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• Robert Downey Jr. is set to portray Doctor Doom in the MCU.
• Realistic fan concept art provides a glimpse of RDJ as the iconic villain.
• The MCU can finally make Latveria a huge part of Doctor Doom's story in live-action.

Fan concept art of Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom gives the best peek yet at what the villain could look like in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The announcement that the Iron Man actor would return to the MCU as the villain came as a major shock, but Downey recently revealed talks to play Doctor Doom started one year ago. Avengers: Doomsday's story has been tailored after the character, moving away from Kang the Conqueror and his variants, with Doom also facing Marvel's heroes in Avengers: Secret Wars.
Robert Downey Jr. will reportedly debut in The Fantastic Four: First Steps' mid/post-credits scene.
On Instagram, artist @21xfour shared concept art of Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, showing the MCU's new main villain in full glory.
The art features RDJ in formal attire as Victor von Doom with no scars, as well as a possible concept for the Doctor Doom armor. RDJ is a great fit for Doctor Doom for a variety of reasons, with some of them being his acting range to play such a complex villain and the actor's status in the MCU, which could help fans forget about Kang the Conqueror quickly.
Related 10 MCU Heroes Who Could Take Down RDJ’s Doctor Doom In Avengers: Secret Wars RDJ"s Doctor Doom will be the villain of the next two Avengers movies, and only a select group of heroes could defeat him in Avengers: Secret Wars.
1 How Marvel Can Finally Deliver A Comics-Accurate Version Of Doctor Doom In The MCU Marvel Studios Can Expand The MCU With An Iconic Location Close There have been two versions of Doctor Doom in live-action movies. The first was Julian McMahon in the 2000s Fantastic Four films, fighting heroes like Chris Evans' Johnny Storm. Then came Toby Kebbell's take on the villain in 2015's Fantastic Four reboot, and like the movie, Doctor Doom's design proved incredibly controversial. So far, no live-action Doctor Doom has been universally beloved, but Marvel could change that with RDJ and a look at the comics.
The MCU could go for the comic book route and make Latveria a major part of Doctor Doom's story and drive in Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars.
Besides a quick shot in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Latveria has barely been used in live-action. The Marvel Comics location is Victor von Doom's birthplace, with the villain becoming the country's leader later on. The MCU could go for the comic book route and make Latveria a major part of Doctor Doom's story and drive in Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars. The first movie could maybe cement that Doom is taking on the Avengers in order to save his people from incursions.
Related I Know The Best Way For RDJ's Doctor Doom To Bring Back The MCU's Original Avengers With Robert Downey Jr. back in the MCU but as Doctor Doom, Marvel could be using a dark story that sees the return of the original Avengers cast.
Doctor Doom has played the role of an anti-villain in multiple comic book stories, and with RDJ, who is known for being the MCU's greatest hero, in the role, that would make sense. Then, Avengers: Secret Wars could explore one of Doom's best Marvel Comics stories, with RDJ being perfect to bring the intimidating God Emperor Doom version of the character to life, ruling over Battleworld. With Marvel Studios at the helm and Robert Downey Jr. in the role, the best live-action version of Doctor Doom is likely on the way.
Avengers: Doomsday Avengers: Doomsday is the fifth Avengers film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and will bring together heroes, new and old, to face off against Victor von Doom – played by the returning Robert DOwney Jr.. Avengers 5 will also mark the beginning of phase 6 of the MCU.
Release Date May 1, 2026 Avengers: Secret Wars Avengers: Secret Wars is the sixth Avengers film and takes place during phase six of Marvel's Cinematic Universe. The film will see several heroes from the prior phases return and battle against a cosmic threat to rival Thanos, and borrows elements of the Marvel Comics event of the same name.
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Release Date May 7, 2027 Source: @21xfour/Instagram