A month after it was first announced, Robert Downey Jr. has opened up on his Marvel casting as Doctor Doom in the next two Avengers movies. While speaking on The Hollywood Reporter's Awards Chatter podcast , Downey outlined the initial conversation he had with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige about returning.
"How can we not go backwards? How do we not disappoint expectations? How can we continue to beat expectations?" Downey said of the three questions posited by Feige that fueled the philosophy behind bringing back the MCU legacy actor. Downey continued, "[Feige] brought up Victor von Doom and I looked into his character and I go, 'Wow'. He goes: 'Let's get Victor von Doom right.
Let's get that right.'" Downey's Doctor Doom is set to appear in 2026's Avengers: Doomsday and 2027's Avengers: Secret Wars alongside the casts of Fantastic Four and Thunderbolts. A recent report, however, suggested that the villain would appear slightly sooner than expected – in 2025's standalone Fantastic Four movie.
Both Avengers movies will be directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, directors of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Before then, we're heading back to Westview this September in Agatha All Along, featuring the return of Kathryn Hahn's meddlesome witch. There's also Captain America: Brave New World , Daredevil: Born Again, and Ironheart in the pipeline as part of Marvel Phase 5 .
For more, check out the complete list of upcoming Marvel movies and shows currently in the weeks. If you're still playing catch up (or are rewatching the MCU from start to finish) then you'll need our guide on how to watch the Marvel movies in order ..
