Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. will make a stunning (and divisive) return to the MCU subsequent yr in Avengers: Doomsday. And whereas theories and hypothesis proceed to run rife concerning why Doom has Tony Stark’s face, the actor has now taken to social media to recommend that the occasions of Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars will see him play not simply Doom, however Iron Man as properly.
Sharing a brief clip on Instagram, Downey Jr. revealed that he has been studying each “Secret Wars,” which sees a mysterious and highly effective entity referred to as The Beyonder bringing collectively the Marvel Universe’s biggest villains and heroes and setting them towards each other. Nevertheless it’s his different studying materials that has followers’ heads spinning, with the actor displaying off “Iron Man: Legacy of Doom,” which finds Iron Man and Physician Doom teaming up (form of) earlier than the latter betrays the previous and leaves him the prisoner of none apart from Mephisto, who was lately launched to the MCU because of the Disney+ sequence, Ironheart.
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At current, we do not know precisely why or how Robert Downey Jr. will return as Physician Doom, however trying like Tony Stark will certainly play a component. SPOILER ALERT as Downey’s Doom has now made his MCU debut in the course of the post-credits scene of The Incredible 4: First Steps, and it’s believed that his iteration of the supervillain will probably be from the identical universe as Marvel’s first household.
Marvel Followers Aren’t So Certain Concerning the Thought of Robert Downey Jr. Versus Robert Downey Jr….
So, with Physician Doom all set to be the massive villain of each Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, does Downey Jr.’s alternative of studying verify that the Multiverse Saga will finish with the actor additionally returning as Iron Man and combating himself? A number of Marvel followers actually appear to suppose so, with many little doubt concered that bringing Tony Stark again, even from an alternate universe, would undermine his Endgame sacrifice. “An iron man vs physician doom combat could be superior,” stated one consumer on X/Twitter, with one other feeling fairly totally different in regards to the concept, saying, “The ultimate combat scene between Robert Downey and Robert Downey could be hilarious.”
Avengers: Doomsday will boast a stacked ensemble forged of acquainted faces from throughout the Marvel multiverse. The official forged has now been introduced, with extra reportedly to return. To date, it has been confirmed that Chris Hemsworth, Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Letitia Wright, Paul Rudd, Wyatt Russell, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Simu Liu, Florence Pugh, Kelsey Grammer, Lewis Pullman, Danny Ramirez, Joseph Quinn, David Harbour, Winston Duke, Hannah John-Kamen, Tom Hiddleston, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden, Channing Tatum, Pedro Pascal, and Robert Downey Jr. will all return for what guarantees to be a really busy superhero blockbuster.
Directed by Avengers: Infinity Conflict and Avengers: Endgame’s Anthony and Joe Russo and written by Michael Waldron and Stephen McFeely, Avengers: Doomsday is scheduled to be launched in the US on December 18, 2026, as a part of Section Six of the MCU. The film’s sequel, Avengers: Secret Wars, is about to be launched on December 17, 2027.