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Avengers: Secret Wars 5 Oct 2026, 16:16

Anthony Mackie waits on Avengers: Secret Wars until after Broadway run of Macbeth

Anthony Mackie waits on Avengers: Secret Wars until after Broadway run of Macbeth

Anthony Mackie says he won’t start Avengers: Secret Wars until his Broadway run as Macbeth ends in July 2027.

The schedule mentioned in the piece also locks in the stage timeline: rehearsals begin in February and previews start in late March. Marvel is still said to be holding on to a December 17, 2027 release date.

What happened

According to IGN, Anthony Mackie said he will return to Avengers: Secret Wars once his Broadway run as Macbeth is over. The actor is set to star in a new production in New York, and the show is scheduled to run through July 2027. That puts his theater commitment well ahead of the date Marvel is still using for the film in the article.

The piece also lays out a specific theater timeline. Rehearsals begin in February and previews start in late March, which means Mackie’s Broadway schedule is locked in early in 2027. That matters because IGN says production on Secret Wars may not begin principal photography until 2027 or later. The article presents that timing as reporting on the current situation, not as an official Marvel announcement.

IGN also says Marvel has not publicly signaled any change to the film’s December 17, 2027 release date. So the report leaves both possibilities on the table: filming could slip later, while the release date remains unchanged on paper. The article also references earlier reporting that the movie may have moved from an earlier plan to a later one, but that is still framed as rumor coverage rather than a formal studio update.

Timeline

  • February — Rehearsals for Macbeth begin, locking in Anthony Mackie’s Broadway schedule early in the year.

  • Late March — Previews for the Broadway production begin in New York, months before the Marvel release date mentioned in the article.

  • July 2027 — The Macbeth run is said to continue through this month, keeping Mackie tied up through mid-2027.

  • 2027 or later — IGN says Avengers: Secret Wars may not begin principal photography until then, though Marvel has not officially confirmed that timing.

  • December 17, 2027 — The release date for Avengers: Secret Wars remains the date cited in the report.

Background

Avengers: Secret Wars is part of Marvel’s current Avengers roadmap. The same news cycle also mentions Avengers: Doomsday, which is often discussed alongside Secret Wars in broader Marvel coverage. That makes Mackie’s availability especially relevant, since both films sit in the same phase of Marvel’s movie planning.

The core of the report is Mackie’s own statement about when he’ll be available. What is confirmed in the source is that he wants to finish his Broadway run first; what is not confirmed is any official Marvel decision on a final shoot date or a shifted release. The article therefore focuses on the tension between a fixed stage commitment and a major studio film still on the calendar.

The source also notes that the Broadway production is in New York and runs until July 2027. That creates a clear overlap between Mackie’s stage work and the period when Marvel may want to begin filming. However, the text does not mention any final solution for that overlap, nor does it give an official schedule for the rest of the cast.

For the film itself, the key date in the article remains December 17, 2027. That is the date Marvel is still said to be using, even as filming may not begin until later in 2027 or beyond. For now, the situation remains open: Mackie has stated his priority, but the studio has not publicly announced a revised production plan.

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Sources

  • IGN: article about Anthony Mackie, Avengers: Secret Wars, and his Broadway run as Macbeth.
  • Deadline: Broadway production schedule with rehearsals in February and previews in late March.