Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom and the Marvel Studios logo in green with Doctor Doom from Marvel Comics
Summary Robert Downey Jr. is set to play Doctor Doom in multiple Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, and while the casting has been divisive, there are more positive factors than negative to it. RDJ is the MCU's biggest star, having become famous for starting the franchise in 2008 with Iron Man. After seemingly leaving the MCU behind with 2019's Avengers: Endgame, Marvel has shockingly announced at San Diego Comic-Con that Downey will play Doctor Doom in upcoming MCU movies.
Downey Jr. is one of the most popular and successful movie stars in the world. Iron Man 3, his last solo movie as Tony Stark in the MCU, made $1.2 billion worldwide. The actor was also a lead in all four Avengers movies, which have all managed to break the $1 billion mark, with the latest two even passing $2 billion. RDJ equals box office success and fan approval, and that is what Marvel has brought to Doctor Doom.
2:16 Related Marvel Confirms The Biggest Avengers 6 Villain Theory With the reveal that Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the MCU as Doctor Doom, Marvel has now set up Avengers: Secret Wars to live up to the comics. 7 RDJ Playing Doctor Doom Makes The Multiverse Saga More Exciting New Possibilities Emerge For The Upcoming Avengers Movies Close The Multiverse Saga has only had a few projects that actually deal with the multiverse, and those have led to some of the franchise's best moments.
The story was revealed by Iron Man director Jon Favreau , who said Marvel already knew about Downey when he came in to talk about playing Tony Stark because he had previously had talks about Doctor Doom. Interestingly, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige was one of the producers of the 2000s Fantastic Four movies, which means he was well aware of those conversations.
Related Robert Downey Jr's MCU Return Role Is Marvel's Best Kang Replacement Avengers 5 will reportedly leave Kang the Conqueror behind, and Robert Downey Jr.'s rumored MCU twist return could lead to the best Kang replacement. 1 3 RDJ As Doctor Doom Could Lead To An Iron Man Showdown Downey Might Pull Double Duty Close With Downey now back in the MCU, even if he has been announced as Doctor Doom, the chances of him playing Iron Man again are looking pretty good. Downey has talked about playing Iron Man in the future, with the actor now open to the idea of reprising the role he loves after years away from Tony Stark.
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