Report: Disney Changes Robert Downey Jr.'s Character in 'Avengers: Doomsday' (2026)

Professor X, Magneto, and Cyclops return in new ‘Avengers: Doomsday” teaser

The X-Men are officially back, with Patrick Stewart’s Professor Charles Xavier and Ian McKellan’s Magneto returning in a new teaser for Avengers: Doomsday, which also features James Marsden’s Cyclops.  It was also previously confirmed that a number of X-Men characters will return, played by their original actors; including: Kelsey Grammer (Beast), Alan Cumming (Nightcrawler), and Rebecca Romijn (Mystique). Marvel Studios posted the teaser on X w…

Report: Disney Changes Robert Downey Jr.'s Character in 'Avengers: Doomsday' (2026)

Robert Downey Jr.’s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe was always going to attract attention. For more than a decade, he was the face of the franchise, defining Tony Stark and shaping the tone of Marvel’s earliest and most successful films. When Marvel confirmed that Downey would return in Avengers: Doomsday (2026) as Victor von Doom rather than Iron Man, it signaled that the studio was planning something far more ambitious than a simple ca…

Five mind-blowing theories on how Robert Downey Jr returns in Avengers: Doomsday - Birmingham Live

The film was made in the UK and is due out at the end of this year with a huge cast including RDJ - but not as Iron Man this time

Disney Changes Course on Robert Downey Jr. Ahead of 'Avengers: Doomsday' (2026)

When Robert Downey Jr. closed the chapter on Tony Stark in Avengers: Endgame (2019), it felt definitive. His death wasn’t just the end of a character, it was the emotional endpoint of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first era. For years, Marvel insisted that Stark’s story was finished. That’s why Downey’s confirmed return in Avengers: Doomsday (2026) immediately raised questions. Not because he was coming back, but because he was coming back as …

Marvel Alters Doctor Doom’s Origin as Robert Downey Jr. Returns to the MCU : Disney Fanatic

Robert Downey Jr.’s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe was always going to be one of the most scrutinized creative decisions Marvel has made in years. After defining Tony Stark for over a decade, Downey’s presence carries more history than any other actor in the franchise. Now, new reports suggest Marvel is taking an unusually bold step by significantly altering Doctor Doom’s traditional origin story for Avengers: Doomsday (2026), reshaping…

Marvel’s Kevin Feige Reportedly ‘Solely Focused’ On ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ & ‘Secret Wars’

Are Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars saved? Kevin Feige has reportedly put all of his focus on the finales to the MCU’s Multiverse Saga. If the Multiverse Saga could be described in one word, it would be “overreach”. The MCU was pumping out more content, faster, than it ever had before. This was largely due to mandates by the higher-ups at Disney to try to bring more content to Disney Plus… Source