Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Raises One Giant Question About Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom
The latest trailer for 'Avengers: Doomsday' highlights Robert Downey Jr.'s return as Doctor Doom, sparking fan speculation about the character's threat level. The article questions why the film frames Doom as a more significant danger to the Avengers than previous villains like Thanos.
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As a major entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the film's narrative direction significantly impacts pop culture discourse and box office expectations.
Marvel Studios The latest trailer for "Avengers: Doomsday" finally reveals Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom voice , but the giant question we're left wondering about is not "why the heck is Downey doing a Nandor the Relentless voice as Doom?" (The answer to that is Marvel is likely paying him an astronomical sum of money to return, and is probably willing to let him basically do whatever he wants after he won his much-deserved Oscar for his work in "Oppenheimer." Or maybe the answer is Downey is just a huge "What We Do in the Shadows" guy.) No, the question we're pondering is more consequential to the overall story being told in "Doomsday."
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