Dang!!! Robert Downey is Doctor Doom!

Never saw this one coming....

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/robert-downey-jr-doctor-doom-avengers-1235960026/

Comments

spidyjedi84

I'll believe it when that movie even comes anywhere close to filming. After they backtracked on Kang, this feels like a huge Hail Mary that is going to fail to land with more than four years for them to pivot as box office trickles for the next films.

Dorky

I can agree on that. Kang would have been good until dude fd himself lol. So it's like they gotta kind of explain why they went a different way from Kang to Doom.

The_0wenpus

I loved the Infamous Iron Man comic series. I feel like it doesn't really work in reverse, however. This would need to happen after the normal Doom was established. Seems like a bad decision.

PT_99

Or maybe Irondoom comes from different reality, gets beaten in single movie (like Mysterio fluff) in the end credits we see a man from original reality pick up the broken, weak, faulty, imperfect armour of IronDoom and smiles with screen fades.

Establishing DrDoom and his saga.

Azdef

They were desperate to get him back into the fold...

YodaKaj

This must be a trick.

Palistes

I am so tired of variants and the multiverse. I just want a good Doom. Please. He is one of Marvel's most compelling characters.

captain_rogers

How can you explain to a non marvel nerd (90% of the humans who's gonna watch the movie) when they see doctor doom, played by rdj, in the big screen, and mistake him to be ironman? That's what's gonna happen lol.

Emilia90

Aw I wanted Cillian Murphy. It’s a really weird casting choice and I’m disappointed they didn’t go for someone else (though I’m fairly sure why) but I guess this will bring money in for them regardless. Hope they approach it decently but I’m not so sure with marvel now

Stg if there’s some meta joke about it I’ll cry lmao. Also rip kang dynasty. Guess I’ll have to watch EMH again instead

The_Doctor_24_1

In my personal opinion i don't know how to feel. There's something off. I mean if they play it like it's a variant made just for Doomsday and Secret Wars then the character won't be able to reach his full potential later on. It's like NWH with Green Goblin and Dock Ock, I don't know about you but the characters now feel used and if they get another version in the main MCU timeline it wont be the same. I love Doom and the F4 with all my heart, but all of this feels way too rushed. I hope that with the F4 appearing in Avengers 5 and 6 the backstory and relationship between Reed and Doom gets explored a little. And lets hope they at least show Doom destroying all the Kangs or something like that first, because I know Kang was not an option anymore, but cutting it out like it was nothing cheapens all that build up.

Bendy

Well i think hes just doom for the end of multiverse and the real mcu doom in 616 will be a different actor as we are still in multiverse saga so makes sense it be just a variant and probs in end wont be seen again

Nightheart

I don't know about this one I have mixed feelings. I hope Dr.Doom is done correctly he is one of of my favorite characters and the movies never did him justice until now.

Bendy

I think it will with the story and the directors especially the russos

ItsClobberinTime

Getting into the Secret Wars storyline this early with potentially a fake Doom who will most likely die and won't be going face to face with The Beyonder cause he isn't the real deal is a very risky move regardless of who's directing.

ItsClobberinTime

Problem is they want these Avengers movies to tie directly into Secret Wars, if RDJ's Doom dies in one of those movies then they either introduce the real deal or there are no Secret Wars. It's just risky in general, if it wasn't for Deadpool & Wolverine being such a massive W I wouldn't even be crossing my fingers right now.

Bendy

Well secret wars was being built all this time with these universes thats been shown plus the doomsday is probs gonna have elements of time runs out

ItsClobberinTime

Yes what I mean is picking RDJ as Doom is a really bad idea cause A. He either has to be killed off before Secret Wars or B. Somehow written out of the story and replaced by another actor who will play the real deal during Secret Wars.
The whole thing will be very odd when Iron Man inevitably returns, both of them are easily the most important characters in the entire Marvel Universe and having the same actor play both is a terrible idea for obvious reasons cause they will inevitably see each other face to face.
Also, where would the Doom from Earth-616 be? RDJ is Iron Man in it so he can't be him in that universe.
Like I said they're taking a huge risk here, one mistake could potentially cause a ton of plot holes.

Bendy

Or maybe the real one kills rdjs version and that doom be most powerful

ItsClobberinTime

That's the only way I see this going cause if RDJ's Doom makes it all the way up to Secret Wars then they will have to go balls to the wall for the rest of the MCU's existence, there's no turning back at that point because by then it'll be too late to introduce the real deal. We'll see I suppose, I just hope they know what they're doing this time.

Bendy

Its in good hands im quite excited but its down to what the writer does

Sundance_2099

he's scarred again.

Nemesis_17

Well yes iirc he does get scarred again through the events of infamous iron man but it was his face being healed that even started that comic run in the first place. He basically had one run where his face was actually healed lol.

kus234

Maybe Iron Doom?

Masquirade

Robert Doomey Junior on that Superior IM storyline, I think it would be absolutely incredible for them to pull this from an alternate universe.

peixemacaco

I think Doctor Von Doom will be portrayed only behind a mask.

So, it will be ok to RDJ get the role.

If not, he may appear with scars in the face. And the voice, should be another tone...

We're so used to Tony's voice....

Monkydluffy

Welcome to the Robert Downey Jrverse.