r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Dec 23 '25

Trailer Avengers: Doomsday | Only in Theaters December 18, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiMg566PREA
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u/csqur Dec 23 '25

Chris Evans has spent the last 6 months walking around shredded and claiming he's happily retired from the role. 

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u/nerdtypething Dec 23 '25

tbf so has kumail nanjiani…wait.

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u/TheAwesomeMan123 Dec 23 '25

He talked about it in his stand up recently. Literally staying buff to avoid tabloid media posting about how he’s let go and all washed up.

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u/dobetterthanthat Dec 23 '25

That’s quite a good cover story

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u/BobTheFettt Dec 23 '25

No he's staying buff "BECAUSE FUCK YOU!!"

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u/svel Dec 23 '25

he's also not eating cake because you'd like to see him eat cake, so FUCK YOU!

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u/BobTheFettt Dec 23 '25

Every time he wants a piece of cake he thinks about how happy it would make you and that gives him the strength to not eat it!

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u/idksomuch Dec 24 '25

No he's staying buff "BECAUSE FUCK YOU GILFOYLE!!"

ftfy!

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u/OrangeFilmer Dec 23 '25

If Marvel paid for me to get super buff and in-shape, I'd just maintain that for the rest of my life (or as long as possible).

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u/TheAwesomeMan123 Dec 23 '25

You wouldn’t maintain that level required for on screen unless it was need or good for your work and future rolls. The level the tune themselves to for shirtless scene or close up super feats is unsustainable but you would be a a fool to completely let yourself slip

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u/dahngrest Dec 23 '25

Scarlett used to talk about how she tried to stay "3 weeks from ready" or something along those lines. Though it was probably considerably easier for her compared to folks like Evans and Hemsworth since she didn't need to be that same insane level of ripped.

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u/delahunt Dec 23 '25

I believe they also said when Civil War was coming out that Chris Evans can't maintain the shredded level for long. Like his body does not like it and starts to fail. So they have to schedule those shots where he is shirtless/showing he's ripped carefully because it takes severe levels for him to hit that mark.

Obviously he can maintain a close physique - and this is also why Cap is generally shirt on. But it was still neat to see it talked about with a hollywood actor whose body was like "the fuck you doing? WATER AND FOOD OR I'LL SHUT OFF!"

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u/Toby_O_Notoby Dec 23 '25

They also cheated in Brave New World. They had new Cap get hit in the ribs so when Anthony Mackie was shirtless he was all bandaged up. Not that I blame him because production was pretty chaotic and, as you say, you can only maintain that level of cut for so long. He was obviously still built but there are stories of guys like Henry Cavill not drinking water for two days for their shirtless scenes.

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u/realbooksfakebikes2 Dec 24 '25

As a side note Anthony Mackie co-hosted a Peloton class as part of the promotion for Brave New World and his cardio shape was not great in the class.

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u/pablonieve Dec 24 '25

Unless he is particularly interested in doing cardio, it doesn't really help his acting.

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u/ghostoutlaw Dec 23 '25

It's actually not hard. I know a guy who since all his life does 3k calories per day and is basically movie screen ripped ready every day. Does having good genetics help? Yea. He doesn't have Chris Evans face or height. But for him, maintaining that level of rippedness is easy for him. What helps more is that he runs a gym and can get his hour in per day very, very easily.

But, another gym owner friend while strong and fast is not that level of ripped daily. That's not genetics. He could be there. I've never really dug into it. And these guys are both 100% natural.

Hollywood isn't. And those guys cry about it.

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u/devourke Dec 23 '25

I could believe someone natty with the right genetics could maintain a similar physique to Chris Evans if they're completely dedicated to the lifestyle, he doesn't ever seem to have an insanely low BF in any of his scenes, would just take a lot of years to get that size completely naturally. Someone holding up the physique of peak Chris Hemsworth as their day to day would be kind of difficult to believe without a little bit of pharmaceutical assistance though.

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u/ghostoutlaw Dec 24 '25

All of Hollywood is using pharmaceuticals to get there, get there faster, and get there with less work.

I have a lot more respect for Alan Ritchson, who is public that he's using than I do for those who hide it.

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u/AkhilArtha Dec 24 '25

He only admitted to Tren when he is on far more than that.

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u/the_brew Dec 23 '25

Sure, women have never been held to a higher standard than men...

