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Robert Downey Jr. chosen to play Doctor Doom in the upcoming ‘Avengers’ movies

nypost.com Robert Downey Jr. dramatically reveals MCU return for upcoming ‘Avengers’ movies as villain Doctor Doom

For more than a decade, Downey Jr. starred as Marvel’s beloved superhero Iron Man before the character was killed off in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame.

Robert Downey Jr. dramatically reveals MCU return for upcoming ‘Avengers’ movies as villain Doctor Doom

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So they didn't address this at all in the article, which isn't surprising considering it's the New York Post and asking actual questions is probably Beyond them, but how they going to deal with the elephant in the room here? Any word whatsoever on that?
- What i understand is that Doom never takes off his mask, at least in the comics. But hey Master Chief also didnt take off his helmet so who knows.
  
  And then we saw his ass!
- Potentially an alt-universe Tony Stark that became Dr. Doom.
  
  Even if not, RDJ won’t be the first person to play multiple roles in the MCU, just the most prominent.
  
  That would absolutely annihalate any desire I have to watch Marvel ever again, that would be such a terrible decision.
- What elephant in the room?
  
  I'd imagine how they're going to adress the fact that RDJ was Iron Man
RDJ is a great casting choice.

He's likely to understand that any story about Doom, is Doom's story. Doom thinks he's the hero.

RDJ will get that and sell it to the audience.

Also, Marvel, you've earned your credibility. So stop neutering Doom. Let's finally see him stick his face into Hell to trying to rescue his mother's soul.

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