If what you're about to see is real, then it might just be the biggest Avengers: Doomsday leak yet. We have our doubts, but as always, we'll leave it up to you to decide.
As you'll see below, two shots of Doctor Doom in the closing moments of the movie have seemingly been revealed. Robert Downey Jr. is decked out in Victor Von Doom's white "God Emperor Doom" armour from the Secret Wars comic, a design we've long suspected would be used heading into next December's Avengers: Secret Wars.
Neither image features any obvious telltale signs of AI, and Doom standing triumphant over his kingdom like this would be one heck of a way to end Avengers: Doomsday. It also stands as an interesting contrast to Avengers: Infinity War, where Thanos rested and watched the sun rise after wiping out half the universe and succeeding in his mission.
In contrast, Doom stands triumphant, taking in the splendour of Battleworld and relishing his victory, now that he's ruler of what's left of the Multiverse.
While a leak like this isn't likely, it's also not impossible. With Avengers: Doomsday fast approaching, social media is being flooded with content like this (trust us when we say you'd be shocked at how much we sift through; there are currently entire plot breakdowns for Doomsday and Secret Wars that fail the smell test). Further muddying the waters is the fact that both this movie and Spider-Man: Brand New Day have been plagued by real leaks, many of which were verified weeks or months after first surfacing.
If you're not convinced by these supposed leaked shots of Doom, then we have a consolation prize for you. Leaked screenshots showing the Sentinels, Steve Rogers, Mystique, Nightcrawler, and Shang-Chi have also surfaced today.
While they've been enhanced with AI to improve the quality and stay off Disney's radar, we can confirm that these are legitimate images from Avengers: Doomsday...
In Avengers: Doomsday, beloved heroes from three distinct universes will be set on a deadly collision course and face an existential threat unlike anything they’ve ever encountered.
Avengers: Doomsday stars Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Mackie, Winston Duke, Tom Hiddleston, Sebastian Stan, Letitia Wright, Paul Rudd, and Robert Downey Jr. Wyatt Russell, Simu Liu, Tenoch Huerta Mejia, Mabel Cadena, Florence Pugh, Danny Ramirez, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, Lewis Pullman, India Rose Hemsworth, and Wesley Holloway all make their Avengers franchise debuts.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps leads Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn join them, as do X-Men franchise stars Kelsey Grammer, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden, with Deadpool & Wolverine star Channing Tatum.
The Russo Brothers direct Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars from a screenplay by Stephen McFeely, with whom they previously collaborated on the Avengers and Captain America franchises. The movie is produced by Kevin Feige, Louis D'Esposito, and Jonathan Schwartz, with Callum McDougall serving as executive producer.
Avengers: Doomsday is set to be released on December 18.