The official Avengers: Doomsday trailer has dropped – and boy are we in for a hell of a ride.
The movie, which is coming out in December this year, is being touted as the biggest superhero team-up blockbuster since Infinity War and Endgame.
Not only will it see several of the biggest Marvel Cinematic Universe characters coming together – including the Fantastic Four, Shuri’s Black Panther, and the Thunderbolts – but it will also see OG Avengers Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr reunite.
Some Marvel fans claim that the MCU has gone downhill since Endgame and refuse to jump back on board. Others believe this new two-and-a-half-minute trailer has parts that look like ‘AI slop’. Some say that they’ll just never be as hyped about Marvel films as they were seven years ago when Endgame came out.
And yet, within half an hour, the Doomsday trailer has already banked a million views on YouTube. Make of that what you will, naysayers.
As someone who’s remained a staunch Marvel fan my entire life and has had faith that Doomsday will bring the goods, the trailer sent chills running up and down my spine.
We have the X-Men, officially in the MCU, including a tormented Professor X (Sir Patrick Stewart), a long-haired Magneto (Sir Ian McKellen), and Mystique (Rebecca Romijn), boasting a brand new look.
Robert has returned, but not as a resurrected Tony Stark – this time, he’s here as the dreaded Doctor Doom, the longtime foe of the Fantastic Four. Whether this means that this Doctor Doom hails from a parallel universe remains to be seen.
Even in this short snippet, Doctor Doom’s power seems unprecedented. He’s able to stop Thor’s hammer mid-flight with just two fingers, seemingly with even more ease than Hela (Cate Blanchett) was able to in Thor: Ragnarok, when she caught the weapon in the palm of her hand before exploding it to smithereens.
But another aspect of Robert’s performance has fans wagging their tongues – the actor’s unexpected accent.
In the trailer, a voiceover that fans believe to be Doom speaking states: ‘Something’s coming. Something we may not be able to deter. Before this day is done, we shall be faced with an unthinkable decision.’
‘That Victor Von Doom accent from Robert Downey Jr. is driving me insane. What an unbelievable actor, man 🔥,’ ZeMo wrote on X.
‘I will say, I genuinely like Robert Downey Jr’s accent for Doctor Doom,’ ConnorBehrens remarked, while SalenmaganStark said: ‘The accent btw 🙌 Robert ate this 🔥.’
One fan called Shadowthehooded admitted that they initially couldn’t even tell that it was Robert speaking.
However, we’re still yet to see his face underneath Doctor Doom’s metal mask, which he wears in the comics to conceal his severely scarred face.
The trailer boasts several jaw-dropping moments, including Channing Tatum’s Gambit going up against Simu Liu’s Shang-Chi, not to mention Thor’s long-awaited reunion with Steve Rogers.
After Thor says that they need a ‘miracle’ to battle their new nemesis, a voice gently says to him: ‘Hey, pal.’
‘It’s not possible,’ Thor responds, before holding his hammer, Mjolnir.
As fans will remember (as who could possibly forget?), in Avengers: Endgame in the fight against Thanos, Captain America was able to summon and wield Mjolnir, which only those who are ‘worthy’ are able to do.
In the Doomsday trailer, Steve catches it once again – seemingly proving that he is very much real and his true self. And the trailer ends there, with Cap’s mysterious return.
Is he the real Steve Rogers? Is he from a parallel universe… or could he an evil version of the character we all adore? There are only four months left until we find out.
