Robert Downey Jr. reveals what lured him back to the MCU universe to play Doctor Doom Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Amy Lamare For Dailymail.
Com Published: 19:07 EDT, 22 August 2024 | Updated: 19:13 EDT, 22 August 2024 e-mail View comments Robert Downey Jr . revealed the conversation that led to his return to the MCU after hanging up his Iron Man suit five years ago. The Oscar winner, 59, donned his well-used costume one final time for Avengers: End Game in 2019.
But now he's slated to return to the MCU as Doctor Victor Von Doom in two upcoming MCU films, a move that left fans shocked, elated and bewildered during the revelation at San Diego Comic Con in June. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter's Awards Chatter podcast, he dished about the conversation with Kevin Feige and Bob Iger that paved the way for his return. 'I had this instinct that I wanted to go to Bob Iger and I had an idea, outside of the cinematic universe, for how I could be of service to what's going on in the [theme] parks,' he explained.
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