Disney is pushing back the release dates of its next two “Avengers” movies. “Avengers: Doomsday” is now slated to hit theaters Dec. 18, 2026, and “Avengers: Secret Wars” will be released Dec. 17, 2027. Both films were previously planned for May in their respective years.

"Doomsday" is set to bring Robert Downey Jr. back to the franchise as villain Doctor Doom, Marvel revealed at Comic-Con in July. Downey now joins a star-studded list of returning names, as seen in a more than five-hourlong livestream in March.

Secret Wars’ (Image: Marvel) Marvel Studios has made the unsurprising decision to delay ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’, the two cinematic juggernauts set to define the climax of the Multiverse Saga.