The Avengers: Doomsday X-Men Teaser Hits Theaters, Delivering What Fans Have Long Desired

The new teaser for Avengers: Doomsday has hit theaters, and it brings back the iconic X-Men. While you can’t catch it online just yet—Marvel typically waits a few days after the theatrical release to share it—we’ve had a sneak peek, so here’s what you need to know.

The teaser opens with a haunting view of the X-Mansion in ruins, featuring Xavier and Magneto together amidst the destruction, suggesting a rare moment of unity after chaos. Although the specifics of the mansion’s fate remain unclear, we do see Cyclops in a dramatic moment, unleashing his optic blasts as a Sentinel looms nearby.

What really gets me hyped about this teaser is Cyclops rocking his classic ’90s costume, originally designed by Jim Lee and made famous in X-Men: The Animated Series. It’s a style we haven’t really seen in live-action films, aside from brief Easter eggs that never made it into the main storylines.

Doomsday is rumored to showcase a showdown between the X-Men and the Avengers, and it’s shaping up to be an epic clash. This is the perfect opportunity to embrace the comic-accurate X-Men looks that have started to appear in the MCU, especially with Hugh Jackman’s costume in Deadpool and Wolverine. That’s exactly the kind of nostalgia I’m eager to see.

Avengers: Doomsday hits theaters on December 18. Keep an eye out for all the upcoming Marvel movies and shows on the horizon.