Marvel Studios released the first official trailer for Avengers: Doomsday on December 23, 2025, confirming Chris Evans' reprise of Steve Rogers. The 90-second teaser depicts Rogers in a peaceful post-Endgame life with a baby before hinting at his superhero return. Directors Joe and Anthony Russo accompanied the release with a nostalgic statement about the character's impact.
The trailer, initially planned for exclusive theatrical screenings ahead of Avatar: Fire and Ash, went online following leaks and fan confusion over its availability. It opens with Evans' Steve Rogers riding a motorcycle along a rural road toward a house, evoking his decision in Avengers: Endgame to live out his life in the past with Peggy Carter. Quick cuts show him wearing a wedding band, cradling a newborn baby, and opening an old crate to retrieve his iconic Captain America suit. A title card declares: “Steve Rogers Will Return in Avengers: Doomsday. December 18, 2026.”
This reveal reignites debates from Endgame about time travel mechanics, particularly Rogers' ending. Directors Joe and Anthony Russo previously stated Rogers traveled to an alternate timeline, while screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely argued he remained in the main timeline, creating a period with two Steve Rogerses. The trailer's depiction of Rogers with a child—presumably his and Carter's—complicates these theories further, raising questions about whether this is the original hero, a variant, or how he rejoins the main MCU events.
The Russo brothers marked the trailer's release on Instagram: “The character that changed our lives. The story that brought us all here together. It was always going to come back to this…” Evans, who last played Rogers in 2019's Endgame, had expressed reluctance to return in a 2023 GQ interview: “I’ll never say never... But... no time soon.” Earlier in 2025, he feigned disappointment about missing the film in a ScreenRant chat, only for this surprise confirmation.
Avengers: Doomsday, the fifth Avengers installment and 39th MCU film, stars Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom and features a massive ensemble including the Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts*, and original X-Men actors like Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. Filming began in March 2025 under the Russos, who return after Endgame, with a script by Stephen McFeely. A green-tinted poster unveiling a new Avengers symbol accompanies the trailer, nodding to Doom's aesthetic.
The film builds on the Multiverse Saga, potentially exploring Doom's conquest across realities, and sets up the 2027 sequel, Avengers: Secret Wars.
