Eventually,Marvel Studios' surprise announcementwas revealed in the form of a live stream.

After all,Avengers: Doomsday’s storyis still over a year away.

Two other massiveMarvel movies of 2025are expected before then, as are several more Marvel Television projects.

Robert Downey Jr. in his Doctor Doom costume above a clock image and chairs from the Marvel announcement for the cast of Avengers: Doomsday (2026)

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To make things even more daunting, multiple bigMarvel actors were missing fromAvengers: Doomsday’s castlist.

Initially, the anticipation was massive for this event.

Regardless, the frustration of one name every 15 minutes was felt.

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All that said, there is no denying it could have been much shorter than it was.

Even an hour-long live stream would have been an improvement, with a name revealed every two minutes.

Doom, RDJ and the chairs from the Doomsday cast

Loki from season 2’s final shot at the throne, Thanos from Avengers: Infinity War, and Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom from SDCC

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