Avengers reassemble...later than planned: Marvel delays next two Avengers films
The Avengers will not be reassembling just yet after Disney announced a delay to production.
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The movie giant said the next two instalments in the blockbuster Marvel superhero franchise are being put back. The first of which is now well over a year away.
Avengers: Doomsday, which will see Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr return to the series as Doctor Doom, has been pushed from May 1 to December 18, 2026.
Its follow-up, Secret Wars, will be released on December 17, 2027. It had been due on May 2 that year.
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Both of the next Avengers films are being directed by brothers Anthony and Joe Russo, who helmed the previous two Avengers titles - 2018's Infinity War and 2019's Endgame.
The latter is the second-highest grossing film of all time, taking $2.8bn (£2.1bn) at the box office. No Marvel film has come close to that level of success since, with subsequent releases - from sequels to Thor and Black Panther, to fresh entries like Eternals and Thunderbolts - being met with a lukewarm reception.