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Avengers: Doomsday tickets went on sale just last week. Your next assignment in preparing for the long-awaited Marvel movie’s release? Catch up on Disney’s official pre-Doomsday watchlist. While you may have already seen Thunderbolts* and Spider-Man: Brand New Day,Disney has formally suggested you revisit non-MCU canon films too, likeX-Men (2000) andX2 (2003). In addition to those throwback movies, the list features four films from the Infinity Saga, one Disney+ series, and eight Multiverse Saga movies. Are you ready to catch up? Here are the MCU titles you need to watch ahead of Avengers: Doomsday (plus what to know in general about the newAvengers movie).
Disney’s pre-Doomsdaywatchlist:
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Captain America: The First Avenger(2011)
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings(2021)
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Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever(2022)
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Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
Avengers: Doomsdaynew trailer:
Avengers: Doomsdaycast:
The cast list for Avengers: Doomsday includes Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Pedro Pascal, Paul Rudd, Anthony Mackie, Florence Pugh, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Wyatt Russell, Channing Tatum, Simu Liu, Ian McKellen, Hayley Atwell, Tom Hiddleston, James Marsden, Patrick Stewart, Joseph Quinn, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Letitia Wright, Lewis Pullman, Kelsey Grammer, Kathryn Newton, Danny Ramirez, Winston Duke, Alan Cumming, Hannah John-Kamen, Rebecca Romijn and more.
When doesAvengers: Doomsdaycome out?
The newest Avengers movie hits theaters on December 18, 2026. Tickets are on sale now.
Where doesAvengers: Doomsdayfall in the MCU timeline?
The newest Avengers movie is set in 2028, roughly 14 months after Thunderbolts*, and some time following Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
Still confused as to whereDoomsday will land? Per Disney+, check out the official timeline below.
MCU timeline:
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Captain America: The First Avenger
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Marvel Studios One Shot: Agent Carter
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Marvel Studios One Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer
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Marvel Studios One Shot: The Consultant
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Marvel Studios One Shot: Item 47
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Marvel Studios One Shot: All Hail the King
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
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Captain America: Brave New World
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps
