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    Robert Downey Jr. to play Doctor Doom in new Marvel Avengers movies

    By Karen Butler,

    6 hours ago

    July 27 (UPI) -- Iron Man icon Robert Downey Jr. has signed on to play Victor Von Doom aka Doctor Doom in two new Marvel Avengers movies.

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1bewBR_0ufeCCQq00
    Disney has announced that Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. File Photo by Pat Benic/UPI

    Disney announced the news Saturday at San Diego Comic Con.

    The Russo Brothers will helm Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.

    Downey Jr. has been part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2008's Iron Man .

    He appeared in numerous films in the franchise before his character was presumably killed off in 2019's Avengers: Endgame.

    Downey Jr. won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Oppenheimer earlier this year.

    "New mask, same task."

    Robert Downey Jr. surprises Hall H to announce his return to the MCU as Doctor Doom. pic.twitter.com/j1SEjzse3p — Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) July 28, 2024

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