Well, well, well, it looks like James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire And Ash isn’t the only thing generating some serious heat in cinemas this week, folks. Following weeks of speculation, dubious leaks, persistent whispers, and social media chatter, the first teaser trailer for the Russo Brothers’ upcoming Avengers: Doomsday — showing, handily enough, ahead of Fire And Ash screenings — has confirmed something we thought we knew way back in December 2024: that Chris Evans’ Captain America is coming back for the Multiverse Saga’s grand finale. And he’s not coming alone, either.
In the teaser for the Russos’ all-star MCU comeback, Variety has confirmed that we see Evans’ Steve Rogers pull up on his motorcycle outside a house that’ll be very familiar to those who remember the ending of Avengers: Endgame. From there, we see Steve holding his old Cap outfit, before glimpsing our star-spangled hero holding even more precious cargo: his child. And then comes the obligatory ‘Steve Rogers will return for Avengers: Doomsday’, followed by the beginning of a year-long countdown timer to the movie’s 18 December, 2026 release.
What the return of Evans means for the MCU’s current Captain America, Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson, very much remains to be seen, although the Doomsday teaser’s specific reference to Steve Rogers returning rather than Captain America may suggest that the Russos’ movie — and the MCU’s multiverse — may indeed be big enough for the both of them. Perhaps the reported further teasers to come in the weeks ahead (also attached to Avatar screenings) will offer a little more clarification… we shall see.
For now then, with so much still to be confirmed regarding Doomsday, something we do know is that Evans’ comeback adds another huge star to the film’s veritable constellation of an ensemble. He now joins a cast that includes *deep, deep breath* Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Danny Ramirez, Sebastian Stan, Paul Rudd, Tom Hiddleston, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Simu Liu, Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell, Hannah John-Kamen, Lewis Pullman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Kelsey Grammer, Alan Cumming, James Marsden, Channing Tatum, and Rebecca Romijn. Now there’s some Avengers to assemble!