Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Suggests Original X‑Men Face Final Stand

Collider reported the latest Avengers: Doomsday trailer brings back Patrick Stewart's Charles Xavier, Ian McKellen's Magneto and James Marsden's Cyclops and suggests the original X‑Men may be in grave danger. The trailer shows Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters in disarray, a conversation between Professor X and Magneto about the inevitability of death, and Cyclops unleashing an optic blast in a moment framed as grief and rage.

The piece notes the trio first appeared together in 2000’s X‑Men, which helped launch the modern superhero era, and mentions persistent rumors that Doctor Doom could wipe out the original mutants. The article argues that, after more than 25 years, letting the original cinematic X‑Men have a decisive send‑off would clear the way for new mutant stories, pointing to an aging cast, diminishing returns on recent sequels, Kevin Feige’s hinted “soft reboot,” and Jake Schreier being tapped to direct a new X‑Men movie.

It also says a major loss would establish Doctor Doom as a significant threat and recalls that Deadpool and Wolverine used timeline stakes as a send‑off for previous Fox characters. Avengers: Doomsday is scheduled to open on December 18, 2026, but the article cautions it is still nearly a year away and that a short marketing clip cannot reveal a full storyline.

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