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A new MCU rumor suggests that Avengers: Secret Wars could be split into two parts.
Avengers: Secret Wars is the forthcoming sequel to Avengers: Doomsday. Doomsday is currently in post-production and is dated for December 2026, while Secret Wars is expected to begin filming later this year and will arrive in 2027. Both films are being directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, also known as the Russo Brothers.
What is the new Avengers: Secret Wars rumor?
Scooper Alex Perez of The Cosmic Circus was recently asked if there’s any chance that Avengers: Secret Wars could be split into two parts.
“The current rumor running around is that Secret Wars is going to be split into two parts,” Perez said. “I’d like to pile on to that rumor and say that there’s a very high chance that they could. And the reason why is that over the last few days, the team here at The Cosmic Circus has been monitoring updates for developments on multiple Marvel projects, and have discovered that Avengers: Secret Wars, which was originally approved to start in the coming months, has now ground into what is known as a ‘conditional start’ phase. Essentially it means that Marvel cannot legally film anything for Secret Wars until a new verification of the contract is achieved. In the few instances that this has happened, it’s because there has been a massive shift from what the production was originally looking like. For example, like one film now being split into two parts.”
There’s been no announcement from Marvel Studios about Secret Wars being split into two parts, meaning this is just a rumor at this time, and it should be treated as such. It is worth noting that scooper Daniel Richtman recently reported on the matter, too, saying that Doomsday’s box office numbers would ultimately determine if Secret Wars gets split.
Avengers: Doomsday will be released in United States theaters on December 18, 2026, as part of Phase 6 of the MCU. Avengers: Secret Wars then follows on December 17, 2027.
