Robert Downey Jr. Shocked, excited, frustrated Earlier this summer, news broke that he would be returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Doctor Doom in 2026, raising the eyebrows of many comic book fans. Avengers: Doomsday. Recently, he shared more details about how he found himself back in Hollywood for another huge payday.
talking about latest episode of hollywood reporterAwards Chatter Podcast, Occasional Vocalist and Ally McBeal The star of Season 4 outlined in a nutshell how he was recruited to return to the most profitable and perhaps the most exciting series in film history. despite leaving Avengers Falling behind after passing away in 2019 endgameRDJ said he remains in touch with directors Anthony and Joe Russo, as well as Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige.
He was scheduled to meet with Feige in 2023 to discuss reprising his role as Iron Man in a show tied to certain Disney theme park attractions, but the executive instead made a bigger offer. “He said, ‘I’ve been thinking, if you came back…’ Susan [his wife] Like, ‘Wait, wait, come back for what?’ say on podcastrecalling that fateful encounter.
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Feige has apparently been talking about all the issues of bringing RDJ back before turning to his Doom movie. “‘How do we not regress? How do we live up to expectations? How do we continue to exceed expectations? ‘He developed Victor von Doom. I studied the character. Later, he said, ‘Let’s Get Victor von Doom right.
The actor said the seeds were sown that he later met with Disney CEO Bob Iger to investigate what was going on at the company. Iron Man-themed Stark Flying Laboratory ride and other parts of the Disneyland MCU attractions It’s called Avengers Infinity Defense.“Then I said to Kevin, ‘Can I go talk to Bob Iger? ‘ He said, ‘About?’ ’ I said, ‘About everything. I’d been to Bob’s house and I don’t know how to describe the experience. I’ve had a lot of really cool experiences, but I went to Egg’s pad and we sat down and he said, “I love it.” I was like, “He loves it.”
Downey later said the Disney rides in the works based on The Avengers were exciting, but he didn’t reveal more details about why he would return to the Marvel Universe as Doom. He also left out the following parts: He apparently got $80 million and many other exclusive perks in order to come back and try to revitalize the currently crumbling transmedia comic book hero industrial complex.
