Summary

Robert Downey Jr ’s likely return to theMarvel Cinematic Universehas been updated by a new report claiming a major villain twist . Ever since his finish inAvengers : Endgame , the MCU consultation has been actively hoping to see Downey Jr. add up back at some point . With The Multiverse Saga fully underway , the idea of seeing alternate versions of Iron Man exists , but has yet to come to realisation , leading to multiple theories about how this could hap inupcoming Marvel releases .

Speaking of Doctor Doom , there ’s still no intelligence yet about his cast inFantastic Four , as insider denied my inquiry about Robert Downey Jr. , who I was told might come back as an alternate - universe Tony Stark who becomes Doctor Doom instead of Iron Man . It seems far - fetched , yes , but I figured that if there was any hope of Downey follow back , there ’d have to be a raw wrinkle for him to play . So , for now , we continue to look …

It ’s important to note that Sneider says his inquiry was denied by insiders .

RDJ unmasked in the Iron Man armor from Avengers: Endgame and Doctor Doom from 2005’s Fantastic Four movie

Robert Downey Jr. recently gloss on if he would return as Iron Man for Marvel Studios , and a surprising MCU theory adds Doctor Doom to the mix .

Who Is Infamous Iron Man & Why RDJ Would Be Great

The idea that the MCU report seems to be loosely based on is Marvel’sInfamous Iron Mancomic run , where Victor Von Doom serve as Iron Man . create by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev , it explores Doctor Doom as a hero , carrying Tony ’s hero claim . There are certainly a number of directions the MCU could go with this conception , and having Downey Jr. as part of that equating would be crucial for legion reasons .

Given how fully grown of an shock the actor had on the MCU by the time ofAvengers : Endgame , having Downey Jr. return but giving him a very different electric arc and character to toy would avoid decreasing the result of his initial sendoff . Marvel Studios could always approach the idea of Tony as Doctor Doom either by have him be a morally grey-haired hero or a traditional baddie . Having him as an antagonist would also allow for some emotional heartstrings to be pull for the Earth-616 heroes , as they would have to combat someone who in their timeline was an friend .

If the rumor turns out to be true , it will be interesting to see what Downey Jr. would do as a version of Doctor Doom , as this would be a very unexpected style of give birth that villain make his MCU debut . Should Downey Jr. in reality be returning to the MCU in this content , it would n’t be shocking if his reappearance was addressed at this year ’s San Diego Comic - Con . But for now , theMCUaudience will have to hold off and see if Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom is happening at all .

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Source : Jeff Sneider