Avengers: Doomsday

The two - fold announcement thatAvengers : Doomsdaywould both star Robert Downey Jr. and be directed by Joe and Anthony Russo sent ripples through the Marvel fanbase . The move was perceived as an attempt to retake the popularity ofAvengers : Infinity WarandAvengers : Endgame , both of whichmade over $ 2 billion at the box office , by reuniting the filmmakers and one of the role player that built their achiever . The turn , however , is that Downey will spiel the supervillain Doctor Doom alternatively of reprising his former office as Iron Man .

Interestingly , Joe Russo unveil toOmeletethat not only were the brothers not responsible for the choice to bring Downey back , but they also did n’t initially want to riposte the MCU themselves . When call for about the selection , he explained :

" That was Kevin [ Feige ] , and interesting enough about that was , that conversation was had a while ago . And then Robert tried to talk us into doing it , and we said ' no , ' weirdly because we said we would n’t get back . "

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in Iron Man 3 (2013) next to artwork of Doom from Marvel Comics

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Russo then emphasise the grandness of having a honest story , stating that the buddy " were resistant for a while " because they " did n’t have a way in . " He then explained what won them over : " One day , Steve McFeely , one of our key collaborators , said : ' I have an idea . ' He call us , and we went , ' That ’s the account , that story has to be told . It ’s a really powerful storey . ' "

Though he kept the detail scarce , Russo did reveal what compel the directors most aboutAvengers : Doomsday:“Welove villain who think they are the heroes of their own stories . “Per Russo , " that ’s when they become three - dimensional and when they become more interesting . "

What Joe Russo’s Avengers: Doomsday Comments Mean

If the plot ofAvengers : Doomsdayis as compelling as Russo exact , it ’s no wonder that both the directors and Downey returned . harmonise to Russo , however , " a bunch of [ their]focus is going " towards making Doctor Doom a strong antagonist for the Avengers . He further explained:“When you have an doer like Robert Downey , you have to make a well - shaped , three - dimensional character for the audience . "

Avengers : Doomsday co - director Anthony Russo addresses using AI in the process of making his next MCU blockbuster , emphasizing its usefulness .

Of note , the Russos ' taradiddle divulge an interesting factor in their rejoinder : the initial melodic theme behindAvengers : Doomsday’sstory was not theirs . Throughout the chronicle of the MCU , its films have been made - by - committee , as in , the franchise ’s administrator have a heavy hand in their ideation and output . Feige pitchingAvengers : Doomsdayto the Russos may mean the movie will fall down under this category .

Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom from 2024’s SDCC in front of the MCU’s original Avengers team

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Our Take On Joe Russo’s Avengers: Doomsday Comments

Regardless of whether the Russos , Feige , or Mc Feely came up with the concept ofAvengers : Doomsday , it still has the potential to stick the landing place . Downey was the face of the MCU for a decade , and his participation is potential to draw interview , though there may be some confusion regarding his switch to a dissimilar character . Moreover , the Russos have successfully helmed multipleAvengersfilms before . WhetherAvengers : Doomsdaywill be a billion - dollar strike remains to be experience , but it ’s in safe hands .

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