Marvel Studios is said to be "scrambling" to lock the main cast down ahead of an official announcement at D23 later this month. Finally, Richtman claims to have confirmed that Gwyneth Paltrow will return as Pepper Potts for Avengers: Doomsday. “To be honest, I stopped watching them at some point," the Academy Award-winner said of Marvel Studios' output. Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars were hit with significant delays last year, with Doomsday now set to arrive in theaters on December 18, 2026, and Secret Wars positioned for December 17, 2027. "Universes collide and the Multiverse Saga begins its final chapter in Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday.