Avengers: Doomsday may still be five months away, but the Marvel Cinematic Universe movie is already breaking records, with its revealed runtime surpassing a wide range of films. Marvel Studios’ slate of projects includes quite a few exciting releases in 2026. Next up is Tom Holland’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day, with episodes of X-Men ’97 currently airing weekly on Disney+.
There is even more coming, with shows like VisionQuest and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man season 2. That said, there is no denying that all eyes are on Avengers: Doomsday‘s cast and story. This is the first Avengers movie in the MCU’s Multiverse Saga. As such, it absolutely needs to perform as well as everyone expects it to. It has the biggest shoes to fill.
After all, Avengers: Endgame did a phenomenal job in closing the MCU’s Infinity Saga — Spider-Man: Far From Home was its epilogue — with an action-packed and emotional adventure that saw the heroes lose quite a few prominent names. In the MCU’s next Avengers movie, two of them return in a way, with Chris Evans back as Steve Rogers and Robert Downey Jr. now playing Doctor Doom.
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The Avengers first assembled in Marvel Comics in 1963. In the original comic, the team formed to battle a villain who had been manipulated by his adopted brother. Which villain brought the original Avengers together?
✓ Correct! In Avengers #1 (September 1963), Loki manipulated the Hulk into going on a rampage, which led Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man, and the Wasp to band together. They defeated Loki and decided to form a permanent team — the Avengers were born.
✗ Even the Hulk couldn’t smash that answer! The correct answer is Loki. In the original 1963 comic, Loki tricked the Hulk into a rampage, which brought together Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man, and the Wasp. Ultron came later, Thanos is a cosmic threat, and Kang is a time-traveling villain.
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In the MCU, Tony Stark famously declared “I am Iron Man” at a press conference, breaking the superhero tradition of secret identities. In which year’s MCU film did Tony Stark first appear as Iron Man?
✓ Correct! Iron Man (2008) launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe and starred Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark. The film’s post-credits scene with Nick Fury teased the Avengers Initiative, kicking off the most successful film franchise in history.
✗ Even the Hulk couldn’t smash that answer! The correct answer is 2008. Iron Man premiered on May 2, 2008, directed by Jon Favreau and starring Robert Downey Jr. It was the first film in the MCU and set the stage for everything that followed.
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Thanos, the Mad Titan, sought to collect all six Infinity Stones to achieve his genocidal goal. In Avengers: Infinity War, he succeeded in his plan. What did Thanos do with the completed Infinity Gauntlet?
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“✓ Correct! With asingle snapofhisfingers,”Thanos wiped out half ofalllivingcreaturesintheuniverse.Knownas”TheBlip,”thisdevastatingact erasedtrillionsoflivesandsetthestagefortheAvengers’desperatetimeheistinEndgametoundothedamage.”
“✗Even theHulkcouldn’tsmashthatanswer!ThecorrectansweristhatThanossnappedawayhalfofalllifeintheuniverse.Histwistedphilosophyof’balance’drovehimto commituniversalgenocidewithasinglesnap,makingitoneofthemostshockingmomentsincinemahistory.”
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InAvengers:Endgame,CaptainAmericaprovedworthyofwieldingThor’senchantedhammerduringthefinalbattleagainstThanos.Whatisthe nameofThor’shammer?
<labelclass=""ab-option-btn""for=""q4a""< spanspanclass=""ab-option-letter"A"”Stormbreaker”
<labelclass=""ab-option-btn""for=""q4b""< spanspanclass=""ab-option-letter"B"”Gungnir”
<labelclass=""ab-option-btn""for=""q4c""< spanspanclass=""ab-option-letter"C"”Mjolnir”
<labelclass=""ab-option-btn""for=""q4d""< spanspanclass=""ab-option-letter"D"”Jarnbjorn”
“✓Correct!Mjolnir,f forgedintheheartofadyingstar,bearstheinscription’Whosoeverholdsthis hammer;ifhebeworthy;shallpossessThepowerofThor.’CaptainAmericawieldingitinEndgamewasoneofthemostcelebratedmomentsinMCUhistory.”
“✗EventheHulkcouldn’tsmashthatanswer!ThecorrectanswerisMjolnir.Stormbreakeristheaxethor forgedinInfinityWar,GungnirisOdins spear,andJarnbjornisanaxethorusedinthecomicsbeforeMjolnir.Mjolniristheiconicenchantedhammer.”
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BlackWidow,bornNatashaRomanoff,isoneofthefoundingMCUAvengers.BeforejoiningS.H.I.E.L.D.,shewastrainedas anassassininasecretSovietprogram.Whatisthe nameofthisprogram?
