Overview
- Downey shared Instagram artwork of Iron Man and Doctor Doom breaking a wishbone, prompting fresh theories about how his new villain role relates to his legacy hero.
- Marvel has officially cast Downey as Victor Von Doom for Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, dated for December 18, 2026 and December 17, 2027.
- Reports suggest the first Doomsday trailer may be timed to run with Avatar: Fire and Ash in December, though Marvel has not confirmed the placement or date.
- Benedict Cumberbatch is set to return as Doctor Strange in Secret Wars, stayed coy about appearing in Doomsday, and joked that he hopes Strange would beat Doom.
- Studio announcements and trade reporting point to a large ensemble spanning MCU leads, the new Fantastic Four, and legacy X-Men, with unofficial fan art circulating but not representing official marketing.