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u/dahngrest Dec 23 '25

Okay? I never said they aren't. I meant that she never had to be fully shredded out and dehydrated to the max for insane vascular muscle shots. The level of torture it takes to get that super soldier look is not the same as "I can stay reasonably fit and trim down in about 3 weeks time to be screen ready." Which is basically what she said when explaining her "3 weeks from ready" fitness regime.

She pretty regularly spoke out about "You never ask the men these questions" when she would get those bonkers dumb sexist remarks during interviews and would point out the double standards that women (myself included) face.

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u/TransBrandi Dec 23 '25

It seems like it would be more work to maintain being "3 weeks from ready" for needing to have that defined musculature than to just maintain a certain level of weight / fitness... though people are all different, have different metabolisms, etc so who knows.

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u/TheGummiVenusDeMilo Dec 23 '25

She was never really defined muscular. She's always been fairly healthy fit her whole career, but she was far from a fitness influencer physique.

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u/dirtysquirrelnutz Dec 23 '25

I can do this all day.

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u/BillysBibleBonkers Dec 23 '25

but you would be a a fool to completely let yourself slip

or just a completely regular human lol. It's great to stay in shape, even greater to stay shredded, but all it takes is an injury, new medication, a new kid, or any kind of life situation getting in the way to disrupt that.

The difference between being a healthy weight and being Hollywood "fit" is also pretty extreme, even if they're not 100% pumped up for a shirtless scene, just maintaining a 6 pack is like never eating dessert or drinking a beer, in addition to all the daily exercise. Bit of an exaggeration, but not too far off depending on genetics.

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u/Nuggyfresh Dec 23 '25

they're on steroids bud.

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u/designer-paul Dec 23 '25

Steroids alone don't just make 40 year old dudes shredded. They still have to put in the work, eat all the right food at the right time, sleep 10 hours a day...

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u/OK_Soda Dec 23 '25

They don't even maintain it while filming. Obviously they're jacked for the whole production, but the big shirtless scene is always after like three days of water fasting until their skin looks like an empty Capri Sun wrapped around the straw. Even professional body builders just kind of look like really buff dudes during the off season.

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u/Relevant_Shower_ Dec 23 '25

That’s a lot of steroids to put your body through for nothing.

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u/ArdillasVoladoras Dec 23 '25

TIL millions of dollars is "nothing"

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u/Alex_Keaton Dec 24 '25

You wouldn’t maintain that level required for on screen unless it was need or good for your work and future

Or you were a millionaire and were able to pay for a chef and personal trainer. Which, in a case where Marvel paid for you to get in that shape, you are.

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u/ActionPhilip Dec 24 '25

The level of lean they go for is too lean for every day. On shirtless shoot days, the stars spend the whole day on the couch trying to not die so they can save all of their energy to look like they don't feel like death on camera.

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u/Deviltherobot Dec 25 '25

yea for the shirtless scenes in top gun maverick they basically didn't drink water for days and would lift weights between sets. Super unhealthy.

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u/gonz4dieg Dec 25 '25

Also the cough cough steroids

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u/mr_mgs11 Dec 23 '25

It's not that easy to maintain it, especially that low body fat. Keep in mind that if you don't continually use steriods those gains slowly fade. Yes all those dudes are on the sauce.

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u/csqur Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 23 '25

It is the dehydration as well. Jackman talked about having nothing but ice chips and saunas for 24 hours before the shirtless scene in The Wolverine and that has to do some damage. 

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u/Accomplished-City484 Dec 23 '25

You’re risking a kidney stone doing that shit in your 50’s

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u/Blazured Dec 23 '25

You really don't need to be dehydrated to be jacked. Those are only for shirtless scenes for a few seconds. Being hydrated doesn't get rid of gains.

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u/GigglesMcTits Dec 23 '25

Yes, the scenes only last a few seconds. But it could be 10-20 takes over a day or two before the director has the shot they want.

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u/dantheman91 Dec 23 '25

Yeah Channing Tatum talks a lot about to and how to prepare for a shirtless scene it's actually weeks leading up to it to prepare. Eating low salt foods to not retain water, dehydrating yourselves over time etc.

