Kevin Feige Teases a Major ‘Avengers: Doomsday' Location
Feige was speaking to the official Marvel website about The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which is now in theaters. It's the final piece of the puzzle before Avengers: Doomsday comes out in December 2026, and Feige confirmed that the home of the Fantastic Four won't just play a role; it'll be a central meeting spot for Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
'With the Baxter Building set, let's say it had four or five people in it at most in the Fantastic Four movie. And it's got a heck of a lot more people in it [in Doomsday],' Feige said. 'It's a thrill to see that interaction. And it's surreal for me, who's been around for 25 years.'
So now we know that several Avengers, or potentially their nemeses, are going to be all together in the Baxter Building. But this raises some questions, does it not? The Baxter Building as seen in Fantastic Four exists on Earth 828, the home of the Fantastic Four. In that multiverse/timeline/dimension, the Fantastic Four are the only superheroes. So, presuming Reed Richards doesn't build a second Baxter Building, it seems that other heroes from Marvel will travel to that timeline. How does that happen? Who is able to do that? Why do they do that? Is all the action in the film on Earth 828 but not Earth 616, the home of the traditional MCU, which includes Captain America, the Thunderbolts, Thor, and more? That might make sense, as we presume 828 is where Doctor Doom is from, as seen in the end credits of Fantastic Four. But surely he has more on his mind than just this one universe.
Adding to the mystery is the other piece of the Doomsday puzzle we have. That the Thunderbolts saw a ship with a giant '4' on it enter space around Earth 616. So, is that before all this? After? We don't know. What we do know, for a fact now, is that multiple characters in Avengers: Doomsday will convene in the Baxter Building of the Fantastic Four. Let the speculation begin.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps is now in theaters. Avengers: Doomsday is now filming and will be released December 18, 2026.
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