Kevin Feige Opens Up About the Emotional Final Day of Filming AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is heading into one of its biggest turning points yet, and now we have a behind-the-scenes moment straight from Kevin Feige, who recently shared that the final day of filming on Avengers: Doomsday was an emotional one, sharing the moment in an anniversary video celebrating Hot Toys’ 25 years of premium collectibles.
Avengers: Doomsday is going to be a massive event film for Marvel Studios. Directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, the movie brings the Avengers and the X-Men together for the first time to face off against Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom. Production officially began in March 2025, and reports surfaced in September confirming that principal photography had wrapped.
Feige has now confirmed that milestone himself, offering a personal glimpse into the moment while congratulating Hot Toys on their anniversary. Speaking directly from the set, he said:
"Hello, everyone. Kevin Feige here, from the set of Doomsday. Today's actually the last day, so it was very emotional. There were a lot of hugs on the last day of principal photography of Avengers: Doomsday, but I had to stop and say 'congratulations,' and thank you for 25 years of Hot Toys."
With filming complete, the movie now heads into an extended post-production phase. Aside from standard reshoots, Marvel Studios has well over a year to fine-tune visual effects and polish every detail, giving the team time to make sure the film looks as grounded and cinematic as possible when it hits theaters.
Feige’s appearance in the Hot Toys video also makes perfect sense when you remember his personal connection to the company. Beyond overseeing the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he’s also the only person in the world to have an official Kevin Feige Hot Toys figure.
Back in October 2016, the collectible company surprised him with a highly detailed 1/6th scale figure complete with accessories like his trademark baseball cap and a director’s chair.
At the time, Hot Toys shared the following statement: "Hot Toys is extremely honored and delighted as the President of Marvel Studios Mr. Kevin Feige and SVP of Production & Development Mr. Stephen Broussard have visited Hot Toys' Secret Base in Hong Kong today to check out all the incredible collectibles and the wonderful life-size statue of Doctor Strange! During this special occasion, we have presented the world's one and only highly-detailed 1/6th scale collectible figure of Kevin Feige by Hot Toys! Mr. Feige was incredibly amazed and happy to receive this figure of him and was in awe of its stunning likeness and phenomenal details!
“Once again we would like to thank Mr. Kevin Feige and Mr. Stephen Broussard taking their valuable time to come visit us and gave us their tremendous support and compliments on all the work Hot Toys has done for the collectibles from the Marvel Cinematic Universe! We will continue to strive to push beyond our limits and bring more amazing products for all of our fans!"
Feige has also made it clear he’s a genuine fan of Hot Toys, not just a collaborator. While promoting Deadpool & Wolverine, he explained that Marvel Studios actually uses Hot Toys figures as a creative checkpoint during development:
"I love the Hot Toys, because they're a perfect representation of... I look at a Hot Toy and remember all of the costume discussions, and makeup discussions and everything that led to that moment.
“And I'm sure I've said to you in the past—when we're looking at costume designs, or character designs, we always know that it's right and ready to move into production when go, 'I'd bu that Hot Toy.'"
When Feige’s own figure was brought up, the producer laughed and added, "They made one, and I kept it in a box, somewhere."
Avengers: Doomsday is currently set to hit theaters on December 18th, 2026.