Cyclops unleashes a massive optic blast as the X-Men reassemble for 'Avengers: Doomsday'

It’s official: The X-Men are making their large surface instrumentality successful “Avengers: Doomsday.”

Marvel’s 3rd teaser for its monolithic superhero crossover, released Tuesday, spotlights Ian McKellen’s Magneto, Patrick Stewart’s Charles Xavier and James Marsden’s Cyclops. It’s the latest “Doomsday” teaser that has been playing successful theaters successful beforehand of Disney’s billion-dollar blockbuster “Avatar: Fire and Ash.”

The abbreviated and somber clip starts with a look astatine immoderate wreckage wrong the abandoned halls of Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters — the location basal of the X-Men. The teaser besides includes footage of Xavier and Magneto sharing what seems to beryllium a tender infinitesimal arsenic good arsenic an affectional Cyclops unleashing a monolithic optic blast arsenic what look to beryllium ample legs perchance belonging to Sentinels lumber on successful the background.

“Death comes for america all,” Magneto says successful the voice-over. “It’s each I cognize for sure. The question isn’t ‘are you prepared to die?’ The question is ‘who would you beryllium erstwhile you adjacent your eyes?’”

The clip concludes with substance promising the X-Men volition instrumentality successful “Avengers: Doomsday” earlier fading into the countdown to the film’s release. The countdown was besides featured successful the erstwhile “Doomsday” teasers spotlighting Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers and Chris Hemsworth’s Thor.

“Doomsday” volition people McKellen and Marsden’s Marvel Cinematic Universe debuts. Prior to Disney’s acquisition of Fox successful 2019, the iconic mutant superhero squad headlined its ain franchise, which kicked disconnected with the 2000 movie “X-Men.”

Stewart antecedently appeared successful the 2022 MCU installment “Doctor Strange successful the Multiverse of Madness” playing a antithetic mentation of the fan-favorite X-Men leader. Other X-Men characters who person already appeared successful MCU films see Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, who starred alongside the Merc with a Mouth successful “Deadpool & Wolverine,” and Kelsey Grammer’s Beast, who had a cameo successful 1 of “The Marvels” post-credits scenes.

Other X-Men characters expected to look successful “Doomsday” see Beast, Nightcrawler (Alan Cumming) and Mystique (Rebecca Romijn).

“Doomsday,” directed by MCU veterans Anthony and Joe Russo, volition diagnostic “Iron Man” histrion Robert Downey Jr. arsenic the masked villain Doctor Doom. The monolithic superhero crossover volition besides diagnostic chap “Avengers” alums Anthony Mackie (Sam Wilson/Captain America), Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes), Paul Rudd (Scott Lang/Ant-Man) and Tom Hiddleston (Loki); the “Thunderbolts*” antiheroes played by Florence Pugh (Yelena Belova), David Harbour (Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian), Lewis Pullman (Bob Reynolds), Wyatt Russell (John Walker) and Hannah John-Kamen (Ava Starr/Ghost); and “Fantastic Four: First Steps” stars Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards), Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm), Joseph Quinn (Johnny Storm) and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Ben Grimm).

“Avengers: Doomsday” volition deed theaters Dec. 18.