Avengers: Doomsday administrators Joe and Anthony Russo have revealed that Robert Downey Jr. helps write Physician Doom’s backstory for the movie.
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Finally summer time’s Comedian-Con, Marvel Studios introduced that Downey Jr. – who famously portrayed Tony Stark/Iron Man within the Marvel Cinematic Universe earlier than being killed off in Avengers: Endgame – would star as Victor von Doom/Physician Doom in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, making him the following main villain of the franchise.
The choice to pivot to Physician Doom got here as a result of their earlier ‘massive unhealthy’, Kang the Conquerer, was performed by Jonathan Majors, whom Marvel needed to hearth as a result of him being accused (and finally convicted) of home abuse.
The saga is now present process a significant storytelling course correction, with the sudden inclusion of Physician Doom more likely to require some complicated rewrites and justification.
Now, in a brand new interview, the Russos have revealed that Downey Jr. himself helps with the writing for the upcoming Avengers movie, and Doom’s backstory particularly.
“He’s so immersed in it. He’s so dialled in,” the duo informed Leisure Tonight. “He’s writing backstory, costume concepts… we have been simply on the cellphone with him this morning earlier than we acquired right here speaking about it. He simply loves actually wealthy three-dimensional characters, and I believe he sees an actual alternative right here with the character.”
Manufacturing on Avengers: Doomsday is now underway forward of its scheduled launch in Might 2026. It’ll then be adopted by Avengers: Secret Wars, though Marvel followers are hopeful that Downey Jr. will make his first look in Implausible 4: First Steps, on condition that Doom is historically the principle villain for these superheroes.
In different Marvel information, the Russo brothers just lately stated they’re “undoubtedly open” to creating a tie-in online game to be launched alongside the upcoming Avengers movies.
