# Marvel unveils Doctor Doom’s Avengers: Doomsday special look

2026-08-15T06:40:27+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk

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Marvel Studios unveiled new Avengers: Doomsday footage at D23, offering a backstory for Robert Downey Jr’s Doctor Doom and showing his confrontation with Thor. Vanessa Kirby’s Sue Storm describes Victor von Doom as once kind and caring before losing everything. The footage shows Doom destroying worlds, confronting Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards and stopping Thor’s Stormbreaker attack with ease before unleashing Sentinels. The film brings together heroes from the Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four and other Marvel worlds. Anthony and Joe Russo direct the film, which is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on December 18, 2026. IndiaTV News calls the footage the second trailer, while Hindustan Times and Cinema Express describe it as a special look or new glimpse unveiled at D23.

## Coverage

- indiatvnews.com <https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/hollywood/avengers-doomsday-trailer-2-out-robert-downey-jr-returns-to-mcu-as-the-menacing-doctor-doom-2026-08-15-1051439>
- timesofindia.indiatimes.com <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/avengers-doomsday-trailer-robert-downey-jr-establishes-himself-as-mcus-most-powerful-villain-in-epic-new-d23-clip-says-hell-answers-to-me-watch/articleshow/133255251.cms>
- hindustantimes.com <https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/hollywood/avengers-doomsday-special-look-robert-downey-jr-doctor-doom-lays-waste-to-worlds-mcu-chris-evans-chris-hemsworth-marvel-101786772652798.html>
- cinemaexpress.com <https://www.cinemaexpress.com/english/news/2026/Aug/15/watch-avengers-doomsday-new-glimpse-from-d23-shows-dr-doom-bringing-hell-onto-mcu-heroes>

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