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Marvel Studios' Phase Six blockbuster Avengers: Doomsday, the fifth film in the Avengers series and the long-awaited return of directors Anthony and Joe Russo, only unveiled its first full-length trailer at San Diego Comic-Con last month. Now, with advance ticket sales officially kicking off in North America this Friday, Marvel Studios has followed up with another trailer at Disney's D23 fan event, along with a brand-new teaser poster (below) to ramp up anticipation for the film.
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The MCU ensemble includes Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, Paul Rudd as Ant-Man, Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent, Anthony Mackie as the current Captain America, Pedro Pascal as Mister Fantastic, Letitia Wright as Black Panther, Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Namor, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as The Thing.
Also returning are David Harbour as Red Guardian, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost, Lewis Pullman as Sentry, Joseph Quinn as Human Torch, Vanessa Kirby as Invisible Woman, Winston Duke as M'Baku, Sebastian Stan as Winter Soldier, Danny Ramirez as the new Falcon, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange, and many more familiar heroes from across the MCU.
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The film will also bring back a number of actors from 20th Century Fox's X-Men films. Kelsey Grammer returns as Beast after his cameo in the post-credits scene of The Marvels, while Patrick Stewart reprises Professor X following his appearance in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Channing Tatum is also back as Gambit after appearing in Deadpool & Wolverine, alongside Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler, Ian McKellen as Magneto, Rebecca Romijn as Mystique, and James Marsden as Cyclops. Together with the MCU's heroes, they will face Robert Downey Jr., who returns to the franchise in an entirely different role as its new major villain, Doctor Doom.
Stephen McFeely, co-writer of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, is writing the screenplay, with Loki Season 1 and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness writer Michael Waldron also contributing. Avengers: Doomsday is scheduled to open in North America on December 18, with Taiwan getting an earlier release on December 16.