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It’s safe to say Avengers: Doomsday is one of the most highly anticipated movies of the year, if not the decade. Now, as fans count down the final six months for the movie, the film’s runtime has officially been revealed ahead of ticket sales, which are set to launch next week. The MCU is officially returning to theaters this month, with Spider-Man: Brand New Day expected to set the stage for the franchise’s next massive team-up on July 31.
2026 is shaping up to be a banner year for Marvel. The studio kicked off the year with a bang when Wonder Man arrived on January 27. The series recently earned Yahya Abdul Mateen II an Emmy nomination for his role as Simon Williams, a struggling Hollywood actor with a big secret who wants nothing more than to star in a superhero movie. Marvel has been holding down the small screen for the first half of the year with smash hit releases like Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, The Punisher: One Last Kill, and the currently airing second season of X-Men ’97.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is solidly over 2 hours, now just weeks ahead of its release. The next Tom Holland-led movie following the webslinger clocks in at 144 minutes. Ahead of ticket sales on July 20, Avengers: Doomsday is currently clocking in at 165 minutes — or 2 hours and 45 minutes, according to THR — making it the second-longest movie in the MCU. Endgame still holds the crown for the longest film in the franchise at 181 minutes, or 3 hours and 1 minute.
Collider Exclusive · Marvel Personality Quiz Which MCU Hero Are You? Spider-Man · Daredevil · Iron Man · Punisher · Thor · Cap
Six heroes. One destiny. Answer 10 questions to discover which Marvel Cinematic Universe hero shares your personality, values, and fighting spirit. Will you swing, fly, or thunder your way to glory?
🕷️Spider-Man
😈Daredevil
🤖Iron Man
💀Punisher
⚡Thor
🛡️Cap
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What drives you to do what’s right? Choose the answer that feels most like you.
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It’s 2 AM. Where are you? Your answer says more about you than you’d think.
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How do you handle a villain who keeps escaping justice? Every hero has a method. What’s yours?
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How do you feel about keeping a secret identity? The mask — or the lack of one — says everything.
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You’ve lost someone important because of your heroism. How do you carry that? Every hero pays a price. The question is how they pay it.
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What’s your role when working with a team? Who you are under pressure is who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line between justice and revenge? The answer defines what kind of hero you really are.
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When you’re not saving the world, what does life look like? The person behind the mask is always the more interesting story.
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What keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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The battle is lost. You’re outnumbered, outgunned, and exhausted. What do you do? This is your tiebreaker — choose carefully.
Your Hero Has Been Identified Your MCU Hero Is…
Based on your answers, the Marvel hero who matches your spirit, values, and instincts has been revealed.
Queens, New York
🕷️ Spider-Man
You carry the weight of the world on shoulders that are younger than they should have to be — funny, loyal, and endlessly self-sacrificing.
You do the right thing not because it’s easy, but because no one else will.
You understand that responsibility isn’t a burden you choose — it’s one that finds you.
Whether it’s a neighbourhood mugging or a multiverse crisis, you show up.
Peter Parker’s lesson — that great power demands great responsibility — isn’t a slogan to you. It’s the code you live by, even when it costs you everything.
Hell’s Kitchen, New York
😈 Daredevil
You fight in the shadows between law and chaos, guided by a fierce moral compass that refuses to let the guilty walk free.
You use every tool available — your mind, your body, your faith — to protect those the system overlooks.
You’ve looked into the darkness and chosen not to become it, though the line has never been easy.
Matt Murdock’s duality — champion in the courtroom, devil in the alley — mirrors your own.
Relentless, conflicted, and unwilling to stop. That is exactly you.
Stark Industries, Malibu
🤖 Iron Man
Brilliant, driven, and occasionally insufferable — but always the person who solves the unsolvable problem.
You lead with your mind and back it up with resources, innovation, and a stubbornness that borders on heroic.
You started out looking out for yourself, but somewhere along the way the world became your responsibility.
Tony Stark’s arc — from ego to sacrifice — is your arc too.
You build, you plan, and when the moment comes, you’re willing to give everything. Because in the end, you’re Iron Man.
New York City
💀 The Punisher
You’ve been through fire that would break most people — and it did change you, completely. What’s left is unyielding, relentless, and operating by a code forged in grief.
You don’t ask for forgiveness, and you don’t expect gratitude.
You see a corrupt, broken world and you’ve decided to do something about it, consequences be damned.
Frank Castle’s war is born from love twisted by loss — and so is yours.
Uncompromising and unflinching — the world may not agree with your methods, but your conviction is absolute.
Asgard · Protector of the Nine Realms
⚡ Thor
Powerful, proud, and on a lifelong journey to become worthy of the legend you carry.
You lead with strength but have learned — sometimes painfully — that true greatness comes from humility and growth.
You’re larger than life, yet more vulnerable than you let on.
Thor’s story is one of transformation: from arrogant prince to worthy king, from isolated warrior to beloved protector.
You bring the storm when it’s needed — and the warmth when it matters just as much.
Brooklyn, New York · The Avengers
🛡️ Captain America
You believe in something bigger than yourself — and you fight for it even when the world has moved on and nobody else will.
You don’t bully the small guy, and you never stop when it gets hard.
Steve Rogers didn’t become a hero when he got the serum — he was always one. So were you.
Your strength isn’t in your fists; it’s in your refusal to compromise what’s right, no matter the cost.
In a world full of people taking the easy road, you’re the one who picks up the shield and stands up — every single time.
What Else Do We Know About ‘Avengers: Doomsday’?
Robert Downey Jr. helps announce the ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ cast.Image via Marvel Studios
Doomsday is expected to feature an absolutely massive cast, as revealed across a 5-hour broadcast last year. Robert Downey Jr. will return, though this time he’ll be playing the bad guy instead of the MCU’s first Avenger. He’ll be joined by the “New Avengers” with Florence Pugh, Lewis Pullman, Wyatt Russell, David Harbour, Sebastian Stan, and Hannah John-Kamen set to reprise their roles from Thunderbolts*. Notably, several stars from 20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise will also be in the movie, including Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsters, and Alan Cumming.
Most major plot details are still under wraps at this time, but the multiversal adventure is set to follow fan-favorite superhero teams from three very different universes as they come together to stop their most deadly foe yet. Avengers: Doomsday will be released in theaters on December 18. Tickets go on sale beginning July 20. Stay tuned at Collider for further updates.
Release Date
December 18, 2026
Writers
Stephen McFeely, Michael Waldron, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee
