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It’s without doubt that Robert Downey Jr. became the protagonist of the weekend. The winner of the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Oppenheimermade a surprise appearance on the main stage of the Comic Conto reveal that he will be in charge of playing Doctor Doom in the new films of The Avengers. Thus, the person who played Tony Stark in ten Marvel movies Marvelwill return to said studio to compose one of the most popular villains in comics. And as expected, the reactions on social media were not long in coming.
Fans around the world largely celebrated the news, saying Downey Jr.’s return was what Marvel needed at a time of obvious creative fatigue, with the studio’s feature films losing prominence at the box office. Reactions ranged from enthusiasm to surprise, and the actor was in line with that. Anthony Mackie (who plays the new Captain America), said with great humor in a note: “It would be better to kill him first.”
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On social media, one of the comments that went most viral was the one made by Gwyeth Paltrow. The actress is not only friends with Downey Jr. but has also worked alongside him on seven Marvel films, playing Pepper Potts, Iron Man’s partner. Alongside the actor’s post announcing the news, Paltrow wrote: “I don’t get it, so you’re one of the bad guys now?” The actress’ response received dozens of comments, applauding Robert’s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Doom’s first appearance, in 1962Capture
Created by Stan Lee y Jack Kirby in 1962, for number five of The Fantastic FourVictor Von Doom is one of the most complex enemies in the Marvel universe. The initial history of the character presents him as a classmate of Reed Richards (future leader of the fantastic quartet), with whom he maintained a relationship of deep intellectual rivalry. After suffering severe burns on his face, the result of a failed experiment, Victo began to use an iron mask, which served the double function of hiding his wounds, inspiring fear in his rivals (Kirby himself assured that this idea was a tribute to The man in the iron mask). Over time, Doom established a dictatorial government in Latveria, a small European nation over which he is absolute sovereign.
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Over the decades, Doom has established himself as one of the most beloved characters by fans. At 62 years old, he is a villain who has gone through all kinds of changes, and who on more than one occasion, has even had to team up with the publisher’s heroes. Although he is the historical rival of The Fantastic Fourhis megalomania led him to be a threat to other important groups in the house, such as The Avengers or the X-Men. True to the whims of these stories, Doom was believed dead on more than one occasion (once, in a battle in which he had supposedly died alongside Reed Richards), he also went on to supplant the leader of The Fantastic Four, He had an adopted son who became an ally of the heroes, and even enjoyed diplomatic immunity due to his position as leader of Latveria.
Doctor Doom in the Secret Wars comic, from 2015Capture
The news of Downey Jr. in the role of Doom opens up several possibilities. Considering that the character could make his first appearance in the film The Fantastic Four (which takes place in the sixties), the character could well be an alternative version of Tony Stark. On the other hand, the sixth film of The Avengers are titles Secret Wars, refers to the last comic book saga that bore that name (the first was published in 1984, the second in 1985, and the third in 2015), and which presents a reality in which Doom is a sort of almighty God, who has the support of Doctor Strange.
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Finally, and thanks to the fact that the multiverse resource allows to represent several versions of the same character (as seen in Deadpool & Wolverine), it is impossible not to fantasize about Downey Jr. playing some new version of Iron Man, and thus reopening the circle that seemed to end in Endgame. The answer to that, for now, is only available from Marvel.
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