It’ll be the MCU’s (Marvel Cinematic Universe) biggest gap between feature films since the COVID era gap between 2019’s Spider-Man: Far From Home and 2021’s Black Widow
Poster of Avengers: Doomsday
Disney has delayed the release of Marvel Studios’ upcoming team-up features Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. It will now be released in 2026 and 2027 respectively.
Doomsday is now set to hit screens on December 18, 2026. It was earlier scheduled to come in theatres on May 1, 2026. To match, the follow-up Avengers: Secret Wars is moving its release to December 17, 2027, from the earlier date, May 7, 2027.
Disney announced both Avengers delays on Thursday afternoon, alongside a sweeping reorganisation of its coming theatrical slate. Notably, the new calendar saw the studio remove several unannounced Marvel titles off of its calendar. The date of February 13, 2026, previously slotted for an untitled Marvel project, has been removed from the schedule.
Meanwhile, the dates of November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2027 also both previously set for untitled Marvel features have been amended to untitled Disney films. With these changes, Avengers: Doomsday and Sony’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day are now the only Marvel Cinematic Universe entries slated to hit theatres in 2026.
Additionally, there is now no theatrical Marvel feature slated to release between The Fantastic 4: First Steps on July 25 and the fourth Tom Holland Spider-Man instalment on July 31, 2026 — more than a year later.
It’ll be the MCU’s (Marvel Cinematic Universe) biggest gap between feature films since the COVID era gap between 2019’s Spider-Man: Far From Home and 2021’s Black Widow.
The notable decrease in theatrical Marvel features on the immediate horizon aligns with Disney CEO Bob Iger’s recently articulated strategy for the company’s superhero features.
During an investor call, Iger shared that Marvel Studios had “lost a little focus by making too much” between its tentpoles and various Disney+ series. He continued, “By consolidating a bit and having Marvel focus much more on their films, we believe that will result in better quality.”
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