“Avengers: Doomsday” is coming, and it’s bringing the vast majority of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with it. However, as the film’s title implies, one character will loom large over everyone else: Iconic Marvel villain Doctor Doom (Robert Downey Jr.). Now, a new leak of Doom’s MCU look has people talking, and they’re all saying the same thing — make sure to watch Looper’s video above to get up to speed about Downey’s Doom costume and what fans think about it.
Even before this new leak, there have already been some hints that the MCU Doctor Doom will be a more comics-accurate version than his live-action predecessors, at least when it comes to pure visuals. We saw a glimpse of his cloaked form in the post-credits scene of “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” holding a mask that’s instantly recognizable as the one worn by Doctor Doom. Judging by the new leaks, Marvel has improved upon the costume ahead of “Doomsday,” and that makes sense — it wouldn’t be Doctor Doom if he wasn’t constantly upgrading himself and his armor.
Questions about Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom remain, but at least his look will seemingly be on point
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Ever since Robert Downey Jr. was announced as the new Doctor Doom at the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con, questions have swirled about the Iron Man actor’s MCU return. Is this going to be like one of those times when Tony Stark appeared as Doctor Doom in the comics? Could it be that Downey’s Doom is a version of Superior Iron Man?
There’s a chance that the biggest Doctor Doom question in “Doomsday” won’t be answered until “Avengers: Secret Wars” – reports suggest that Marvel won’t reveal why Doom looks exactly like Tony Stark until the latter film. It seems that Marvel aficionados will have to keep on speculating about why Downey Jr. of all people was cast as the masked villain.
There are still a lot of question marks hanging over the whole thing, but at least the leaks — which are dissected in Looper’s video above — indicate that Marvel is taking the iconic antagonist’s look very, very seriously. “Avengers: Doomsday” will hit theaters on December 18, 2026.