Who is the Doctor Doom? Robert Downey Jr. Reportedly Will Play the Lead Role Again in next 'Avengers' film
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Speaking to reporters, he said: "I like playing complicated characters."The 59-year-old was instrumental in launching the Marvel movie universe, starring in its first film Iron Man in 2008.
He last appeared in a Marvel film in 2019's Avengers: Endgame. The American actor won an Oscar for his role in Oppenheimer earlier this year.
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Robert Downey Jr’s Casting As Doctor Doom Sparks Backlash
Somewhat confusingly, Downey Jr. is not playing Doom as a twisted multiverse variant of Tony Stark—he is Victor Von Doom, the comic-accurate character, a brand new addition to the MCU.
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Online, fans reacted with bafflement and mockery.Many expressed disappointment that Doom, a hugely popular villain, had seemingly been wasted over a casting gimmick.
One X (Twitter) user managed to “predict” Downey Jr. as Doom via a sarcastic post that was poking fun at Marvel’s desperate nostalgia; another commentator noted that even Reddit was unimpressed by the casting.
