Avengers: Doomsday Drops Five New Doctor Doom Posters at Once
Doom would like a word.
Avengers: Doomsday is seven weeks out, and Marvel just put Doctor Doom on five new posters in a single afternoon. Dolby, 4DX, ScreenX, RealD 3D and Fandango each revealed an exclusive poster for the movie today, and not one of them features a single Avenger (Comic Basics).
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If you need a refresher on Robert Downey Jr.'s Doom, here's the official trailer from Marvel Entertainment.
What do the new Avengers: Doomsday posters show?
Every one of them is about Doom, starting with the Dolby poster, which shows him in his hood with green magic burning in one hand, standing in a storm over what looks like a ruined battlefield. The 4DX poster is a full-body shot of Doom in his armor and a long dark cloak, with "Feel it in 4DX" printed above the title.
The RealD 3D poster is the most intimidating of the bunch, since it's just a tight close-up of his metal mask glowing green above the line "12.18.26 is Doomsday." Fandango went with Doom sitting on his throne beneath tall stained-glass windows, and its announcement post added the tagline "All roads lead to Doom."
Who is standing next to Doom on the ScreenX poster?
That's the poster fans are zooming in on. The ScreenX version puts Doom in a room full of green stained glass, surrounded by hooded figures. Comic Book Movie identifies them as the Latverian Witches, and fans are convinced that some familiar faces are hiding under those hoods, although Marvel hasn't confirmed who any of them are (Comic Book Movie).
Why is Marvel pushing every format except IMAX?
Dune: Part Three opens the same day, December 18, and it has the IMAX screens locked up, so Comic Basics reports that Doomsday won't play in IMAX for its first three weeks. Marvel is leaning on Dolby, 4DX, ScreenX, RealD 3D and Disney's own Infinity Vision label instead, and these posters are a big part of that marketing push.
Is the Doctor Doom popcorn bucket real?
It is, and Fandango is selling the Bundle of Doom for $79.99, which includes one movie ticket and a statue bucket of Doom with his arms crossed, and Marvel Studios teased it on X as "a bucket worthy of Doom." Regal also has an exclusive Doom's Throne popcorn container and a Sentinel collectible drink cup, and both arrive December 17 at select locations.
My read is that Marvel knows exactly what it has here. The heroes can wait for the next trailer, because right now Doom is selling this movie all by himself (and he looks fantastic doing it).
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All images are official Avengers: Doomsday posters from Marvel Studios and its theater partners.
