Why Robert Downey Jr. Returning As Doctor Doom Is A Bad Idea | News World

In one of the most surprising – not to mention divisive – Comic-Con announcements yet, we learned that Robert Downey Jr. would be returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Doctor Doom during Marvel Studios’ Hall H presentation earlier this month.

Recent rumors had claimed that RDJ would be playing an evil Variant of Tony Stark, but the actor was introduced as “Victor Von Doom,” and follow-up comments from the Oppenheimer star seemed to confirm that he has indeed been cast as an entirely new character.

Since the news broke, fans have been weighing up the pros and cons of Downey being reintroduced to the MCU as Doctor Doom, and while I am in the “let’s wait and see” camp to a degree, I can’t help but feel some concern that this is simply blatant stunt casting that could blow up in…