Marvel fans got a surprise during a baseball game. During Friday’s Game 1 of the World Series, MLB and Marvel teamed up for a special preview of “Avengers: Doomsday,” in which Pedro Pascal’s Mister Fantastic takes the mound for the ceremonial first pitch to Joseph Quinn’s Human Torch. yahoo
What’s in it
The preview is set at Ebbets Field and matches the time period of “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” with New York Giants players in the background. Modern MLB players Bryce Harper, Freddie Freeman, Randy Arozarena, Junior Caminero and Jacob Misiorowski, who started Game 1 for Milwaukee, watch from the dugout. One player jokes that first pitches are “getting bigger and bigger,” and another asks if Reed will drop the hammer like Thor, before Doctor Doom attacks from the sky. The teaser also shows glimpses of Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers and Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom. Avengers: Doomsday MLB World Series Teaser Features Mister Fantastic First Pitch – News Directory 3 +3
The release date
“Avengers: Doomsday” arrives in theaters December 18, and is immediately followed by “Avengers: Secret Wars,” set for December 17, 2027. thewrap
How fans reacted
Reactions were split. Some fans were underwhelmed, saying it showed more of the same, with one reaction asking, “That’s it??” Others voiced excitement for the movie. thewrapthewrap
Bottom line
A baseball broadcast turned into a movie trailer, and the debate over whether it delivered is part of the fun.
