Robert Downey Jr. Reveals How He Was Recruited To Return To The MCU
One of the crucial memorable moments from this 12 months’s San Diego Comedian-Con was the Corridor H reveal that Robert Downey Jr. is coming again to the MCU as Physician Doom alongside the Russo brothers within the subsequent two Avengers films. And at D23, it was additionally introduced that Downey will likely be enjoying Tony Stark/Iron Man in an upcoming attraction at Disney California Journey’s Avengers Campus. Now, Downey has revealed that it was his concept to play Stark once more for the Disney parks, nevertheless it was Kevin Feige who approached him about enjoying Doom.
Downey was a visitor on the present episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, and he talked about that he has maintained contact with Feige, Jon Favreau, and the Russo brothers since his departure from Marvel after 2019’s Avengers: Endgame. Throughout considered one of his conferences with Feige, Downey and his spouse, Susan Downey, have been anticipating to speak concerning the actor’s concept for taking part in Iron Man exterior of the MCU in Disney theme park sights. Nevertheless, Feige wished to speak about bringing him again into the MCU as Doom.
“[Feige] mentioned, ‘It simply retains occurring to me, in the event you have been to return again…,’ and Susan was like, ‘Wait, wait. Come again as what?,'” recalled Downey. “We each realized over time that it was one other factor that simply disproves any doubt anybody may ever have about that man,” earlier than including his evaluation that Feige is “a really refined inventive thinker.”
It was Feige who identified the inherent issues surrounding Downey’s return, earlier than he introduced the function of Doom as a possible answer.
“‘How can we not go backwards? How can we not disappoint expectations? How can we proceed to beat expectations?'” recounted Downey about Feige’s pitch. “And he introduced up Victor Von Doom. I seemed into this character. Afterward, he goes, ‘Let’s get Victor Von Doom proper.”
Throughout a subsequent go to with Bob Iger, Downey discovered that the Disney CEO was absolutely on board with the thought of him enjoying Physician Doom. Iger additionally organized for Downey and Feige to go to the Disney Imagineering Campus to see what the Imagineers are engaged on for Avengers Campus.
“You need to discuss two guys that aren’t simple to have their minds blown, not to mention on the identical time,” famous Downey. “What’s going on there, proper now, is so past my expectations of what was potential.”
Downey is presumably referring to the Iron Man-themed trip, Stark Flight Lab, and the Avengers: Infinity Protection attraction. Neither of these DCA rides have opening dates but, however Downey will likely be enjoying Physician Doom in Avengers: Doomsday on Could 1, 2026, earlier than presumably ending that story in Avengers: Secret Wars on Could 7, 2027.
