijn), who then shape-shifts into Yelena.
Other characters who appear include Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), Scott Lang/Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) and the Fantastic Four: Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Joseph Quinn) and Ben Grimm/The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach).
In addition, there are scenes of Professor X and his long-time frenemy Magneto (Ian McKellen) clasping each other’s hands, Scott Lang hugging his daughter Cassie (Kathryn Newton) and Johnny Storm embracing his sister Sue.
Marvel also released a poster for Avengers: Doomsday on social media on July 20, showing Doctor Doom standing below a mural depicting a woman and a child embracing, with the picture hinting at a tragic backstory.
Avengers: Doomsday is directed by the Russo brothers, who also helmed other MCU films such as Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame.
The new film opens in Singapore cinemas on Dec 17, the same day as space opera epic Dune: Part Three, the third and final film in director Denis Villeneuve’s trilogy.
Similar to the 2023 Barbenheimer phenomenon, the term “Dunesday” has gone viral, as moviegoers anticipate the box-office showdown between these two massively popular IPs.
