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[[File:Doom_Annihilation_Box_Front.jpg|thumb|right|DVD box front cover.]]
'''''Doom: Annihilation''''' is a film being created by the direct-to-video studio {{wp|Universal 1440 Entertainment}}, and directed and written by {{wp|Tony Giglio}}.<ref name="variety1" /> Principal photography began in May 2018 on location in {{wp|Bulgaria}},<ref name="dread1" /> and production wrapped as of June 5.<ref name="giglio4" /> News of the film first leaked on April 17, 2018, when actress {{wp|Nina Bergman}} posted on Twitter that she had been cast in a role.<ref name="bergman1" /> Universal 1440 almost immediately provided confirmation of the film's production status to ''Variety''.<ref name="variety1" /> According to ''ScienceFiction.com'', the film was originally slated to release on May 17, 2019, but was pushed back to an initially unspecified Fall 2019 date to accommodate additional visual effects work on the film's [[Hell]] sequence.{{cite web|author=Conover, Stuart|title=‘Doom’ Reboot Has Been Delayed But For A Good Reason|url=http://sciencefiction.com/2019/01/28/doom-reboot-delayed-good-reason/|publication=ScienceFiction.com|publishdate=28 January 2019|accessdate=30 January 2019}} On July 15, 2019, a release date of October 1 was officially announced, and a page appeared for the movie on the Universal Pictures Home Entertainment website showing future availability through retail outlets on Blu-Ray and DVD, as well as through digital download.{{cite web|author=@DoomMovie|title=You’re gonna want to own Doom: Annihilation on October 1st. Stay tuned for an exclusive clip next week...|url=https://twitter.com/DoomMovie/status/1150843431259742208|publication=Twitter|publishdate=15 July 2019|accessdate=15 July 2019}}
{{Quote|<span style{{=}}"font-style: normal;">Annihilation</span> follows a group of space marines as they respond to a distress call from a base on a Martian moon, only to discover it’s been overrun by demonic creatures who threaten to create Hell on Earth.|Official synopsis|nosource=true}}