Believe it or not, Avengers: Doomsday will be the 39th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The sequel to Avengers: Endgame (2019) will directed by Anthony and Joe Russo with an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr as Doctor Doom.
Marvel's just released a new trailer, but fans are still debating the preceding poster design, including what they think might be Easter eggs lurking in the details. It's got people talking as much as the poster for Dune 3, which happens to have the same release date.
This article could give away spoilers for the upcoming Avengers Doomsday movie!
The Avengers Doomsday poster appears to show Doom from behind as he walks up a flight of steps towards a painting. The enigma revolves around what said painting shows. Some people think they've spotted Doom himself as well as Iron Man.
But most of the attention is focused on the woman and child at the top centre of the artwork, which some suggest show a central part of the villain's motivation, helping to explain his character.
Is the person laying down iron man? The scene from Endgame.. anyone else seeing this? pic.twitter.com/VuJuNknd4XJuly 20, 2026
Is that Doom himself in the painting? pic.twitter.com/ugyl9Kn8PsJuly 20, 2026
This gotta be a reference to Dooms mom pic.twitter.com/9ypF61ujdEJuly 20, 2026
"Could it be Doom as a boy with his mother? In the comics he loves his mother more than anything but she died and her soul is trapped in hell," one person suggests on Reddit.
"I feel this is more likely than the wife and son," someone else thinks – some suggest it would appear to reinforce leaks suggesting a motivation tied to a multiversal family connection to the son of two other characters.
"My theory is it's Stark from a universe that didn't win v Thanos, and he lost Pepper and Morgan," someone else thinks.
It's not the first Doomsday poster to spark theories due to small details. Let me know your theories below.
Avengers: Doomsday will be released on 18 December/. For more inspiration, don't miss Apple TV's Neuromancer poster for its upcoming adaptation of William Gibson's seminal novel.
