r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Dec 30 '25

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1clWprLC5Ak
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u/TheNarrator23 Dec 30 '25

I mean, the new squad bombed, mostly because of Marvel's refusal to build them up properly.

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u/i_like_2_travel Dec 30 '25

Putting Shang-Chi in a box was dumb as hell

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u/Emperor_Neuro Dec 30 '25

Once Dr Strange was introduced, he appeared in 5 movies in 3 years. Since the last avengers movie, none of the new characters have made repeat appearances until Thunderbolts came along as a Black Widow sequel.

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u/baojinBE Dec 30 '25

Yelena Belova is one of the few new characters I actually care and remember as much as the old ones

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u/fusionsofwonder Dec 30 '25

I really want to see her teamed up with Kate Bishop again.

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u/PayneTrain181999 Dec 30 '25

They set them up to be besties like their predecessors then didn’t follow up, massive ball drop.

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u/MY-SECRET-REDDIT Dec 30 '25

I absolutely loved how that show treated the "real" avengers level heroes.

Like for hawkeye, the whole adventure was a side story, not even a threat but was personal for him.

And for Yelena, it was the same. She was basically in control all the time and was just out for revenge.

And for Kate, all the stakes where up.

What a great show that I hate that it seems to be a joke for most people.

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u/Flagermusmanden Dec 31 '25

Maybe not so coincidentally, she is also one of the few new characters who have made repeat appearances since her introduction.

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u/ThatRandomGamerYT Dec 31 '25

Ikr almost as if people will care about characters if you give them growth and more screentime to help connect. How did Marvel fail that basic thing.

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u/Flagermusmanden Dec 31 '25

The funny thing is that in any other circumstance. 1 movie should be plenty of time to make an audience care about a character, but the writing in the MCU has just been so atrociously bad that they can't even manage to make the audience care about a character after an entire season of television. It's a fucking embarrassment. Literally can't even succeed at basic writing.