Is the eagerly anticipated trailer for Avengers: Doomsday dropping today? Marvel fans seem to think so for one huge reason.
Reports have suggested that trailers for the film will coincide with the release of James Cameron’s latest fantasy epic, Avatar: Fire and Ash, which is released in UK cinemas tomorrow. However, eagle-eyed fans believe we could get our first glimpse of the superhero blockbuster today after dissecting details in a mysterious teaser.
In the brief clip, which marks the one-year countdown until the movie’s release, before it counts down to 55 seconds, it briefly switches to spell Doomsday.
Fans have pointed out that the “S” in the video looks like a “5”, deducing that it could mean 5 hours. That would have meant 1pm UK time as the teaser was released at 8am, but that doesn’t seem to have happened. It doesn’t mean a trailer won’t drop today though, given the typical Disney release time is 2pm.
Others have speculated that it could mean a trailer will be released in five days, which would be Tuesday 23 December, while some believe there is no deeper meaning to the video and it’s simply a stylistic choice.
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“Trailer drops in 5 hours ???? 👀,” one user wrote on X, while another posted: “Are you guys blind? Look at the countdown!! It’s not a countdown it’s a code, a puzzle, idk but it’s not a countdown. The hours changed up and down randomly. Tell me I’m right.”
A third speculated: “The Russos posted an official countdown to Avengers Doomsday. This is the same clock and ticking you will see/hear after each teaser. Maybe they’re releasing online soon 👀.”
One wrote: “#AvengersDoomsday Teaser Releases In 5 Hours Or 5 Days ????”
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The Russo Brothers previously shared some cryptic posts in the run-up to this countdown, with a blurry black and white image appearing on Instagram in preparation for… something.
In October, the duo shared a first look at filming for the sequel, but of course, all that is visible is a silhouetted character with a caption urging fans to “look hard” at the photo.
The fifth installment in the Avengers franchise, following 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, will see the Avengers join forces with Wakandans, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and the New Avengers to face Doctor Doom, played by Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr.
While exact plot details are being kept under wraps, we do know a star-studded cast will be hitting the big screen for Doomsday, including Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Ian McKellen, Anthony Mackie, Letitia Wright, Paul Rudd, and Florence Pugh.
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Other huge names attached include Vanessa Kirby, Wyatt Russell, Tenoch Huerta MejÃa, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Simu Liu, Kelsey Grammer, Lewis Pullman, Danny Ramirez, Joseph Quinn, and David Harbour.
Winston Duke, Hannah John-Kamen, Patrick Stewart, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Robijn, James Marsden, and Channing Tatum round out the cast that we know of so far.
The film’s sequel, Avengers: Secret Wars, already has a release date: 17 December, 2027.
Avengers: Doomsday is slated for release on 18 December 2026.
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