Avengers: Doomsday directors tease a link between Iron Man and Doctor Doom

Just a little over a year from now, Avengers: Doomsday will hit theaters, bringing us an Infinity War-style confrontation between a massive multiversal villain, Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom, and a new version of the Avengers defending Earth-616.

None of this is a spoiler. We're in the closing stages of the Multiverse Saga, and we're approaching Avengers: Secret Wars, which will give us the final battle between the same Doom and a much larger team of multiverse Avengers.

Marvel doesn't have to tell us that we're in for a repeat of the Infinity-War-Endgame playbook that worked so well at the end of the Infinity Saga. Our favorite heroes have to put up a great fight but ultimately lose in Doomsday, only to avenge it in Secret Wars.

That's not to say we're looking at an identical replica of those Avengers movies. While the plot details for either Doomsday or Secret Wars have not leaked, there is one big twist that we've known for several months now: Doctor Doom will look exactly like Earth-616's Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, who sacrificed himself at the end of Endgame to save his universe.

I've always speculated it's no accident that Marvel chose RDJ to play Doctor Doom. The villain has to have the same face as Tony Stark. Also, this gives Marvel the best cover for the kind of move some fans probably still expect. The Avengers could always "revive" Iron Man by finding a version from the past or an alternate reality to fight Doctor Doom in Secret Wars.

Before Marvel confirmed RDJ was returning to the MCU to play a different character, we've had all sorts of rumors saying Iron Man will be back. What better way to explain having RDJ on the set of an Avengers film than him playing a different character?

While that is speculation, we did get an exciting quote from the Russo brothers, who are directing the upcoming Avengers films, regarding the connection between Tony Stark and Doctor Doom.

That's a potentially exciting teaser for the Doomsday plot, but I can't tell you anything before warning you that big spoilers might follow.

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