With Captain America: Courageous New World lastly in theaters and Thunderbolts* and The Implausible 4: First Steps on the way in which, the subsequent large MCU movie is Avengers: Doomsday. The movie will mark the return of beloved star Robert Downey Jr. as he takes on the well-known armored villain, Physician Doom. And RDJ simply gave followers a large Valentine’s Day reward.
With the sequel set to begin manufacturing in London quickly with the Russo Bros. coming again to direct, the hype machine is barely simply now firing up its engine. RDJ posted to his Instagram, with over 57 million followers, what appears like a retro, Nineteen Sixties drawing of Physician Doom’s well-known faceplate, however because the lid to a field of candies with the inscription, “Victor Von Valentine.”
Final summer season on the San Diego Comedian-Con, RDJ shocked the world when he walked out on stage in a inexperienced swimsuit and Physician Doom masks, then revealed himself. Since then, followers have been speculating how the person who introduced us Tony Stark might grow to be one in every of Marvel’s greatest villains.
‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Will Characteristic MCU Members Previous, Current, and Future
The most important replace to the Russo Bros.’ Avengers: Doomsday was that the movie would start manufacturing in March in England. Whereas no plot particulars have been revealed, together with how within the heck Tony Stark has in some way grow to be Doom, there have been some confirmations of which heroes can be showing within the first of two Avengers films, with as much as 65 MCU characters displaying up in Doomsday alone.
Tom Holland’s Spider-Man will seem in Doomsday, earlier than starring in his fourth solo movie. Moreover, the new Captain America, Anthony Mackie, may even have a job, and as seen in his new movie, he’s tasked with forming a brand new Avengers crew. And regardless of being set in an alternate universe within the Nineteen Sixties, Marvel’s first household will formally be a part of the MCU when the Implausible 4 assist to defeat Physician Doom.
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There aren’t many particulars concerning the upcoming film, however followers ought to be excited concerning the confirmed solid.
Initially, Benedict Cumberbatch mentioned his Physician Unusual would not seem in Avengers: Doomsday, however would have a job in Secret Wars, saying, “Is {that a} spoiler? F— it!” The actor defined that Physician Unusual “doesn’t align with this a part of the story.” Nevertheless, not lengthy after, Cumberbatch mentioned Unusual would be in Doomsday, claiming, “I acquired it improper, I’m within the subsequent one.”
The one large query on followers’ minds is, if RDJ can return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, can Chris Evans additionally come again? Steve Rogers, the unique Captain America, was final seen on the finish of Avengers: Finish Sport as an previous man. He had frolicked putting all of the Infinity Stones again of their rightful place, and had determined to retire to dwell out his life with Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell). He gave the defend to Sam Wilson (Mackie) and that was that.
After Evans instructed Mackie he was “fortunately retired” from the MCU, a fan reminded him that he had performed a Marvel character in 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine, albeit as Johnny Storm from the Fox Marvel universe. The actor might be mendacity, however we could not know till the movie opens subsequent 12 months, or if he walks out on stage in Corridor H at SDCC 2025.
Avengers: Doomsday will open one 12 months after Thunderbolts* on Could 1, 2026. In the meantime, Avengers: Secret Wars will premiere on Could 7, 2027.