Doomsday will begin filming in 2025, marking Robert Downey Jr.‘s return as Doctor Doom. Joe Russo confirmed that preparations are underway, but the team has yet to reveal the exact start date, fueling anticipation for the film’s May 2026 release.

Ever since it was announced that Doctor Doom would be played in the MCU by Robert Downey Jr, previously the lynchpin of the universe as the now-dead Tony

The announcement that Robert Downey Jr. would be returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), but this time around as Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday, was met with a lot of buzz and some rather mixed reactions at first.

Spider-Man actor Tom Holland recently revealed that he was one of the first to know about Robert Downey Jr. 's shocking return to the MCU as Doctor Doom. He also admits that it was not an easy secret to keep.

Rumors suggest that Robert Downey Jr's Doctor Doom and Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda Maximoff will be lovers in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday.

Joe and Anthony Russo have been carving out a cinematic lane for themselves outside the Marvel Cinematic Universe over the past few years. However, it was confirmed earlier this year that the Russos would return to the superhero fold to direct the next two Avengers films.

Currently, former Marvel star Robert Downey Jr. is on Broadway, leading a production of McNeal, and his Avengers: Endgame directors and co-star came to see him. The Russo brothers took to Instagram to share an image backstage at Lincoln Center.

Robert Downey Jr. is a melted mess after his highly anticipated Broadway debut in McNeal turned into an unexpected disaster, multiple sources who are close to the 59-year-old box office heavyweight exclusively tell Closer.