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Avengers: Doomsday Opens Dec. 18, Yelena Stars; Secret Wars X-Men

7/12/2026

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Feige Announces Doomsday

Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige announced Avengers: Doomsday opens Dec. 18, stars Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, and includes Incursions, Doctor Doom, and Fantastic Four: First Steps characters.
Feige said Yelena will have a major role and may appear earlier, perhaps in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the only MCU film before Doomsday.
He confirmed a 2028 sequel, Avengers: Secret Wars, will be a full-fledged MCU X-Men movie, realizing his longtime dream.

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Spider-Man Billion

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is projected to open domestically at $180 million-$190 million, about half of Thunderbolts’ $382 million worldwide total in its first weekend.
Marvel Studios expects the film to exceed $1 billion worldwide, cementing Tom Holland’s Spider-Man as the franchise’s highest-grossing series and boosting confidence before Avengers: Doomsday and the 2027 Secret Wars rollout.
Valentina Allegra de Fontaine’s rebranding of the New Avengers follows Thunderbolts’ modest return and adds Yelena Belova’s cameo.

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Historical Context

Marvel Studios debuted the MCU with Iron Man on May 2 2008, earning $585 million worldwide. Its triumph convinced Kevin Feige and Disney—who bought Marvel for $4 billion in 2009—to pursue a shared-universe model, later cemented by The Avengers (2012) and the rise of megafranchises throughout the film industry in Hollywood, shaping future franchise planning.

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Feige Announces Doomsday

Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige announced Avengers: Doomsday opens Dec. 18, stars Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, and includes Incursions, Doctor Doom, and Fantastic Four: First Steps characters.
Feige said Yelena will have a major role and may appear earlier, perhaps in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the only MCU film before Doomsday.
He confirmed a 2028 sequel, Avengers: Secret Wars, will be a full-fledged MCU X-Men movie, realizing his longtime dream.

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