Marvel premieres first ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ trailer at CinemaCon

AFP | Las Vegas

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Disney showcased the first theatrical trailer of the new Marvel franchise film “Avengers: Doomsday” on Thursday during the closing day of CinemaCon in Las Vegas.

The clip -- played twice for the enthusiastic audience at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace -- offered the first look at Robert Downey Jr. as the villainous Doctor Doom.

It marks the actor’s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe since the death of Iron Man in 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame.”

The footage also teased several dramatic moments from the movie, including a fight between Gambit and Shang-Chi -- played by Channing Tatum and Simu Liu, respectively -- and Patrick Stewart reprising his role as X-Men’s Professor Xavier, warning: “Something’s coming, something we may not be able to deter.”

At the very end of the trailer, Chris Evans returns as his character Steve Rogers, otherwise known as Captain America, appearing before a surprised-looking Thor (Chris Hemsworth) as the Norse god’s Mjolnir hammer flies into Rogers’ hands.

Both Evans and Downey Jr. were on the stage at CinemaCon to present the trailer alongside the film’s directors, brothers Joe and Anthony Russo.

“I said I would only come back if there was a real reason,” Evans told the crowd. “And in Doomsday, there is a very real reason that these heroes need Steve Rogers.”