Avengers: Doomsday trailer now online, confirming Captain America's return

A moving image of what appears to be Chris Evans has appeared online

The first Avengers: Doomsday trailer is now online — officially, as of Tuesday — giving Marvel fans who didn't take the trip to Pandora or darker corners of the internet their first 4K look at next year's major MCU tentpole. And while the trailer won't be much of a surprise to anyone who's seen Avatar: Fire and Ash in movie theaters, paid attention to leaks, or read eyes-on reports about Steve Rogers' return, it offers a clear look at Chris Evans reprising his role as an Avenger and a teeny-tiny new addition to the MCU, Steve's lil' baby.

Just to be clear: Steve Rogers will return in Avengers: Doomsday. (But will he be Captain America?)

Marvel reportedly plans to roll out four Avengers: Doomsday trailers this month, one per week, with trailers dedicated to Thor — that one's also been leaking left and right — and Doctor Doom coming imminently, and a bigger trailer wrapping up the four-part rollout of teases. The content of that fourth trailer is still unclear, but it sounds like it'll be a much more comprehensive trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, hopefully giving Marvel fans a look at more of the film's sprawling cast.

But for now, here's Steve, his boots, his motorcycle, and a little bundle of joy. Oh, and an imposing Doomsday clock countdown.

After a series of middling box office showings for its superhero movies, Marvel Studios hopes to return to Avengers: Endgame glory with an all-star show of force that brings back characters from the past decade-plus of the MCU and the Fox era of X-Men films. Even Shang-Chi will be back! Directors Joe and Anthony Russo return to Marvel with the mandate of reviving the broad cultural interest (and box office) of their previous Avengers twofer.

The next Avengers movie stars Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, alongside returning Marvel actors Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Anthony Mackie as Captain America, Sebastian Stan as the Winter Soldier, Letitia Wright as Shuri, Paul Rudd as Ant-Man, Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent, Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Namor, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Pedro Pascal as Mister Fantastic, Joseph Quinn the Human Torch, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as the Thing, Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, Florence Pugh as White Widow, Kelsey Grammer as the Beast, Lewis Pullman as Sentry, Danny Ramirez as Falcon, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Winston Duke as M'Baku, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Patrick Stewart as Professor X, Ian McKellen as Magneto, Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler, Rebecca Romijn as Mystique, James Marsden as Cyclops, and Channing Tatum as Gambit.

Avengers: Doomsday lands in movie theaters on Dec. 18, 2026. A direct sequel is already in the works, with 2027's Avengers: Secret Wars.