Among the many upcoming Marvel films is the primary Avengers film because the universe-shattering Avengers: Endgame, and I’m unhappy to say that my hype for Doomsday is much more lowkey than I want it was. And I believe one large purpose why truly has to do with the most recent of Marvel post-credits scenes. I don’t assume it had a large enough impression, and the missed alternative has been consuming at me.
I Discovered Physician Doom’s Debut In Improbable 4: First Steps Reasonably Underwhelming
Improbable 4’s tease for Avengers: Doomsday takes place 4 years after the occasions of First Steps. The scene, which was truly directed by the Russo Brothers, includes Sue Storm and her son Franklin hanging out at house. She turns her head for a second and goes to the opposite room earlier than returning and seeing Franklin face-to-face with Physician Doom.
Marvel followers have identified for a while that Robert Downey Jr. will play Physician Doom since he made a shock look at Corridor H at San Diego Comedian-Con 2024. However, after seeing this post-credits scene, it’s clear to me that we’ll have to attend to see his tackle the Marvel villain till Doomsday. Whereas I perceive why Marvel Studios would do that, seeing the again of Physician Doom’s head didn’t essentially make me anticipate Doomsday anymore.
The scene does maybe counsel that Franklin and his wonderful powers may have one thing to do with how the Improbable 4 and the Avengers hyperlink up, but it surely feels too imprecise for me to latch on to something particular about it. I want the scene had concerned RDJ introducing his villain much more, and maybe saying some memorable line that might persist with me for the subsequent yr and a half, however as an alternative, I’m left with this sense of what may have been.
I Can’t Cease Considering About How The Infinity Saga Constructed Up Its Massive Villain Higher
Now, when you’ve been following what’s been occurring with the MCU behind the scenes, you already know that RDJ wasn’t all the time the plan for the large unhealthy within the Multiverse Saga; it was Jonathan Majors’ Kang, who bought fired after getting blended up in some authorized points. That being stated, I nonetheless can’t assist however distinction how Physician Doom is being teased after the earlier saga constructed up the specter of Thanos throughout films through the years.
By the point we bought to Avengers: Infinity Battle, we had seen Thanos’ face, and a number of the injury he may do by way of the Infinity Stones and so forth. However, I’m strolling into Avengers: Doomsday not feeling any concern in any respect about Robert Downey Jr’s Physician Doom. And I’m actually a bit of anxious about how the actor goes to painting a totally totally different character within the universe after being so beloved as Iron Man within the Infinity Saga.
I might have thought Improbable 4 can be the proper place for the MCU to ascertain what to look ahead to within the subsequent Avengers a bit extra, however I’m going to have to attend for the Avengers: Doomsday launch date in December 2026 as an alternative. Don’t get me improper, I’m nonetheless very excited, however I want Improbable 4 had me leaving the theater completely hyped and on the sting of my seat for what’s subsequent.