Robert Downey Jr.’s shock casting as Physician Doom in December’s Avengers: Doomsday resulted in Marvel followers questioning if the Doomsday villain can be a multiversal variant of Tony Stark/Iron Man, the character Downey performed for over a decade. Extra gasoline was added to the hearth when Purple Guardian actor David Harbour hinted that Doom’s face can be revealed to seem like Stark again in August, however the actor later walked again these feedback.
Now, in a brand new interview with Empire, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige has weighed in on the speculation. However with how sneaky and misleading Marvel is understood to be, can we actually imagine him?
‘He is Victor Von Doom’
“Individuals questioned, ‘Is Doom only a variant of one other character? Is that this only a shortcut to bringing again one other character?'” Feige stated, with “one other character” he talked about clearly being Tony Stark. “The reply is not any. He’s Victor Von Doom.”
Feige pointed to Chris Evans’ portrayal of each Steve Rogers and Johnny Storm as proof of Marvel actors taking part in two totally different roles. In fact, Rogers and Storm aren’t multiversal variants of each other, however two distinct characters. Nonetheless, Evans’ scenario is a bit totally different: He was solid as Storm earlier than the Marvel Cinematic Universe and its multiverse was even a factor, and his Storm was introduced again a few years later in Deadpool & Wolverine as one thing of a meta joke. Downey, then again, was solid as Doom after Marvel had explored varied multiverse tales, like Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity, Spider-Man: No Approach Dwelling, and Loki.
Feige is perhaps telling the reality. Nonetheless, Marvel actors have been recognized to straight out lie about their roles prior to now, so it is potential the studio’s prime government is doing the identical.
Elsewhere within the Empire story, co-directors Anthony and Joe Russo hinted at what to anticipate from Doom in Doomsday. “He’s a father who’s a sufferer of trauma. He has misplaced a toddler,” Joe Russo stated. “When individuals see the movie, they are saying it’s a really scary film. It’s scary as a result of he’s so profoundly broken.”
Anthony Russo in contrast him to the final Avengers-level risk: “Doom is far more ego-driven than Thanos,” he stated. “Thanos believed he was serving a higher good.”
Followers will not have to attend lengthy to see Downey’s Physician Doom debut on the large display screen. Avengers: Doomsday hits theaters Dec. 18.