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MCU Director Says Robert Downey Jr. Will ‘Singlehandedly Reinvigorate’ The Superhero Genre As Doctor Doom

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Is Doctor Doom the key to saving the superhero genre? One MCU director suggests that Robert Downey Jr.’s role in Avengers: Doomsday may be the answer. It’s no secret that the superhero genre has fallen quite far since its heyday, no longer able to sweep billions at the box office every month. There’s a lot of reasons for this: decreased consumer spending in the rise of streaming, a lack of a… Source
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We can now officially see Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom. After his farewell in Avengers: Endgame in 2019, Robert Downey Jr. returns to Marvel’s Cinematographic Universe. This time he does so as one of the most iconic villains in the comics. Having played Iron Man since 2008, Downey returns to give life to Victor von Doom in the new installment Avengers: Doomsday, which will be premiered in cinemas in December next year. First advances in Dr. …

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El Independiente broke the news in on Monday, September 29, 2025.
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