Robert Downey Jr. Confirmed as Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday – Official and Fan Hype
The return of Robert Downey Jr. confirmed as Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday. Marvel’s studio president Kevin Feige, dropped the bombshell at San Diego Comic-Con 2024. Not just this but also mentioned that the Russo brothers are directing two new big movies – Doomsday and Secret Wars. In which, Downey, whom we all know as Iron Man, returns in Doomsday as a villain.
Marvel’s own report revealed a representation with a bunch of masked, then one took off their mask, and surprise! It was Downey. He makes fun of his bad guy role by saying “New mask, same task!”. Later, it is confirmed by Disney on their official site listing him among the other stars of Doomsday.
First Look & Costume Design Reveals
First glimpse of Downey as Doctor Doom in tease gives a shock to his fans. In Shanghai 2025 expo the character art is revealed for Avengers: Doomsday. Reports from the event showed him on the billboard delivering the idea of the character costume design. It amazes people and creates excitement with armor, mask, and cape. A promo image is posted by Hypebeast of Downey with a styled costume including hooded cape, chain vest, and leather belt.
A medieval suit of armor is a reflection of the comic book version. New York City showed a picture of Doom with a skeleton which hinted at the link of Secret Wars comics where Doom killed Thanos. This hint creates a buzz among the fans on the internet reported by the IGN, it also shows that fans are excited for old-school armor and the spooky skeleton image.
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How Franklin from The Fantastic Four Might Be Involved
There are several theories roaming around after showing Franklin powers in the Fantastic Four that he might be involved in Marvel’s next movie Doomsday. However, it still not confirmed by Marvel or Disney officially, so consider it just speculations based on major possibilities:
Doom wants Franklin’s power to handle incursions as he played a role of a villain, then he must be portrayed as bad for greater good. But using Franklin as a tool to build the multiverse is a dangerous threat, maybe he has ulterior motives.
A Record Breaking Livestream of The Avengers: Doomsday
Marvel’s confirmation of Robert Downey Jr returning as Doctor Doom in The Avengers: Doomsday with its first-look art and teasers breaking a record on social media. It run at #1 on X and Cinemablend also reported about the Victor Von Doom confirmation creating huge hype among fans for Marvel.
Marvel Studios has still not released the trailer of the movie, but it is confirmed that Doctor Doom is on his way to give the powerful performance on the screen to their fans. People who missed Tony Stark and are waiting to see him again are now excited from this hint that Robert Downey Jr. plays a key role in this movie, a clue from a Shanghai event, reported in Moneycontrol.
Conclusion
After the expo reveal of Robert Downey Jr confirmed as Doctor Doom in the new biggest Marvel franchise The Avengers: Doomsday. Fans will recall the post-credits visuals from the movie The Fantastic Four: First Steps. It gives hints when Doom interacts with Reed and Sue’s son Franklin. I mean Franklin is a futuristic character, it also seems that Doctor Doom also played a bad guy role which is going to be more interesting and exciting for the fans.
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