Avengers: Doomsday will bring the Marvel Cinematic Universe together one more time to face the existential threat of Doctor Doom.
The film, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, is set for release on December 18 of this year as part of Phase 6 of the MCU.
To get up to speed on the events leading up to the new superhero film, Disney+ has assembled a list of movies and shows fans can watch to refresh their memories, as shown in the photo gallery below.
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Avengers: Doomsday will feature different groups of heroes from different universes, including the Avengers, the Wakandans from Black Panther, the Thunderbolts (known as the New Avengers) from Earth-616, the Fantastic Four from Earth-828, and the original X-Men.
The forthcoming film takes place in the events following the Thunderbolts, aka the New Avengers, which starred Florence Pugh (Yelena Belova), Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier), Wyatt Russel (John Walker), Olga Kurylenko (Taskmaster), Lewis Pullman (Void), Hannah John-Kamen (Ghost), and David Harbour (Red Guardian), among others.
Audiences got a first glimpse of Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom in 2025’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which featured Pedro Pascal (Mister Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby (Invisible Woman), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Thing), and Joseph Quinn (Human Torch).
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The movies and shows Marvel recommends you watch before Avengers: Doomsday are X-Men, X2, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Loki, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Captain America: Brave New World, Deadpool & Wolverine, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Thunderbolts*, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
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Scroll through the photos below to see the movies and shows you need to watch before Avengers: Doomsday.
