Marvel's AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Is Reportedly Filming a Battle Between Doctor Doom and a Popular X-Men Character
Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday is officially in production, and while Marvel Studios is keeping most details under wraps, a new report is sure to get fans excited.
According to scooper @MyTimeToShineHello, a major fight sequence is currently being filmed, and it’s between Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom and Sir Ian McKellan’s Magneto.
The scene is reportedly set at the iconic X-Mansion, which is said to be “under attack.” There are no leaked photos, but it’s not hard to imagine what the cinematic clash between these two characters might look like.
Let’s be honest, though, it’s safe to say that we are going to see a lot of these characters battle Doctor Doom. But, in the comics, Doom and Magneto have a complicated history.
They’ve butted heads plenty of times, often clashing ideologically or strategically. But there’s always been an undercurrent of respect between them. Doom rules through intellect and sorcery; Magneto through sheer power and ideological conviction.
As you know, Magneto has the ability to contrul metal, which could come in handy when fighting Doctor Doom, but Doom isn’t just a man in armor. He’s a sorcerer, strategist, and arguably one of the most dangerous individuals in the Marvel Universe.
Fans have been speculating for months about how Avengers: Doomsday will play out and how it will set the stage for Avengers: Secret Wars. One thing we know for sure is that Doom is not going to be an easy villain to beat. In fact, he may just obliterate them all by the time the movie ends.
Co-director Joe Russo previously explained what brought him and Anthony Russo back to the MCU, saying: "What's compelling about these two new Avengers movies is they're a beginning. It's a new beginning. We told an ending story, now we're going to tell a beginning story."
As for what their Marvel Studios future looks like beyond that, Joe said, "Who knows where we'll go from there? Maybe it will be another five years. I think we just needed that time and perspective to figure out where it needed to go next and the only thing that brought us back was the right story."
Avengers: Doomsday is set to be released on May 1, 2026, with Avengers: Secret Wars scheduled to arrive on May 7, 2027.
Here’s the official Avengers: Doomsday cast lineup… so far.
Chris Hemsworth – Thor
Vanessa Kirby – Invisible Woman
Anthony Mackie – Captain America
Sebastian Stan – Bucky
Letitia Wright – Black Panther
Paul Rudd– Ant-Man
Wyatt Russell – U.S. Agent
Tenoch Huerta Mejia – Namor
Ebon Moss-Bachrach– The Thing
Simu Liu – Shang-Chi
Florence Pugh – Yelena Belova
Kelsey Grammer – Beast
Lewis Pullman – The Sentry
Danny Ramirez – The Falcon
Joseph Quinn – Human Torch
David Harbour – Red Guardian
Winston Duke – M’Baku
Hannah John-Kamen – Ghost
Tom Hiddleston – Loki
Patrick Stewart – Professor X
Ian McKellen – Magneto
Alan Cumming – Nightcrawler
Rebecca Romijn – Mystique
James Marsden – Cyclops
Channing Tatum – Gambit
Pedro Pascal – Mister Fantastic
Robert Downey Jr. – Doctor Doom