‘Avengers’ Delayed: Marvel Pushes ‘Doomsday’ and ‘Secret Wars’ to December 2026 and 2027

MCU fans are going to have to wait a little bit longer to see the MCU's Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars on the big screen.

via: Variety

The Avengers will need a few more months to assemble. Disney has delayed the release of Marvel Studios‘ upcoming team-up features “Avengers: Doomsday” and “Avengers: Secret Wars.”

“Doomsday” is now set to debut on Dec. 18, 2026, moving about seven months off of its originally slated date of May 1, 2026. To match, the follow-up “Avengers: Secret Wars” is moving its release to Dec. 17, 2027, after previously being set for May 7, 2027.

Disney announced both “Avengers” delays Thursday afternoon, alongside a sweeping reorganization of its coming theatrical slate. Notably, the new calendar saw the studio remove several unannounced Marvel titles off of its calendar. The date of Feb. 13, 2026, previously slotted for an “Untitled Marvel” project, has been removed from the schedule. Meanwhile, the dates of Nov. 6, 2026 and Nov. 5, 2027 — also both previously set for “Untitled Marvel” features — have been amended to simply “Untitled Disney” films.

With those changes, “Avengers: Doomsday” and Sony’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” are now the only Marvel Cinematic Universe entries slated to hit theaters in 2026. Additionally, the July 31, 2026 release of the fourth Tom Holland “Spider-Man” entry now precedes the release of “Doomsday.”

“Doomsday” and “Secret Wars” are both massive productions for Marvel Studios, featuring a sprawling cast that includes the MCU return of Robert Downey Jr. — this time playing the villainous Doctor Doom — as well as superhero teams from the “Thunderbolts*,” “Fantastic 4: First Steps” and even reprisals from the “X-Men” franchise, like Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen.

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