It wasn’t simply The Implausible 4: First Steps that obtained individuals speaking about Physician Doom over the weekend, as The Simpsons had Doom on the mind with a humorous SDCC panel. It has been over a 12 months since Marvel Studios introduced the home down at San Diego Comedian-Con once they revealed Robert Downey Jr. could be enjoying Physician Doom within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For Comedian-Con 2025, The Simpsons determined to poke a little bit enjoyable at Marvel by spoofing the Physician Doom reveal at their very own panel.
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Throughout The Simpsons panel at San Diego Comedian-Con 2025, all of the panelists got here wearing their very own Physician Doom costumes, parodying the various Physician Doom actors who accompanied Robert Downey Jr. the 12 months prior. Moderator Jesse David Fox proclaimed that The Simpsons will “By no means kowtow to the pressures of capitalism or the company overlords.” That itself looks as if a cheeky joke on the criticism of Robert Downey Jr.’s casting as Physician Doom by many was made by Disney to generate curiosity within the MCU after a collection of disappointing field workplace and significant performances. See the moments beneath, through Display screen Rant.
Similar Masks, Similar Job
Robert Downey Jr.’s casting as Physician Doom has been a supply of controversy. For some, it’s seen as determined and complicated, whereas others have criticized Marvel Studios for whitewashing Doom’s Romani heritage. But it has finished its job, because it has generated an excessive amount of curiosity and dialogue within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the precise unveiling second at San Diego Comedian-Con is prone to go down as one of many all-time nice moments within the conference’s historical past, one so iconic that The Simpsons can simply parody it.
Since Disney acquired twentieth Century Fox in 2017, The Simpsons is now a part of the Disney umbrella, alongside Marvel Studios. The Simpsons definitely have had enjoyable enjoying with the Marvel model, with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige even voicing a Thanos parody character, Chinnos, in an episode parodying the MCU. In 2021, The Simpsons launched The Good, The Dangerous, and the Loki, an unique Disney+ quick that crossed over the residents of Springfield with the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
But The Simpsons has all the time taken comedic jabs at its company house owners, from Fox and now Disney. Nobody is protected from them. The Simpsons may appear tame in comparison with South Park or Rick and Morty, however they paved the best way for these collection to run. With The Simpsons coming into its thirty seventh Season later this 12 months and the Marvel Cinematic Universe going sturdy after a formidable opening weekend for The Implausible 4: First Steps, it’s clear that each manufacturers stay sturdy.
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The Simpsons
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December 17, 1989
- Community
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FOX
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Dan Castellaneta
Homer Simpson / Abe Simpson / Barney Gumble / Krusty (voice)
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Julie Kavner
Marge Simpson / Patty Bouvier / Selma Bouvier (voice)
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Bart Simpson / Nelson Muntz / Ralph Wiggum (voice)
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