New Avengers: Doomsday footage shown exclusively in Hall H establishes a direct conflict between Pedro Pascal's Reed Richards and Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom.
Reed & Doom's rivalry in ‘AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY’ is confirmed in new footage shown at #SDCC
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) July 26, 2026
“Victor did you do this?” - Reed
“All of you have lived stolen lives and now you must give them back” - Doom pic.twitter.com/psGbca8BSh
One exchange has Reed ask Victor whether he caused the crisis. Doom then tells the assembled heroes that they have lived stolen lives and must give them back. The lines point toward the movie's multiverse conflict without explaining Doom's objective.
In Marvel comics, Reed Richards and Victor von Doom are longtime intellectual rivals. Doom blames Reed for the accident that scarred him, while Reed repeatedly opposes Doom's rule of Latveria and his attempts to seize greater power. Their film versions come from separate universes introduced after The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
The footage has not been released publicly, so details remain limited to reports from inside Hall H. Avengers: Doomsday opens December 18, 2026.
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Image: Andy Park / Marvel Studios concept art.