Avengers: Doomsday to Reportedly Feature an Emotional Natasha Romanoff Moment

Warning: This post contains potential spoilers for Avengers: Doomsday.

Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday will reportedly feature a scene that revisits an emotional moment connected to Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff, the former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and Avenger. The beloved hero sacrificed herself in Avengers: Endgame, while her solo film Black Widow later explored events from her past.

According to scooper @MyTimeToShineH, Avengers: Doomsday will reportedly feature an emotional scene between Chris Evans‘ Steve Rogers and Florence Pugh‘s Yelena Belova as they discuss Natasha Romanoff.

In an interview with Vanity Fair, Johansson opened up about not returning for Avengers: Doomsday.

She said, “It would be very hard for me to understand in what capacity [returning] would make sense for me, for the character that I play… what works about the character is that her story is complete. I don’t want to mess with that.”

Here are the first trailer details for Avengers: Doomsday from Disney’s CinemaCon panel:

We hear the words, “Something’s coming. Something we may not be able to deter,” over the ruins of the X-Mansion.

We see Doctor Doom kneeling, his face scarred.

Thor remarks that he has fought many enemies and threats that scared him less than this, saying all his heroes and friends have died. Everything they sacrificed will mean nothing if they don’t stand together.

We see footage of Thor approaching Doom with Stormbreaker. The Fantastic Four meet the MCU heroes. Shang-Chi fights Gambit. Mystique transforms into Yelena Belova.

Thor leaps at Doom with Stormbreaker in hand, but Doom stops it instantly.

Steve Rogers approaches Thor and says, “Hey, pal.” Thor replies, “It’s not possible.” Steve reaches for Mjolnir, and it leaves Thor’s hand and flies to him.

Directed by the Russo brothers from a screenplay by their longtime collaborator Stephen McFeely and Michael Waldron.

Here’s the plot synopsis for Avengers: Doomsday:

“Doctor Doom has officially arrived on the Marvel Cinematic Universe stage. This villain, a master of cutting-edge science and powerful magic, will unleash a cascading crisis across the multiverse. Marvel’s most iconic actor, Robert Downey Jr., also returns as Doctor Doom!”

Announced Cast for Avengers: Doomsday

• Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom
• Chris Evans as Steve Rogers
• Paul Rudd as Ant-Man
• Simu Liu as Shang-Chi
• Tom Hiddleston as Loki
• Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova
• Danny Ramirez as Falcon
• Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes
• Winston Duke as M’Baku
• Chris Hemsworth as Thor
• Letitia Wright as Black Panther
• Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Namor
• Anthony Mackie as Captain America
• David Harbour as Red Guardian
• Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent
• Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost
• Lewis Pullman as Sentry

X-Men cast:

• Ian McKellen as Magneto
• Patrick Stewart as Professor X
• Rebecca Romijn as Mystique
• James Marsden as Cyclops
• Kelsey Grammer as Beast
• Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler
• Channing Tatum as Gambit

Fantastic Four cast:

• Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic)
• Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm (Invisible Woman)
• Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm (Human Torch)
• Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm (The Thing)

Produced by Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, and Russo Brothers will produce through their AGBO banner.

Avengers: Doomsday will be released in theaters across the United States on December 18, 2026, and Avengers: Secret Wars is scheduled for release on December 17, 2027.