{"id":11762,"date":"2026-07-20T18:14:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11762"},"modified":"2026-07-20T18:14:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:14:30","slug":"robert-downey-jr-vs-mcu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11762","title":{"rendered":"Robert Downey Jr. vs. MCU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Avenger-Doomsday.jpeg?quality=80\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1532571\" data-title=\"Avengers: Doomsday Crosses the Multiverse in First Full Trailer: Watch\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/avengers-doomsday-trailer-doctor-doom\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p>Over a year of <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2025\/03\/avengers-doomsday-cast-reveal-production\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hype-building stunts<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/01\/avengers-doomsday-black-panther-fantastic-four\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slowly-rolled-out<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/01\/avengers-doomsday-x-men-teaser-trailer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">teasers<\/a> have led to this:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/tag\/marvel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marvel Studios<\/a> has finally released the first trailer for <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/tag\/avengers-doomsday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Avengers: Doomsday<\/i><\/a>, the next chapter in the mega-franchise. Directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2024\/07\/avengers-movie-russo-brothers-returning-to-direct\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the returning<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/tag\/joe-russo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/tag\/anthony-russo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anthony Russo<\/a> and arriving December 18th, the new movie aims to return the <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/tag\/marvel-cinematic-universe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marvel Cinematic Universe<\/a> to its past glory as <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2024\/07\/robert-downey-jr-dr-doom-avengers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert Downey Jr.<\/a> makes his bizarre return to battle a huge cast of characters \u2014 including the also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UiMg566PREA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">returning Chris Evans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4uM4qww\" class=\"button button-ticket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Get the Avengers Assembled Blu-ray Collection<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The full announced cast list for <i>Avengers: Doomsday<\/i> includes (deep breath) Chris Hemsworth, Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Letitia Wright, Paul Rudd, Wyatt Russell, Tenoch Huerta Mej\u00eda, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Simu Liu, Florence Pugh, Kelsey Grammer, Lewis Pullman, Danny Ramirez, Joseph Quinn, David Harbour, Winston Duke, Hannah John-Kamen, Tom Hiddleston, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden, Channing Tatum, and Pedro Pascal. Yes, this includes actors from <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2024\/07\/x-men-movies-ranked-deadpool-wolverine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fox\u2019s <i>X-Men<\/i> movies<\/a> and the MCU-bridging <em><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2024\/07\/deadpool-3-review-wolverine-ryan-reynolds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deadpool &amp; Wolverine<\/a><\/em>, movies which the franchise has established exist in a separate universe from the Earth-616 heroes we\u2019ve followed over the last decade and a half.<\/p>\n<p>How will they all\u2026 assemble? That\u2019s a question to be answered on December 18th when <i>Avengers: Doomsday<\/i> debuts in theaters.\u00a0For a refresher of how we got here, you can pick up the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4uM4qww\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><em>Avengers Assembled: Complete 4-Movie Collection<\/em><\/a>, or to be a real nerd about it, we suggest reading Jonathan Hickman\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QjJ3DT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><em>Avengers<\/em>:\u00a0<em>The Complete Collection Vol. 4<\/em><\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4aay3PV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><em>Vol. 5<\/em><\/a>, as these comic stories heavily influenced the plot of <em>Avengers: Doomsday\u00a0<\/em>(and, frankly, a lot of the MCU in general).<\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<p>Check out the new trailer below. Superhero fans also have <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/03\/spider-man-brand-new-day-trailer-punisher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em><\/a> to look forward to on July 31st, and you can see where the MCU lands on <i>Consequence<\/i>\u2019s list of <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/avengers-doomsday-trailer-doctor-doom\/lienre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the best action movie franchises of all time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Avengers: Doomsday | Official Trailer | In Theaters December 18\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/irVNGjRFZGk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n\t\tn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=1;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n\t\tdocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('set','agent','tmgoogletagmanager', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('track', \"PageView\");\n\t<\/script><script defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v7.0&#038;appId=434175690014\" nonce=\"6gwmbCtM\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over a year of hype-building stunts and slowly-rolled-out teasers have led to this:\u00a0Marvel Studios has finally released the first trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, the next chapter in the mega-franchise. 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