RDJ As Doctor Doom is Some BULLS**T

Hall H announced the return of Robert Downey Jr. to the MCU, but not as Tony Stark/Iron Man. Instead, he will portray the famous Fantastic Four villain Doctor Doom in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday film, which will take place before Avengers: Secret Wars. This decision has been controversial, with both sides presenting their arguments. It ties into the multiverse concept being used to bring back actors from the FOX X-Men universe, as seen with Deadpool and Wolverine, while also introducing the Mutant Saga of the Marvel Universe. The supposed soft reboot after Secret Wars could introduce us to a new continuity with all the key players—possibly a new Hulk, Spider-Man, Avengers, Captain America, Thor, and more.
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[hopefulfriend]

General movie goers are more excited than actual Doom fans.

[Dylanisa_BasketCase]

"Just because something happened in the comics does not automatically make it a good idea for an adaptation." That line right there say it louder for the people in the back

[yandereneko]

Having Dr Doom without the Fantastic Four is like having the Justice League fight the Joker without Batman.

[wqueen]

Rdj being doctor doom is such a cashgrab.

[Unrealizedthoughts]

Another problem is casting a character in the MCU is tough enough because of the multiple year deals and no recast, but let'ss be real... RDJ is not keeping the mask on. 90% sure of this. Doom should've been another actor. This choice was odd, shocking, and... pretty safe.

[WalkBesideMe]

Imagine Hugh Jackman came from playing Wolverine to playing the MCU Magneto. That's how dumb this idea is

[DavidMartinez-celp]

This is a weird casting choice. I lost some respect for the Russo's after Endgame. They couldn't even figure out what to do with Hulk and now they're trusting them with the entire multiverse. Heck, they couldn't even let Thor finish his arc from the previous films. I just don't trust them as much.

[Xedlord]

"Let's be honest, you're gonna be there opening weekend" Dawg I haven't watched an MCU movie since Endgame

[Juggernaut]

If they truly wanted to cast RDJ while keeping the legacy of Victor Von Doom, they wouldn’t have revealed who the actor was. Keep it a secret, let Dr. Doom hide his face for 95% of his scenes in the film, then reveal it’s RDJ at the end in a brief shot. It would create extraordinary suspense for both the MCU and comic fans.

[CreativelyBankrupt-gcdw]

My biggest issue about the whole casting situation is the fact that people are talking more about how Spider-Man would react seeing Doctor Doom. It is so annoying to me because it shows that people don’t know anything about the character and the comics then start defending the casting by searching for evidence and posting a picture saying they were right. Doctor Doom barely takes off his mask and he literally has one of the biggest beefs in marvel history with Reed Richards yet people are still acting like there’s some kind of relationship between Spider-Man, Iron Man and Doctor Doom. It’s literally just the whole female Silver Surfer thing again. Comic fans were not happy to see a character that they loved for decades be changed and then people who have never touched or read a comic will just google search female Silver Surfer and be like “See, it happened in the comics” without even knowing the context or the character.

[wxripfs]

RDJ getting paid $80 million for Avengers Doomsday is like 1/3 of their budget. This is preposterous.🤦

[ArcTrooperRod-]

Let me get this straight:
THEY'RE PAYING 80 MILLION DOLLARS TO 1 SINGLE LEAD ACTOR DESPITE THEY'RE CONSTANTLY UNDERPAYING THEIR WRITERS & VFX ARTIST TO THE POINT THEY WENT ON A MASSIVE STRIKE & THE COMIC BOOK WRITERS HAVE TO USE PATREON DONATIONS TO COVER THEIR MEDICAL BILLS?
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[abiodunsulaiman]

Red lantern supergirl in the dcu eventually would be kinda kino ngl

[theboy]

“The one person who can play doom.”
Russo’s done lost their dam mind

[morales]

I'm still trying to figure out who the avengers are gonna be

[C.R.Cole]

Bro died the hero AND lived long enough to see himself become the villain

[sajzot]

This is so wrong on so many levels. Dr. Doom is in discussion to be the greatest comic book villain of all time. Him being connected to Iron Man is disrespectful. And him being a fricking RDJ bait makes it even worse. Doctor Doom is a character with his own identity and mythos. There was no set up for Doom in previous movies. Dr. Doom is not a villain from multiverse. He is from 616. Him not being from main MCU continuity makes universe look less rich (like we were introduced to every significant character in infinity saga and everyone else is from alternate universe) and doesn't really make sense for Doom

[crimsonXsythe]

Bro they had motherfuking guss from breaking bad and instead we get this

[thememeguy]

All they needed to do to avoid this (deserved) backlash is just have RDJ play Superior Ironman leading an evil Avengers. But Doom? Victor "the goat" Von Doom? This just ain't it, hell it makes more sense for Iron Man to be the main villain since the MCU characters have an attachment to Tony while no one has any connection to Doom.

[crocodiledundee]

Nice to see Avengers: Earth’s Mightest Heroes referenced 😄