After Spider-Man: Model New Day grew to become a record-breaking hit, the following chapter in Marvel Studios’ Multiverse Saga will come this December with the discharge of Avengers: Doomsday. Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, this film will carry Robert Downey Jr. again for a brand new function as Physician Doom, pitting him towards the Avengers, X-Males, Implausible 4, X-Males, and extra with the destiny of your entire multiverse in play. It will function the most important solid of stars in any comic-book film ever, with about 30 stars from the MCU and legacy Marvel movies already confirmed, and extra anticipated to hitch.
The lead-up to Doomsday is beginning to ramp up, as its trailers have pulled in huge viewing numbers, and presales for tickets are through the proverbial roof. Moreover, followers are beginning to prep for the fifth Avengers film with rewatch marathons, binging as many previous MCU and non-MCU films as doable to prepare for every thing coming from what needs to be the most important film of the 12 months. Now, because the sequel pushed in the direction of its launch, Marvel is including a brand new method to put together behind one of many Multiverse Saga’s largest stars.
Marvel formally introduced a particular podcast tied to the discharge of Avengers: Doomsday, titled Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday Official Podcast. Frank Alvarez, the co-host of the weekly comedy podcast The Basement Yard, will host this collection; moreover, he shall be joined by particular visitor host Iman Vellani. Vellani is greatest recognized for taking part in Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel within the 2022’s Ms. Marvel on Disney+ and 2023’s The Marvels in theaters. She can be a Marvel Comics author, having written 2023’s Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant in 2023 and Ms. Marvel: Mutant Menace in 2024, each with Sabir Pizada.
This podcast could have 5 episodes, which start releasing on Aug. 27. Every episode will take a deep dive into key MCU movies that lead as much as Doomsday, together with the primary 4 Avengers films and 2016’s Captain America: Civil Conflict. It will present Alvarez and Vellani recapping the films, pertaining to their best moments, and discussing the affect every has had on popular culture. The ultimate episode (discussing 2019’s Avengers: Endgame) shall be launched on Sept. 25, coinciding with the release of Avengers: Endgame Encore in theaters. This podcast shall be accessible to look at on Disney+ and YouTube, and the audio shall be accessible on all podcast platforms.
No actor within the MCU has confirmed to be a much bigger fan of this franchise than Vellani, who got here into the MCU as an skilled within the franchise’s historical past, in addition to typically Marvel information. Having grown up as a diehard Iron Man fan, the Ms. Marvel star is now acknowledged as a lot for her love of the Marvel Universe as she is for her starring function as one in all its heroes. Having her perception into these 5 films will give listeners loads of new perspective on the Infinity Saga whereas setting the stage for every thing coming in Avengers: Doomsday.
The massive query now could be whether Vellani will be part of Avengers: Doomsday‘s cast, which might be her third live-action look after Ms. Marvel and The Marvels. She was final seen alongside Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers on Earth, as they began determining how you can get Teyonah Parris’s Monica Rambeau again from the undisclosed alternate universe she is in. Some have theorized that her bangles can also play a task within the broader narrative, however for now, her place in it stays a thriller.
Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday Official Podcast begins streaming on Aug. 27, 2026. Avengers: Doomsday then involves theaters on Dec. 18, 2026.
- Launch Date
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December 18, 2026
- Runtime
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165 Minutes