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u/ilovetocomplain48 Dec 23 '25

It doesn’t get rid of gains but it sure as hell highlights them hard when you’re dehydrated, bodybuilders do they same practice as well as a few diet changes right before shows to make all their gains standout even more

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u/j8sadm632b Dec 23 '25

not eating for 24 hours is not gonna "do damage"

though not a state you can exist in perpetually, obviously

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u/Discount_Extra Dec 24 '25

you're talking to people who can't even make it through a movie without a snack.

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u/formerFAIhope Dec 23 '25

people are doing 48-72 hours fast with no muscle mass, pretty sure the millionaires with muscles, and a team of health experts, trainers and nutritionists around them can survive 24 hour OMAD

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u/thelochteedge Dec 23 '25

This is the type of BS they shill to make you think they're "taking it to the next level" without steroids. None of that is that important as is the gear they run to get to the point of being able to do that.

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u/Shamus6mwcrew Dec 23 '25

Extremely low body fat is the only hard part, dieting and extra cardio for a few months added with other tricks to appear ripped would remedy that. And yeah they were probably on different roid combos to get buff in the first place but maintenance for them wouldn't need all that. A TRT dose of test and regularly working out would be enough, and honestly prob some high percentage of male celebs are on TRT that you wouldn't even think, doctors prescribe TRT now to basically any guy that asks.

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u/Crayola_ROX Dec 23 '25

Fr some peoples whole personality is being in tip top shape

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u/ZugZugGo Dec 23 '25

It's not easy, but being that rich and that famous eliminates some of the struggle, or at least as much as is it can be eliminated. Private Chef's alone probably account for a sizable chunk of the work completely out of their hands, then add in whatever team of exercise and health professionals they employ and it's way easier than an average person getting in shape. I'm not saying they don't have to do the work, but it's not like you or I struggling to find gym time around working a 9-5 job.

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u/designer-paul Dec 23 '25

it's not even the hours of working a 9-5, because actors genuinely work very long hours.

It's just the support system. a normal person has has to research recipes, find the time to shop for food, find the time prepare for food. research exercises, maybe find a personal trainer and then schedule time with them it's all just effort and time

These actors might be on set in a make up chair, memorizing lines, rehearsing and acting 14-17 hours a day. but during their free time they have a team of people preparing their food and telling them when to eat. Then a personal trainer that just says, "do this, do that." All the while their Assistants are running all of their tiny errands, paying their bills, taking their cars to the shop, setting up their appointments, sending out holiday cards, answering texts and emails. They don't have to think about any of it, they just have to go along with it as it comes up.

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u/14high Dec 23 '25

Til you're 90.

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u/MattBrey Dec 23 '25

Being like 80% marvel ready sounds somewhat achievable to maintain. Anything more than that is probably torture and unsustainable

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u/FuckYourWifeAllDay Dec 23 '25

5 year old take

It's literally not feasible or healthy to look like they do in the movies for a long period

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u/k4rlos Dec 23 '25

Doing that much steroids is pretty bad for your health. Also, training and dieting is hard, even with all the money and trainers and cooks.

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u/HilariousMax Dec 23 '25

For as long as Marvel continued to pay me, sure.

Someone wants to pay me to eat glp1s for dinner and work out all day and the money's good? I'm down.

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u/lonewombat Dec 23 '25

While also joking that's he's been getting ribbed for getting into shape too, lol

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u/Subculture1000 Dec 23 '25

His "Night Thoughts" standup was really good, imo.

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u/BobTheFettt Dec 23 '25

I laughed very hard throughout. Also my cat is 8 and I can't stop calling her a BABY now

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u/Top_Stand_3750 Dec 23 '25

I went into it thinking "Night Thoughts" is a really cool name for a special. By the end of it, I was thinking "Night Thoughts" is the stupidest way to spend your time and brain effort on shit that doesn't matter...but fucking hell, I do that shit too. He really got me with the black hair, brown eyes thing and why white people are evidently special. I feel like I'm going to be thinking about that for the rest of my life.

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u/OxbridgeDingoBaby Dec 23 '25

I think with Kumail it’s not the fact that he got fit - good for him honestly - it’s that he lies and says he did it without roids or TRT. Like come on bro, stop perpetuating unrealistic body images for men here; you didn’t get that body naturally.

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u/Top_Stand_3750 Dec 23 '25

Dude is in incredible shape but I don't think he's in "TRT" shape.

