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BREAKING: Robert Downey Jr. will portray Doctor Doom in AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY!
Robert Downey Jr. is set to return to the film franchise as classic Fantastic Four villain Doctor Doom for the newly titled Avengers:
Doomsday, due out in May 2026, and Avengers: Secret Wars, bowing in May 2027. Kevin Feige also officially confirmed the Russo bros.
will direct these next two Avengers films.Downey became one of the biggest movie stars in the world after launching the Marvel Cinematic Universe with 2008’s Iron Man.
His work helped propel the MCU to become the highest grossing film franchise of all time — and he was handsomely rewarded, earning $50 million paydays in the process.
Downey retired from the role of Tony Stark/Iron Man with 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, in which his character died saving the universe.
It’s been a challenge for Marvel to find a protagonist to replace the large hole left by Downey, giving Saturday’s announcement all the more meaning.