Avengers: Secret Wars
Robert Downey Jr. ’s antagonist theatrical role as Doctor Doom inAvengers : Doomsdaymay be overshadowing a long - awaited hero’sMCUreturn inAvengers : Secret Wars . In December 2023,Jonathan Majors ’ legal proceeds move Marvel to fire him , which led the MCU to replace Kang the Conqueror and the Council of Kangs in their part as the Multiverse Saga ’s main antagonists . Now , it ’s Doctor Doom who will personate the biggest scourge to the Avengers , perchance reshaping the multiverse to his persona in a live - action adaptation of Marvel Comics ’ 2015Secret Warsstoryline . As revealed at San Diego Comic - Con 2024,Robert Downey Jr. will play Doctor Doom inAvengers : DoomsdayandAvengers : Secret Wars .
Doctor Doom has always hold a grudge against Reed Richards and the Fantastic Four , which instigate Doom to torture Johnny Storm , brainwash and manipulate Sue Storm and Valeria Richards , and attempt to drink down Ben Grimm in 2015 ’s Secret Wars . Ultimately , it ’s Reed Richards himself who undo Doctor Doom ’s changes to the multiverse , though Doom ’s hate against Richards and his family endures . Doom is n’t just the Fantastic Four ’s archnemesis , however , as he has repeatedly come to setback with the Avengers and many other heroes in the reservoir cloth as well .
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As exciting as Robert Downey Jr. ’s casting as the MCU ’s Doctor Doom may be , there ’s still a chance Downey will return as Iron Man inAvengers : Secret Wars . Like its comic book inspirations , avenger : Secret Warsis expected to gather fighter from all over the multiverse . EitherAvengers : DoomsdayorAvengers : Secret Warscould see famed Marvel zep portrayals such as Hugh Jackman ’s Wolverine , Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield ’s Spider - Men , Wesley snipe ’ Blade , Nicolas Cage ’s Ghost Rider , Jennifer Garner ’s Elektra , Chris Evans ’ Captain America , and Robert Downey Jr. ’s Iron Man squad up on the big CRT screen .
avenger : Secret Wars will be fill with cameo from the Marvel multiverse , and the film can birth on a lack opportunity in a phantasmagoric way .
Avengers : Secret Warscould be the multiversal tantamount toAvengers : Endgame , bringing together not only every major MCU Italian sandwich premise throughout the Infinity Saga and the Multiverse Saga , but also acrossevery Marvel property outside the MCU.Given how iconic and relevant to the MCU ’s success Robert Downey Jr. has been , it would be a mistake to impart him out of a multiversal crossing over , specially considering how easy it is to apologise his or his variant ’s restitution with the help of the multiverse . The same could implement to Chris Evans ’ Captain America .
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Both Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans have said that the’re uncoerced to return to the MCU some twenty-four hours .
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Doctor Doom will likely be Thanos ’ multiversal eq inAvengers : DoomsdayandAvengers : Secret Wars , andIron Man ’s MCU returncould be as exciting as the Avengers ’ assemble scene fromAvengers : Endgame ’s final struggle , if not more . Doctor Doom ’s encounter with a multiversal Iron Man could be unenviable , as both characters would be played by the same histrion . However , Doctor Doom almost never removes his masquerade in the comics . If Doctor Doom takes his mask off in the MCU - which is probable , taking into explanation the villain ’s A - list molding - then he would likely keep it on when Iron Man is on covert .
Most ofAvengers : DoomsdayandAvengers : Secret Wars ’ runtime would go to the sure-enough and fresh MCU Avengers , as well as other multiversal persona audiences have n’t visualize in a long time
If a multiversal variant of Robert Downey Jr. ’s Iron Man appears inAvengers : Secret Wars , he would in all probability meet very little screentime in comparison to the rest of the plaster bandage . After all , Iron Man already complete his full character arcinAvengers : Endgame , and a young variant could only arrive for a climactic team - up at the conclusion ofAvengers : Secret Wars . Most ofAvengers : DoomsdayandAvengers : Secret Wars ’ runtime would go to the old and new MCU Avengers , as well as other multiversal characters audience have n’t see in a foresighted metre , let alone together on cover .
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Secret Wars Is The Best Possible Movie For RDJ’s Iron Man Return
Robert Downey Jr.’s MCU Return Would Only Become More Difficult After The Multiverse Saga
Robert Downey Jr. antecedently order that his MCU return was inevitable . What most buff did n’t expect was that Downey would return so soon , much less so in the form of the Multiverse Saga ’s independent villain . Still , Downey ’s Iron Man is too much of a dear fiber to ignore in the MCU ’s biggest crossing over case . If there ’s a luck Robert Downey Jr. ’s Iron Man will ever fall in the MCU , there ’s no better labor to make that hap thanAvengers : Secret Wars , which will culminate not only the Multiverse Saga and 19 years of MCU development , but also more than 29 years of Marvel movie history .
The MCU ’s multiversal Avengers need to discover a originative way to assemble in Doomsday and Secret Wars in decree to avoid an ungainly Endgame bit .
AfterAvengers : Secret Warsputs an remainder to the Multiverse Saga , the MCU will probably swivel off from the concept of the multiverse . Even if a Sacred Timeline full of alternative universe hold out after Phase 6 ’s conclusion , the enfranchisement will likely concentrate on a different overarching tale . Therefore , bring back dear portrayal of celebrated Marvel character reference will in all probability become more and more difficult as the MCU ’s next phase progress . So , while it may take some extra suspension of mental rejection to see two characters played by Robert Downey Jr. inAvengers : Secret Wars , Phase 6 ’s principal crossover voter might be the best chance to see Iron Man again on the big projection screen .
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