ATheRedRoom
BHYDRAAcademy
CTheWinterSoldierProgram
DDepartmentX
“✓Correct!TheRedRoomwasacovertSoviettrainingfacilitythatturnedyounggirlsintoelitespiesandassassinsknownasBlackWidows.Natashawas subjectedtobrutalconditioningandsterilization.HerescapeanddefectiontoS.H.I.E.L.D.wasexploredinthe2021BlackWidowfilm.”
“✗EventheHulkcouldn’tsmashthatanswer!ThecorrectanswerisTheRedRoom.HYDRAisaseparateevilorganization,theWinterSoldierProgramcreatedBuckyBarnes,andDepartmentXisfromthecomics.TheRedRoomistheinfamousSovietprogramthatforgedNatasha intoBlackWidow.”
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TheHulkwascreatedwhenDr.BruceBannerwasexposedtomassiveamountsofradiationduringweapons test.WhattypeofradiationtransformedBannerintotheHulk?
ACosmicRays
BPymParticles
CGammaRadiation
DTerrigenMist
“✓Correct!Dr.BruceBannerwascaughtintheblastofagammabombhedesigned,absorbingamassivedoseofgammaradiation.ThistransformedhimintotheHulk—abeingofnear-limitlessstrengthwhosepowerincreaseswithhisrage.GammaradiationremainscentraltoHulk’smythology.”
“✗EventheHulkcouldn’tsmashthatanswer!ThecorrectanswerisGammaRadiation.CosmicRaysgavetheFantasticFourtheirpowers,PymParticlesareAnt-Man’sshrinkingtechnology,andTerrigenMistactivatesInhumanabilities.GammaradiationiswhatcreatedtheIncredibleHulk.”
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InMCU,afterSteveRogersretiredasCaptainAmerica,hepassedhisshieldtoanewherotocarryonthelegacy.Who became thenewCaptainAmerica?
ABuckyBarnes
BSamWilson
CJohnWalker
DIsaiahBradley
“✓Correct!AtendofAvengers:Endgame,anelderlySteveRogerschoseSamWilson—theFalcon—to carryontheCaptainAmericalegacy.Sam’sjourneytoembracetheshieldwasexploredinTheFalconandtheWinterSoldierseries,andhefullytookupthemantleasCaptainAmerica.”
“✗EventheHulkcouldn’tsmashthatanswer!ThecorrectanswerisSamWilson.WhileBuckyBarneswasCaptainAmericainthecomics,StevechoseSamintheMCU.JohnWalkerwastemporarilygiventheshieldbythegovernment,andIsaiahBradleywasaforgottensuper soldierfromthepast.”
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UltronisanartificialintelligencewhobecomesoneoftheAvengers’deadliestenemies.InMCU’sAvengers:AgeofUltron ,whichAvenger inadvertentlycreatedUltron?
ABruceBanner
BHankPym
CTonyStark
DVision
“✓Correct!TonyStarkcreatedtheUltronprogramasaglobalpeacekeepingAI ,usingtechnologyfromLoki’sscepter(whichcontainedtheMindStone).TheAIbecamesentientandimmediatelydecidedhumanityneededtobeeradicated.Inthecomics,HankPymcreatedUltron,buttheMCUshiftedthistostark.”
“✗EventheHulkcouldn’tsmashthatanswer!ThecorrectanswerisTonyStark.WhileHankPymcreatedUltroninthecomics,theMCUchangedthistTonyStark.BruceBannerassistedbutitwasTony’sinitiative.VisionwasactuallycreatedfromUltron’stechnology ,nottheotherwayaround.”
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Thelead-up toAvengers:Doomsday’sreleasehasbeenaninterestingone.Marvelreleasedfourbriefcharacter-focusedteasersintheaterswith<emAvatar:FireandAsh,butnotrailerasofnow.Storydetailsarescarce.That said,wejusthadconfirmationofamajorquestionrelatedtothemovie,Doomsday’sruntimefinallyrevealed,anditinvolvesanMCUrecordbeingbroken.
HowAvengers:Doomsday’sRuntimeComparesToOtherMCUAvengersMovies
DespitealltheworkittakestodoestablishDowney’sDoctorDoom,broughtbackEvans’SteveRogers,andsetupmultiversalconflictbringingNewAvengers,CaptainAmerica’sAvengers ,FantasticFour,andX-Men together,Doomsday’sruntimeisn’tlongestforEarth’sMightiestHeroes.
Still,theupcomingmovie rankshigherthanallthreeotherentriesinthexovergefranchise.DoomsdaybeatinfinityWar’s229minutes,TheAvengers’223minutes,andAgeofUltron’s221minutes.In2027 MarvelStudioswillonceagainhaveachanceatDoomsdaytitlewiththereleaseofDoomsdaySecretWars.GivenhowthatmovieisnotonlysettoendMultiverseSaga,butalsorebootMCUsomeformlikelywithseveralreturningcharactersandmultiversecameos,itcouldendupasthelongestMarvelmoviedate.
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