Marvel Studios The wait for the nextAvengersmovies will be longer than expected. Disney released an update to its upcoming movie schedule on Thursday that showedAvengers: Doomsday, which had been set to hit theaters on May 1, 2026, will instead come out seven months later, on Dec. 18, 2026.Avengers: Secret Wars, for which a debut had been planned on May 7, 2027, will be available on Dec. 17, 2027. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty for Disney The new dates come two months after Disney-owned Marvel Studios unveiled itsstar-studdedAvengerscast, as it began production on the first film. Among the many (many) stars named wereRobert Downey Jr.(Victor Von Doom/Doctor Doom),Chris Hemsworth(Thor),Paul Rudd(Ant-Man),Vanessa Kirby(Sue Storm/Invisible Woman),Anthony Mackie(Sam Wilson/the new Captain America),Sebastian Stan(Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier), andLetitia Wright(Shuri/the new Black Panther). But they weren't done, because additional cast members were announced later:Simu Liu(Shang-Chi),Florence Pugh(Yelena Belova),Kelsey Grammer(Beast/Hank McCoy),Pedro Pascal(Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic),David Harbour(Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian),Winston Duke(M'Baku), andTom Hiddleston(Loki) among them.Channing Tatumwas set to take on the role of Gambit that he played in 2024'sDeadpool & Wolverine. Later, there was news that the actors from theX-Menfranchise of the 2000s, which appeared to have (mostly) ended whenDisney acquired 21st Century Fox properties in 2019, would be part of it too. That meant the addition ofPatrick Stewart(Charles Xavier/Professor X),Ian McKellen(Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto),Alan Cumming(Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler),Rebecca Romijn(Mystique), andJames Marsden(Scott Summers/Cyclops). Want more movie news? Sign up forEntertainment Weekly's free newsletterto get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more. While next summer will be free of the MCU tentpole, there will be another highly anticipated sequel taking its place.The Devil Wears Prada 2, a sequel to the 2006 film that starredAnne Hathaway,Meryl Streep,Emily Blunt, andStanley Tucci, is now set to release May 1. Entertainment Weeklyexclusively reportedin July that the four, along with director David Frankel and producer Wendy Finerman were in talks for the sequel. Read the original article onEntertainment Weekly
