What are we gonna have to watch for doomsday?

I kinda bowed out the MCU after no way home, I recently came back and watched thunderbolts and fantastic 4, they were both awesome.

I’m seeing these doomsday trailers and I’m seeing cyclops, all these characters, am I gonna need to watch all of MCU phase 5, all of the xmen movies, everything?

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kneeco282026-01-18 19:25

> I gonna need to watch all of MCU phase 5, all of the xmen movies, everything?

No. The movie will stand alone (or it will suck regardless of whether you've read/watched other stuff).

SubstantialBasket7092026-01-18 19:27

You definitely have to (re)watch both seasons of Loki and Deadpool & Wolverine

Philander_Chase2026-01-18 19:28

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SubstantialBasket7092026-01-18 19:29

Explain - why not, and don’t be so rude ffs

firedforthatblunder2026-01-18 19:32

Probably because neither Deadpool or Wolverine are confirmed to be in Doomsday

The_Erlenmeyer_Flask2026-01-18 19:38

That you know of..

Regenitor_2026-01-18 19:34

Because the movie is probably going to explain or show where Gambit came from, and not assume that everyone saw DP&W. Given that movie's rating, a lot of kids definitely didn't see it. The Russos will be well aware of that.

firedforthatblunder2026-01-18 19:28

If you want to, go for it, but you probably won’t need to. They’ve made it pretty clear that they’re marketing this as a direct sequel to Endgame first and foremost, because they know most people stopped closely following the MCU after that.

kashbrownz2026-01-18 19:30

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Remote-Direction9632026-01-18 19:30

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CaptHayfever2026-01-18 19:49

Shang-Chi and FalconSoldier both came out before No Way Home, so I figured OP already saw them.

Unusual-Cook-48682026-01-18 19:32

***EVERYTHING***

NeoZ33D2026-01-18 19:32

Language

LX10272026-01-18 19:33

I rewatched all the X Men movies, including Deadpool and the spinoffs, recently and it was awesome reacquainting myself with the characters/storylines.

AJerkForAllSeasons2026-01-18 19:34

Nothing. You'll figure out what's going on in the movie without having to see anything else.

anonymous_meatbag2026-01-18 19:35

Based off the trailers and news so far,

Thor: Love & Thunder

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Fantastic Four

Deadpool & Wolverine and/or the X-Men movies (just familiarize yourself with some of the better known entries)

The Marvels (Nia DaCosta was on set and said “her friends” were in the movie)

Captain America: Brave New World

Thunderbolts

SeekerVash2026-01-19 08:21

>The Marvels (Nia DaCosta was on set and said “her friends” were in the movie)

That was a Forbes freelancer who gets paid by the click. No reputable site has carried that story.

anonymous_meatbag2026-01-20 04:28

Yeah man I’m sure lots of people are clamoring to read an article about the Marvels. I’m sure Forbes is just making stuff up to fool incels who are on their trail.

Also fuck women, but like, not literally though, amirite?

The_Erlenmeyer_Flask2026-01-18 19:40

I think you should watch ALF the TV series since he's going to return.

Ordinary-Chain-80472026-01-18 19:42

I’m also doing the ones that you need to see to understand other projects that you have to watch

Black Widow

Loki

Fox X-men movies:

First class

X-men

X2 United

X-men the last stand

The wolverine

Days of Futures past

Deadpool 1 and 2

Logan

Deadpool 3

Back to main universe:

Fantastic Four first steps (can watch whenever)

Wandavision

Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Shang Chi

Eternals (only final fight is important)

Hawkeye

Spider-Man Far From Home

Spider-Man No Way Home

Dr Strange 2

Thor Love and Thunder

Ms Marvel (only important for the marvels)

Black Panther Wakanda forever

Ant man 3 (not that important but he’s in Doomsday so)

The Marvels (only post credit scene is important)

Captain America Brave New World

Thunderbolts*

You can also add in What if and Marvel Zombies but they’re just there to show off different universes.

elenuvien12026-01-18 19:43

you probably don't *need* to watch anything, they know most of the causal audience haven't kept up so they'll make sure everything is explained and shown in ways that people aren't confused.

loki will have to catch up thor on his current status and with this the audience, etc.

CaptHayfever2026-01-18 19:48

The short answer is: Nothing.

The long answer is: There will probably be exposition in the film to catch people up, since they're trying to draw in viewers who haven't been watching everything. That said, if you *want* to get more background info *just for fun*, I'd recommend: X2, Last Stand,^* Love & Thunder,^* Wakanda Forever, Quantumania,^* The Marvels, Deadpool & Wolverine, Brave New World,^* and Loki. (And I presume you've already seen Shang-Chi, since that came out before No Way Home.)

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^* ^(Warning: These movies aren't as good as the others.)

Hi_Im_Dadbot2026-01-18 20:41

It sounds like not much after Endgame. There’ll probably be a few lines of dialogue to summarize whatever plot points are relevant from those films to the Doomsday plot.

Stuff like “Sam’s team is saying they’re the real Avengers and we say we are. Let’s do our hero things here while they do theirs over there” or “My friend went through a space portal to a different universe and I want to open another one to rescue her - is that a good idea?” or things such as that.

Just like if you’re watching Endgame and you don’t know who the magic lady Hulk is talking to is because you didn’t watch Dr Strange. They have enough exposition in the scene to let you know that she’s a magic lady associated with Dr Strange and that’s enough to let you figure out the core of what’s going on.

They understand that audiences haven’t paid as much attention over the past few years as they’d have liked them to and will take that into account. One won’t understand the stuff nearly as much as if they’d seen the other films and tv shows, but the basic ideas will be made clear.

Grayx_28872026-01-19 06:38

Just watch Avengers: Endgame, Loki (Seasons 1 and 2), The Thunderbolts*, and Fantastic Four: First Steps. That's all you need to be prepared for Avengers: Doomsday.

**3 movies, 1 TV show, and nothing more!!**