Marvel Studios
When Marvel Studios announced Robert Downey Jr. would play Doctor Doom in “Avengers: Doomsday” fans used one word to describe it: desperate. But anticipation for RDJ’s return has only grown as “Doomsday” has drawn nearer. Still, significant confusion remains. After all, Downey Jr.’s best-known role is that of Tony Stark/Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now, he’s back in that same franchise as a supervillain? It’s all a bit confounding, really, and while Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige has just tried to clear it all up, he’s also somehow made things even more confusing.
Speaking to Empire, Feige was asked whether RDJ is playing a Tony Stark variant in “Doomsday” or an entirely different character. The Marvel Studios boss seemed to indicate the latter is true. “Is Steve Rogers a Johnny Storm variant?” he said in reference to Chris Evans having played both characters at different points throughout Marvel’s cinematic history.
