"New mask, same task". A post shared by Robert Downey Jr. (@robertdowneyjr) Robert Downey Jr unveiled his 2.
0 tenure with Marvel at the San Diego Comic-con 2024. The Iron Man veteran will be returning to MCU, however, not as Tony Stark. RDJ will be taking on the brand new identity of supervillain Doctor Doom.
The news was evidently kept well under-wraps considering the gobsmacked, raucous response that erupted at Hall H as soon as Robert uncloaked himself. Marvel is currently working on a fifth Avengers installment, previously titled Avengers: The Kang Dynasty , now rebranded to Avengers: Doomsday , set for a May 2026 release. This will be followed by a sixth Avengers film, titled Avengers: Secret War , set for a May 2027 release.
With some time to kill before Marvel fans are treated to RDJ's supervillain era, here's revisiting the actor's best grey roles — some acclaimed, some underrated. Oppenheimer Easily among his best, Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer swept the awards circuit clean, fair and square. As titular lead Cillian Murphy and Nolan dominated the Best Actor and Best Director categories, Robert followed suit with his clean-sweep of the Best Supporting Actor category.
He essayed the role of Lewis Strauss, the former Acting United States Secretary of Commerce, a key decision-maker in the development of nuclear weapons and overall nuclear energy policy. Robert skillfully took on the role, going head to head with Murphy's equally committed and conflicted J Robert Oppe.