One Hollywood insiders suggests Robert Downey Jr. may very well be returning to the MCU as Dr. Doom.
Growth on the following two Avengers movies is nicely underway, with Marvel Studios discovering itself in talks with a pair of acquainted faces to affix the tasks as administrators. Wednesday, it was revealed Joe and Anthony Russo are gearing as much as board Avengers 5—which was known as Avengers: The Kang Dynasty—and Avengers: Secret Wars. Now, one other rumor is gaining some traction on-line pointing to the return of Robert Downey Jr. as a stunning character. The most recent comes from Hollywood insider Jeff Sneider, who says he is heard Downey may play a multiversal model of Dr. Doom in one of many subsequent two tasks.
“Talking of Physician Doom, there’s nonetheless no phrase but about his casting in Improbable 4, as insiders denied my inquiry about Robert Downey Jr., who I used to be advised would possibly come again as an alternate-universe Tony Stark who turns into Physician Doom as an alternative of Iron Man,” Sneider wrote in his newest e-newsletter. “It appears far-fetched, sure, however I figured that if there was any hope of Downey coming again, there’d need to be a brand new wrinkle for him to play. So, for now, we proceed to attend…”
Ought to there be some reality to the rumor, maybe Stark would return and play Doom or maybe extra attention-grabbing, the model of the villain that took on the mantle of Notorious Iron Man.
Who’s Notorious Iron Man?
Notorious Iron Man launched as part of All-New, All-Completely different Marvel in 2016. From Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev, the sequence follows Victor von Doom as he will get his hand on Stark Tech, turning himself into his personal Latverian model of the Invincible Iron Man. As a substitute of donning the scarlet and gold armor, nonetheless, Doom’s tackle the know-how is a sheer silver, full with inexperienced accents and his iconic inexperienced hood.
The sequence ended up working for 12 points.
Will Robert Downey Jr. return to the MCU?
Despite the fact that some have instructed Downey has moved on from the position of Tony Stark, one thing he performed for practically 20 years, Downey himself has stated he’d return ought to the story warrant it.
“Fortunately. It is too integral part of my DNA. That position [Iron Man] selected me,” the actor stated in a chat with Esquire earlier this yr. “I at all times say: By no means, ever guess towards Kevin Feige. It’s a shedding guess. He is the home. He’ll at all times win.”
Avengers 5 is at the moment scheduled for a Might 1, 2026 launch and Avengers: Secret Wars is scheduled for a Might 7, 2027 launch.
