In 2019's Avengers: Endgame, the Oscar-winner ended his 11-year run in the MCU when the Russo Brothers had Iron Man make the ultimate sacrifice to stop Thanos. It was a phenomenal farewell, but with it no longer feasible to move forward with Jonathan Majors' Kang as the Multiverse Saga's big bad, Downey was revealed as the new Doctor Doom at the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con. Whether that's as a villain for the Fantastic Four or as the new Iron Man remains to be seen, but the latter option seems likely.
Author: JoshWilding
Published at: 2026-02-04 21:52:00
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