BEFORE AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY — WATCH THESE MOVIES OR YOU’LL MISS THE BIGGEST CONNECTIONS

Want to understand Avengers: Doomsday without watching the entire MCU? These are the movies you should watch before it. AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR This shows the Avengers facing one of their biggest threats. It is important for understanding the original Avengers and the events that eventually lead to Endgame. AVENGERS: ENDGAME This is one of the most important movies to watch. It gives you the ending of Steve Rogers’ original story and sets up many of the events that lead into the MCU’s multiverse era. DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE This movie is important because it connects the MCU with characters and worlds from the older X-Men movies. That matters because several of those characters are returning in Doomsday. THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS This is another very important movie before Doomsday. The Fantastic Four are part of the new Avengers story, and Doctor Doom has a major connection to them in Marvel. THE AVENGERS This introduces the original Avengers team and gives you the basic history of characters like Iron Man, Captain America and Thor. CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR This gives you more background on Steve Rogers and his relationship with the Avengers. It also makes his return in Doomsday easier to understand. AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON This isn't absolutely necessary, but it gives you more background on the original Avengers, Bruce Banner and the team’s history. THE SHORT WATCHLIST: If you don't have time for everything, watch: AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR → AVENGERS: ENDGAME → DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE → THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Then you're ready for AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY. WHY THESE MOVIES? Because Doomsday is bringing together the Avengers, Fantastic Four and X-Men characters from different Marvel worlds, with Doctor Doom at the center of the story. So if you want to understand the biggest connections and recognize the returning characters, these are the movies to watch before entering the Doomsday battle.