Marvel Reportedly Filming ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Again Amid Growing Fan Frustration
Marvel Studios is running out of time, patience, and goodwill — and audiences know it.
With less than a year until Avengers: Doomsday (2026) is slated to arrive in theaters, the studio finds itself in an unusually defensive position. Once the industry’s most reliable hitmaker, Marvel now faces a fan base that is not merely cautious but openly skeptical.
The unease did not appear overnight. It has been building across several phases, fueled by inconsistent financial and critical results, with the likes of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) and Secret Invasion proving particularly divisive.
Against that backdrop, Avengers: Doomsday was meant to stabilize the ship. But not everyone is feeling optimistic.
‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Divides Fans
Reports indicate Marvel has scheduled additional photography for April 2026, roughly eight months before the film’s planned release.
Officially, the sessions are intended to accommodate actors who were unavailable during earlier production windows.
The additional photography for ‘AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY’ will reportedly be specifically for the actors who couldn’t film last year.
It will take place in April.
(via @KnightGambit)
The additional photography for ‘AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY’ will reportedly be specifically for the actors who couldn’t film last year.
It will take place in April.
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— Cosmic Marvel (@cosmic_marvel) January 1, 2026
Unofficially, the timing has raised eyebrows.
Late-stage filming is not unheard of in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but the proximity to release has added to concerns that Doomsday remains unsettled at a fundamental level. For fans already questioning the project’s direction, the news has landed less as reassurance and more as confirmation of instability.
Marvel has not framed the additional filming as reshoots or rewrites. Still, industry observers note that returning to set this late in the process often reflects unresolved creative decisions, scheduling complications, or shifting narrative priorities.
Nostalgia Meets Resistance
One of the most divisive elements surrounding Avengers: Doomsday is its reliance on legacy characters. Marvel has leaned heavily into familiar faces, pulling from both the MCU’s earlier phases and pre-MCU franchises.
The return of Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, in particular, has sparked frustration.
Many viewers viewed his exit in Endgame as one of the MCU’s rare, emotionally complete conclusions. Revisiting that arc risks diminishing its impact and reinforces concerns that Marvel is unwilling to let go of proven icons.
That frustration is compounded by the franchise’s newer heroes, several of whom have yet to fully connect with audiences. Instead of feeling like a natural handoff between generations, Doomsday is increasingly seen as a desperate attempt to exploit nostalgia for the MCU’s golden era.
Marvel’s challenge is no longer convincing audiences that the spectacle will be large enough. The challenge is convincing them it will matter.
The studio once benefited from near-universal trust. Viewers assumed long-term planning, narrative cohesion, and creative confidence. That assumption no longer holds.
As Avengers: Doomsday edges closer to release, the conversation surrounding it feels less like anticipation and more like apprehension. Each report — whether about casting, filming schedules, or creative adjustments — is filtered through fatigue.
Marvel can still turn the tide. But doing so will require more than familiar faces and last-minute fixes.
Are you excited for Avengers: Doomsday?
