Avengers Doomsday Ticket Sales, a New Trailer, and an X-Men Reveal Could All Hit This Friday

A lot could be happening for Marvel fans this Friday if the reports floating around right now turn out to be accurate. Global ticket sales for Avengers Doomsday are expected to go on sale, and that is different from the Infinity Vision ticket sales that already happened, since Infinity Vision is Marvel's premium theater format, essentially its answer to IMAX, with premium lasers and sound. Not everybody has access to those theaters, so this Friday would mark standard global ticket sales wherever fans normally watch Marvel movies. Some reports state the sale could start at 9 a.m. Pacific time, though it could also land at 9 a.m. Eastern, so it is worth watching for both.

A New Avengers Doomsday Trailer Is Reportedly Coming With the Ticket Sales

The biggest thing that usually comes with a ticket sale announcement is a trailer. When the Infinity Vision tickets went on sale, nobody had any official confirmation that a trailer was coming with it. Everybody suspected it, but there were no insider claims backing that up. This time is different. Some insiders are now stating that a new trailer is expected to accompany Friday's ticket sales, based on what they have heard from their own sources.

It makes sense from a hype standpoint, since studios typically want something new attached whenever they announce tickets going live. Sometimes that comes as a full trailer, sometimes just as new footage or a clip, and either would likely be welcomed at this point. What is reportedly being discussed as the material attached to Friday's push is the trailer shown at Comic-Con that never got released publicly.

The SDCC Footage Reportedly Reframes Doctor Doom, According to Kevin Feige

The first Avengers Doomsday trailer, despite Marvel Studios not labeling it as such, functioned more like a teaser. The trailer shown at Comic-Con hits heavier and is primarily focused on Doctor Doom. After that panel, Kevin Feige reportedly said the first trailer was a general one, while the Comic-Con trailer is specifically about Doom. That distinction matters because the first trailer establishes Doom as the villain without giving much insight into him, while the Comic-Con trailer opens with Sue Storm describing how Victor used to be a good, caring person before he lost his wife and son.

According to Kevin Feige and others associated with the film, Doom now genuinely believes he is the hero, that he is trying to save the multiverse rather than destroy it. As I put it, "It looks like he's been trying to save it, not destroy it, the entire time, which lines up with the comics as well." If both the ticket sales and a second trailer land Friday, that would mean two Avengers Doomsday trailers within a month of each other, which would be a notably aggressive marketing push. Between the chair video and the four teasers that ran in front of Avatar, the marketing for this film has already been unlike anything seen before for a Marvel release, and it looks set to ramp up further.

D23 Could Deliver a Major X-Men Announcement the Same Day

On top of the ticket sales and possible trailer, D23 is also happening Friday, and it could bring a significant X-Men reveal. After SDCC passed without any X-Men mentions, Kevin Feige was asked when the reveal would happen and specifically said it would come on a stage during a panel, meaning Marvel is not simply going to drop the reveal online.

D23 lines up as the likely venue because, according to reporting from Deadline along with various insider reports, Marvel Studios has reportedly locked down a number of actors for the X-Men. Samara Weaving is reportedly cast as Emma Frost. There is also a spoiler tied to Spider-Man: Brand New Day pointing to Sadie Sink as Jean Grey. Even if Marvel simply brought Sadie Sink on stage at D23 alongside a newly revealed Cyclops, that alone would be a strong moment for fans.

Insider Reports Suggest a First Class Style Roster, With Rogue as a Student

Insider James Mack has stated, from what he is hearing, that the X-Men team in the first movie of the reboot will consist of Jean Grey, Cyclops, Beast, Rogue, Angel, and Iceman, essentially the First Class lineup with Rogue added in. He later clarified that he had misinterpreted his source and that Rogue will actually be a student rather than part of the core team, though she will reportedly still have an important role in both the movie and the story going forward. Beyond that roster, other mutants are expected to appear as the Xavier school takes shape, including Magneto, a confirmed Emma Frost, Storm, and Xavier himself.

Storm May Be Held Back for a Black Panther 3 Introduction

Storm's casting situation sounds different from the rest, since it sounds like Marvel wants to partner with Ryan Coogler, who is directing Black Panther 3, to introduce her there instead. I think that is a great route to go down, since I would like to see Storm and T'Challa get together in the MCU the way they do in the comics. It would not need to go all the way to them marrying and then divorcing amid an Avengers versus X-Men storyline, but it would be genuinely cool to see on screen. Because of that, Storm might not be part of whatever X-Men cast is announced at D23 if that announcement is limited to the core first class team.

If Sadie Sink did appear on stage alongside a newly cast Cyclops and Emma Frost, that would tease the kind of love triangle both characters have had with Scott in the comics, something that has already produced plenty of memes online.

A Reported Charles Melton Exit Could Mean Marvel Springs a Curveball at D23

One report states that Charles Melton has reportedly passed on the role of Beast in the X-Men reboot. The full cast was initially expected to be announced at D23, but that may no longer happen as planned. Some reporters have suggested that something unusual could happen on Friday regarding the cast reveal, whether that means a different actor entirely steps into a role that was previously reported, or the same actor is confirmed and Marvel had simply been floating misdirection to throw fans off before the real announcement.

If Marvel does lock the cast down and reveal even a handful of names at D23, it would line up with the rest of Friday's activity. Announcing new ticket sales, dropping a new trailer, and revealing the X-Men cast on the same day would have everyone talking about Marvel at once. As I said, "This would be a break the internet type of deal." It would also make business sense to maximize attention from the ticket sales, especially if Marvel is trying to break a record. None of this is confirmed, but multiple reports point to Friday being a major day across trailers, ticket sales, and possibly the X-Men.

How excited are you for all of this to potentially happen on Friday?