With or without leaks, Avengers: Doomsday was always going to be the most talked-about movie of the year. But, unfortunately, it appears that the Marvel Cinematic Universe movie has been hit with a number of unexpected leaks in recent weeks. We say "it appears" because it's honestly been unclear as to whether the apparent footage was real or not, but some new evidence has come to light which would certainly suggest that it is.
The silver lining here for fans is that the leaks have offered crumbs during a period in which waiting for the Avengers: Doomsday trailer has lasted unexpectedly long. With the natural post-CinemaCon lull setting in - particularly because fans realized that the event's exclusive trailer was not getting released online anytime soon - this leak has reinvigorated hype for the upcoming MCU movie as fans discussed what happens in the footage and whether or not it's AI. Well, that is until the new evidence came along.
Marvel seemingly has leaked Avengers: Doomsday footage pulled from the internet
The plot thickens! A week after that initial Avengers: Doomsday footage seemingly leaked online, the upgraded high-quality version has been pulled from the internet. In its place on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), a message that reads: "This media has been disabled in response to a report by the copyright owner". And therefore, this would suggest that it was Marvel Studios who had it pulled. Because if the footage is legitimate, they are the ones who obviously own the copyright. If it wasn't, nobody does.
So, if Kevin Feige and co. did crack down on the apparent leaks, why now? Why wait until a whole week after they initially surfaced? Remember, once Spider-Man: Brand New Day leaks began to make their way around the internet (also over the course of the past two weeks), Sony had the footage and material pulled immediately, issuing DMCA takedowns within hours. Why wouldn't the notorious Marvel Studios do the same?
It might have something to do with the ambiguity involving the footage. The initial leak was heavily pixelated, which fans assumed was just an attempt to cover up the obviously AI-generated fake leak from full view. However, within that week, new stills from that same scene - during which the Avengers, the X-Men, and the Fantastic Four all battle Doctor Doom's Sentinels - in HD quality. And from that moment on, a lot of the nonbelievers began to change their minds.
If the HD-quality stills do happen to prove that the Avengers: Doomsday leaks are real, it's understandable that Marvel has swooped in to remove them now. After all, if the pixelated footage was generating good publicity for the movie - which it was - without ever confirming that it was real, then it may have been fine for the studio to withold any immediate action. After all, having it pulled would confirm that it was legit, so perhaps they wanted to hold off on doing that. As the HD stills appeared to confirm that for them, they have less to lose stepping in to have it taken down now.
The mystery surrounding Avengers: Doomsday continues, but the good news is that we won't have to wait much longer for an official new look for the movie. With San Diego Comic-Con just around the corner, Marvel Studios is expected to return to Hall H to promote the MCU's current slate of movies - which is, of course, toplined by Avengers: Doomsday. With that, expect appearances from Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and the Russo Brothers, as well as the first official plot-centric teaser trailer on July 25. And then, perhaps, Marvel fans can focus on the real footage of the movie instead of all this debating over apparent leaks.
Avengers: Doomsday arrives in movie theaters on December 18, 2026.
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