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Marvel Ties Avengers: Doomsday to MLB's World Series With Star-Filled Video
Marvel Studios released a Japanese-subtitled special video for Avengers: Doomsday that leans on Major League Baseball. Reed Richards, played by Pedro Pascal, appears at a ceremonial first pitch on Earth-828 and shows off his stretching arm.
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Why it matters
The MLB crossover pitches Avengers: Doomsday through baseball fandom at the moment of the World Series, a team-up of two audiences that Marvel can reach without a conventional trailer.
Key Facts
- Marvel Studios released a Japanese-subtitled special video for Avengers: Doomsday featuring MLB players.
- Pedro Pascal appears as Reed Richards at a ceremonial first pitch on Earth-828 in the video.
- The video shows the Milwaukee Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski, the Rays' Junior Caminero, the Dodgers' Freddie Freeman, the Phillies' Bryce Harper, and the Mariners' Randy Arozarena.
- Avengers: Doomsday opens in Japan and the US on December 18.
Doctor Doom attacks the stadium, and the back half previews new footage from the film, which opens in Japan and the US on December 18.
The video runs alongside the World Series, and Marvel built its stunt around the series as it was played. In Game 5 on October 29, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays for the franchise's first championship, a 4-1 record. Players watching Reed Richards take the mound include the Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski, the Rays' Junior Caminero, the Dodgers' Freddie Freeman, the Phillies' Bryce Harper, and the Mariners' Randy Arozarena.
After the pitch, Doctor Doom attacks the stadium. The second half of the video moves to the film itself, with Steve Rogers returning after seven years and exchanging words with Thor, and Ant-Man and others reassembling for the fight with Doom.
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- Cinema Today 『アベンジャーズ／ドゥームズデイ』MLBスター選手がリード・リチャーズらと共演 日本語字幕入り新映像公開