Audiences have been actually shocked to be taught that Robert Downey Jr. can be returning to the MCU, however what made that considerably extra surprising was the truth that he wouldn’t be returning as Tony Stark/Iron Man however moderately as Physician Doom. Nonetheless, with simply 4 months to go earlier than Avengers: Doomsday hits theaters, it’s not clear what this casting alternative will imply. It appears more than likely that Physician Doom will probably be a Tony Stark variant (or Tony Stark will probably be revealed to have been a Physician Doom variant), however that’s not a positive factor. In reality, bewilderingly, it was simply revealed that Physician Doom and Tony Stark apparently have “zero similarities,” in keeping with Doomsday co-director Joe Russo. That appears unattainable, and Black Widow and Thunderbolts* actor David Harbour has made feedback about Doomsday that recommend even the characters might acknowledge similarities.
Regardless, in the intervening time, little or no concerning the MCU’s Physician Doom, his motivations in Doomsday, or why he can be performed by Robert Downey Jr. is understood. Nonetheless, we’ve got gotten some particulars concerning the character and his upcoming position, together with new details about how the character has been delivered to life by way of Downey Jr.’s efficiency. Particularly, talking with Empire, Joe Russo defined, “[Downey Jr.] was on set performing all the things. Due to the way in which we’re creating the character with a digital layer, we additionally get a second move at him by way of what we will do on a digital stage. There was plenty of experimental efficiency. It’s unbelievable, but in addition surprising. What he brings to the desk, you couldn’t see coming.” This method to the character is actually a stunning one, though it does align with what we all know up to now.
This Method to Doom Makes Sense for RDJ and the Character
The truth that Doom will probably be delivered to life in Doomsday with a mixture of approaches, together with “experimental efficiency” and this digital work that Russo described, is considerably surprising, though it’s truly acquainted territory for Downey Jr. already within the MCU. Particularly, the Tony Stark star had already finished movement seize work for Iron Man, and it’s truly simple to think about that these approaches appeared fairly related (however, clearly, with Doom being much less hero and extra evil villain). Likewise, as Empire itself articulates, the same method was used when it got here to different main MCU huge bads, together with with Josh Brolin as Thanos in Avengers: Infinity Battle and Avengers: Endgame and James Spader as Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Nonetheless, will probably be fascinating to see how these combined approaches to Doom translate on display and what that digital layering actually entails. In reality, on the one hand, it will presumably imply a variety of unbelievable feats for Doom, which is to be anticipated, however maybe that may also clarify how and why Russo is claiming that Doom and Tony have zero similarities. Nonetheless, if Doom actually shares no similarities with Stark, then one has to marvel why it was essential for RDJ to play the position—and we’ve got a number of months left earlier than we might be taught the reply to that query.