Marvel Studios showed exclusive Comic-Con footage from ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ over the weekend, and fans in Hall H got a preview loaded with new details about the villain and his powers.
Studio chief Kevin Feige brought out footage that had not been released to the public before. Attendees inside the convention center’s Hall H got the exclusive first look at the new movie. The crowd reaction, according to multiple reports, was loud and immediate once Doom’s full power became clear.
A villain’s origin
The footage opens on Victor Von Doom, played by Robert Downey Jr., seated on a throne. Sue Storm, played by Vanessa Kirby, narrates that Victor used to be different and was once the smartest person in any room. Reed Richards, played by Pedro Pascal, appears in a ruined alien setting. He asks Doom directly if he caused the destruction around them.
Doom stops Thor cold
Thor charges at Doom with his weapon Stormbreaker. He shouts a threat about sending Doom to hell, then jumps to attack. Doom stops the strike using only two fingers. Doom does not budge even as Thor puts everything into the attack. And, Doom throws Thor back with a burst of green energy.
Sentinels rise
Right after beating Thor, Doom places his hand on the ground. He brings a group of broken Sentinels back to life. These are the mutant-hunting robots from the X-Men films. Cyclops, played by James Marsden, fires his optic blast at the machines in the same sequence. Comic-Con also featured a display case showing a defeated Sentinel with a damaged, wired-open head, suggesting the heroes can eventually take them down despite the threat they pose.
A cold final line
Doom closes the sequence with a chilling declaration. As quoted in the footage, he says hell answers to him, for he is Doom.
Three teams, one threat
The footage connects heavily to the shared history between Reed Richards and Doom. Magneto, played by Ian McKellen, also appears in the scene alongside Richards and Storm. The film brings together the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, forcing all three teams to face Doom and his Sentinel army together.
Release date and cast
Avengers: Doomsday is set to premiere worldwide on December 18. The cast is led by Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, alongside stars such as Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Paul Rudd, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie and Simu Liu. The wider cast also includes Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Letitia Wright as Shuri and more.