April ‘25 CQMB - Doomsday, Spider-Man, Daredevil, & More

Sorry for the late post! I usually post the CQMBs right after midnight but I was asleep with a fever. But I’m feeling way better now! Here’s the April CQMB!

I haven’t started the show yet… I guess I could start it, but I’m not sure if I should watch the old Netflix series before I start this one. Do you guys think I should watch the original Daredevil series before starting Born Again?? Or am I able to watch Born Again without watching the original series?

Recent news has it that Stranger Things star, Sadie Sink, will have a prominent role in the upcoming Spider-Man movie. I think there were maybe rumors that there would be a female villain, so I’m not sure if she’s maybe playing Black Cat or something? There’s speculation that she could be playing Gwen Stacy as well. For now we don’t know what character she’s playing, but it’s exciting to see this movie progress. Tom Holland’s Spider-Man 4 will be in theaters on July 31, 2026.

This March, Marvel Entertainment had a 5-hour live stream, slowly revealing the cast of the upcoming Avengers movie. And this cast is STACKED! There are so many characters that nobody expected to be a part of this movie (like a BUNCH of Fox X-Men characters), and this cast announcement has definitely raised my expectations. Here’s the cast members confirmed from the live stream:

1. Chris Hemsworth as Thor

2. Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman

3. Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America

4. Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes

5. Letitia Wright as Shuri/Black Panther

6. Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man

7. Wyatt Russell as John Walker/U.S. Agent

8. Tenoch Huerta Mejía as Namor

9. Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing

10. Simu Liu as Shang-Chi

11. Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova

12. Kelsey Grammer as Hank McCoy/Beast

13. Lewis Pullman as Bob/Sentry

14. Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres/Falcon

15. Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch

16. David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian

17. Winston Duke as M’Baku

18. Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr/Ghost

19. Tom Hiddleston as Loki

20. Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier/Professor X

21. Ian McKellen as Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto

22. Alan Cumming as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler

23. Rebecca Romijn as Raven/Mystique

24. James Marsden as Scott Summers/Cyclops

25. Channing Tatum as Remy LeBeau/Gambit

26. Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic

27. Robert Downey Jr. as Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom

Some significant characters Marvel left out of this announcement include Spider-Man (Tom/Tobey/Andrew), Doctor Strange, Storm, the Marvels, the Eternals, Nick Fury, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Daredevil, Kingpin, Echo, Hulk, She-Hulk, Deadpool, Wolverine, Blade, Moon Knight, Wasp, Chris Evans (said to be a part of the cast), Wong, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Wiccan, Thunderbolt Ross, America Chavez, Jean Grey, Rogue, Hawkeye, Kate Bishop, Valkyrie, Punisher, Ironheart, Okoye, and War Machine. Those are all the notable characters that weren't included in this casting. I do believe it is still possible for these characters to make an appearance, but they just haven't been confirmed.

Nonetheless, this cast announcement gives me hope that Marvel maybe has a good handle on what they’re doing, and that this movie could be really good. Avengers: Doomsday is now filming, and will be in theaters on May 1, 2026.

Maybe it's not such a bad thing I waited to post this CQMB, because this morning, Sony had their CinemaCon presentation and announced two exciting pieces of Spider-Man news. One being the release date for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. It has been confirmed that this movie will be releasing in theaters on June 4, 2027 and will be picking up right where Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse left off. After hearing several rumors that this movie would be releasing in 2029, it is a relief to hear that it's only two years away.

At CinemaCon, they also revealed the title of Tom Holland’s Spider-Man 4. Destin Daniel Cretton, the director of the film, came on the stage and announced the film will be titled Spider-Man: Brand New Day. I guess it can be assumed that the word “Day” will be used similarly to the word “Home,” as Home was a part of the first trilogy’s titles. Spider-Man: Brand New Day will be out in theaters on July 31, 2026.

Here’s each of the Marvel/DC projects releasing this month:

April 1 - Daredevil: Born Again [E7] (streaming: Disney+)

April 8 - Daredevil: Born Again [E8] (streaming: Disney+)

April 15 - Daredevil: Born Again [E9] (streaming: Disney+)

Thank you for taking time out of your day to read this month's CQMB. Be sure to stay tuned for the next CQMB which will release on the first of May.