Robert Downey Jr has announced that he will return to the Marvel film franchise as the villain Doctor Doom.
The 59-year-old shocked fans at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday night when a Marvel panel dramatically unmasked him.
Addressing the crowd following the announcement that he will be playing a different character, he declared: “New mask, same task.”
Downey Jr. He first appeared as Iron Man in 2008, reprising the role in eight other films in the Marvel Comic Universe (MCU).
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Avengers Endgame and Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo confirmed that they will direct Downey Jr’s next MCU appearance in Avengers: Doomsday.
“When we directed Avengers: Endgame, Joe and I really believed that it was the end of the road for us in the Marvel Cinematic Universe,” Russo said Saturday.
“Since then, through a very special story, Joe and I have come to potentially see a path forward with you.”
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Robert Downey Jr at the Iron Man premiere in Sydney in 2008. Photo: AP
Downey Jr’s most recent film success was at the Oscars, winning best supporting actor for his role opposite Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer.
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