New Avengers: Doomsday Picture Might Tie Into The Fantastic Four: First Steps

The recently released Avengers: Doomsday photo may actually tie into The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday is currently in production. Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, also known as the Russo Brothers, the movie is scheduled to arrive in 2026. The sequel, Avengers: Secret Wars, then follows in 2027.

How could the Avengers: Doomsday picture tie into The Fantastic Four: First Steps?

On Instagram, the Russo Brothers’ official account recently shared a cryptic, blurry photo with the caption “#DoomsdayIsComing.”

There has since been much talk and speculation about what this photo could mean; however, one of the more popular theories to emerge is that it could be a zoomed-in look at Reed Richards’ chalkboard, which was seen in Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

At this point, there’s no way of truly knowing what the photo could be of, as official plot details for Avengers: Doomsday remain heavily under wraps.

The cast of Avengers: Doomsday includes Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Letitia Wright as Shuri/Black Panther, Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Wyatt Russell as John Walker/U.S. Agent, Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Namor, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Kelsey Grammar as Hank McCoy/Beast, Lewis Pullman as Bob Reynolds/Sentry, Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres/Falcon, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, Winston Duke as M’Baku, Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr/Ghost, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier/Professor X, Ian McKellen as Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto, Alan Cumming as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, Rebecca Romijn as Raven Darkhölme/Mystique, James Marsden as Scott Summers/Cyclops, Channing Tatum as Remy LeBeau/Gambit, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, and Robert Downey Jr. as Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom.

Avengers: Doomsday arrives on December 18, 2026, as part of Phase 6 of the MCU. Avengers: Secret Wars follows on December 17, 2027.