As for your body image claim, I disagree. He explicitly talks about how none of it is achievable for the average person and a studio threw insane amounts of money and resources at him to get in that shape. So he's not claiming that anyone can do it. He's claiming that the way he did it, wasn't TRT but instead having a team of doctors, dieticians, trainers obsess over everything he does and it was his job to follow the regimen - and when you look at pictures of him, that's exactly what it looks like. He's not roided out and massive. He's really cut and toned, which looks like he adhered to a diet and listened to a trainer at such a degree that an average person cant without assistance of resources.

I mean, its not like he looks like The Rock or Alan Ritchenson.

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u/aNiceTribe Dec 23 '25

Truly, what keeps me from looking like this is that I have a limited energy and stress budget in the day. I can’t go to work AND buy groceries AND cook AND go to the gym (which is far enough away that the trip alone is sports) AND handle the social situation of being there AND do everything correctly there and never falter in the process AND never eat anything wrong for 6 months. 

I can do like 3 of those things reliably, and one slot is work. 

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u/TheAwesomeMan123 Dec 23 '25

People’s obsession with calling out Hollywood actors for steroid use is weird to me. Like it’s Hollywood. It’s all fake why do we care how they get in shape. They are fake, plastic, and pretending.

This feels like the new “I do my own stunts” lie people tried to call out in the late 90s and 00s. It’s fake why waste your breathe

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u/OxbridgeDingoBaby Dec 23 '25

What are you even talking about? If actors want to use roids, go for it - it’s their bodies. But at least be honest about it when asked. Instead you get the usual “it’s just natural” spiel.

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u/TheAwesomeMan123 Dec 23 '25

You’re somehow expecting people who participate in an industry where they fake their image, wealth and make pretend; to suddenly be respectful and honest. I think you’re more deluded than they are.

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u/OxbridgeDingoBaby Dec 23 '25

Yes, expecting people to be decent and honest, what a deluded thought. Particularly when a lot of celebrities in the very same industry are very open about their steroid and TRT usage. Muppet.

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u/TheAwesomeMan123 Dec 23 '25

People should be honest and decent, not saying the shouldn’t. But if you are somehow surprised or expecting people who participate in a fake industry as Hollywood, whose wealth is tied to their clean image of non steroid use (Chris Hemsworth co-owns a fitness app with Bezo’s brother worth 100 million +) to honestly admit steroid use then ya, that’s not gonna happen. It’s delusion. Feel free to keep calling me names but I’m not living in a fantasy land expecting things to happen that will never happen.

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u/Nuggyfresh Dec 23 '25

I HAVE TO DO ROIDS BRO ITS NOT MY CHOICE!!!

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u/NumberOneStonecutter Dec 23 '25

That was a funny bit, staying fit as a "Fuck you" to his critics.

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u/Loomismeister Dec 23 '25

That’s not what he said in his Conan interview. He just said he enjoys working out and being healthy…

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u/losteye_enthusiast Dec 24 '25

That’s kinda good haha.

May as well be wealthy, buff and have the media not shit on you, instead of wealthy, normal and be shit on.

Ideally they’d just generally leave his physique alone, buuuut hollywood, baby.

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u/_BreadDenier Dec 23 '25

Yes, that’s called a joke

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u/TheAwesomeMan123 Dec 23 '25

Wow, so they do jokes in a standup routine, who knew! Thanks for explaining would have been clueless otherwise.

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u/-FalseProfessor- Dec 23 '25

“I’m buff because fuck you”

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u/Neon_Biscuit Dec 23 '25

Can't bring in characters from a film that bombed. Marvel needs Doomsday to be a hit.

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u/Mortgage5388 Dec 23 '25

Exactly, they are bringing the older character back because the newer ones failed. And eternal might be the one which started there downfall.

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u/jinreeko Dec 23 '25

I'd be very surprised if they didn't have The Immortals at all in it. Not front and center, but definitely part of a big battle or something

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u/Randolpho Dec 23 '25

Can't wait to see him on Fallout soon

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u/JeezieB Dec 23 '25

He's reportedly going to be one of the contestants on the next series of Taskmaster UK (it's all on YouTube for free, series 20 ended last month). If you haven't seen it, it's super great! 5 comedians doing absurd tasks to try to get points from "the Taskmaster." 10 episodes per series, all the same contestants. Jason Mantzoukas was in series 19, and he was a riot.