Steve Rogers reunites with Thor in star-studded trailer for Avengers: Doomsday
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(Clockwise from top left) Shang-Chi, Thor, Mystique as Yelena Belova and Sue Storm appear in the trailer for Doomsday: Avengers.
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- The Avengers: Doomsday trailer features the return of Robert Downey Jr as Doctor Doom and Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, reuniting with Thor and other heroes.
- The trailer shows multiple superhero teams preparing to face a major threat, with scenes including battles involving Wakandans, Fantastic Four, and other iconic characters.
- Directed by the Russo brothers, the film will release on December 18 in Singapore, with Marvel releasing a poster hinting at a tragic backstory for Doctor Doom.
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Marvel Studios has gone public with the first official trailer for its movie Avengers: Doomsday after it was showcased at CinemaCon in Las Vegas in April.
Released on July 20, the 2min 25 sec trailer has hit more than 36 million views on YouTube in less than 24 hours.
The teaser also features the return of American actors Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans.
“Something’s coming. Something we may not be able to deter,” said 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 the film’s antagonist Doctor Doom (Downey Jr), who says: “Before this day is done, we shall be faced with an unthinkable decision.”
The role marks the 61-year-old’s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) since his character Iron Man died at the end of Avengers: Endgame (2019).
Evans’ character Steve Rogers also makes a comeback, reuniting with a surprised Thor (Chris Hemsworth) at the end of the clip.
The former Captain America proves his identity to Thor by taking hold of the Norse god’s hammer, Mjolnir. Rogers was last seen in Avengers: Endgame, with his elderly self passing his shield to Sam Wilson/Falcon (Anthony Mackie).
The majority of the trailer highlights Thor warning the various superhero teams of the threat of 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,” he said. “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), with Gambit (Channing Tatum) fighting 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) involved in a duel with Mystique (Rebecca Romijn), who then shape-shifts into Yelena.
Other characters appearing in the teaser 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).
There are scenes of Professor X and his 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 releases the poster for Avengers: Doomsday on social media on July 20. In the poster, Doom is standing on the stairs below a mural that shows 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 will arrive in Singapore cinemas on Dec 18.
