It will take several more months for the Avengers to come together. The upcoming joint Marvel Studios films "Avengers: Doomsday" and "Avengers: Secret Wars" have been postponed by Disney.

The original release date of "Doomsday," which was originally intended for May 1, 2026, has been pushed back by almost seven months to December 18, 2026. The sequel, "Avengers: Secret Wars," is also rescheduling its release date from May 7, 2027 to December 17, 2027.


Marvel postpones "Doomsday" and "Secret Wars" until December 2026 and 2027.

In addition to a comprehensive reorganization of its upcoming theatrical portfolio, Disney announced both "Avengers" delays Thursday afternoon. Notably, the studio eliminated a number of Marvel films that were not previously revealed from its schedule in favor of the new one. The originally scheduled date of February 13, 2026, for a "Untitled Marvel" project has been withdrawn. Additionally, the previously scheduled November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2027 dates for "Untitled Marvel" features have been changed to just "Untitled Disney" films.

Due to such modifications, the only Marvel Cinematic Universe films scheduled to be released in theaters in 2026 are "Avengers: Doomsday" and Sony's "Spider-Man: Brand New Day." Notably, the new pre-holiday December release date for both "Avengers" films coincides with the release date of "Spider-Man: No Way Home" in 2021, which became one of the franchise's highest-grossing films with a global box office total of $1.9 billion.

Furthermore, there is currently no Marvel film scheduled for release in theaters between July 25th's "The Fantastic 4: First Steps" and July 31, 2026, which is more than a year later, and the fourth Tom Holland "Spider-Man" film. It will be the largest gap between feature films in the MCU since the COVID era, which occurred between "Spider-Man: Far From Home" in 2019 and "Black Widow" in 2021.


Disney has left a few hints about the dates of the "Untitled Marvel" films in 2028: February 18, May 5, and November 10. Additionally, Marvel Studios has already revealed films like "Armor Wars" and "Blade," albeit neither project has an official release date as of yet.

The significant decline in upcoming theatrical Marvel films is consistent with Disney CEO Bob Iger's previously announced plan for the studio's superhero offerings. Marvel Studios "lost a little focus by making too much" between its tentpoles and other Disney+ shows, Iger revealed during an investor call. “We think it will lead to better quality by consolidating a little and having Marvel focus much more on their films,” he added.