Avengers Doomsday Before Spider-Man New Day, Fans Anticipate Grittier Story

Disney's surprising postponement of Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, revealed yesterday, means Marvel fans must wait longer before seeing Earth's Mightiest Heroes reunite on screen.

Avengers: Doomsday has been pushed back seven months to December 18, 2026. Secret Wars follows a year later on December 17, 2027. Amid these delays, discussions have centered around Spider-Man's role.

Tom Holland's Peter Parker remains scheduled to return next year in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, premiering July 31, 2026. This installment continues Peter's journey after the memory-wiping events of No Way Home.

Originally positioned between the two Avengers films, Brand New Day will now precede both superhero events. Fans speculate this scheduling change allows for a more grounded, New York-focused storyline rather than multiversal chaos.

Imagine the previous scenario: Avengers: Doomsday would likely end with Infinity War-level suspense, requiring Brand New Day to either address Spider-Man's Avengers absence or awkwardly sidestep galactic stakes.

"This fundamentally alters Spider-Man 4's narrative framework," commented one Reddit user regarding the schedule shift. "It no longer needs to bridge both Avengers films chronologically."

"If Brand New Day maintains its release date, it likely won't be a multiversal battle story," another fan theorized, referencing Secret Wars' iconic "Battleworld" comics concept.

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Many Spider-Man enthusiasts welcome this delay, preferring street-level stories over cosmic Avengers crossovers. "This is the best possible news for Spider-Man 4," wrote one supporter.

"Premiering before Doomsday enables the grounded story rumored through recent casting," noted another, hinting at New York-based villains aligning with production whispers.

Recent reports suggest The Bear's Liza Colón-Zayas joining the cast, potentially playing Miles Morales' mother - foreshadowing the popular Spider-Verse character's live-action debut.

In related Marvel schedule changes, Disney removed a February 2026 placeholder that may have been meant for Mahershala Ali's perpetually delayed Blade reboot. Additional release dates now labeled "Untitled Disney" suggest a lighter MCU film slate ahead.

The remainder of Marvel's 2025 lineup includes July's The Fantastic Four: First Steps, plus Disney+ series Ironheart and Wonder-Man. Next year's streaming offerings feature Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, a Punisher special, and the currently filming Vision Quest starring Paul Bettany.