Robert Downey Jr.

Avengers: Doomsday Could Make the Multiverse Saga’s Biggest Failure the Point

The Multiverse Saga has felt disconnected because it has been disconnected. But Avengers: Doomsday may have a chance to turn that structural weakness into story by forcing Marvel’s isolated heroes, teams and universes to finally collide around the same moral problem.

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I Think I Figured Out How Stephen McFeely Figured Out How To Bring Tony Stark Back — Without Ruining Endgame

The new Avengers: Endgame Encore trailer brought Tony Stark’s warning about messing with time back into focus. What if Stephen McFeely’s big Secret Wars idea is a Tony variant who reaches the final choice of Endgame — and makes the other decision?

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“Did You Do This, Victor?” Why Doctor Doom Is Reed Richards’ Perfect Villain

“Did you do this, Victor?” may reveal the key to Reed Richards and Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday: two geniuses trying to solve the same crisis by very different rules.

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Why Is Robert Downey Jr. Doctor Doom? Marvel Is Weaponizing Tony Stark

RDJ as Doom isn’t a stunt—it’s Marvel externalizing Tony Stark’s core flaw (control) into the saga’s opponent. Here’s the craft tool and what it means for Doomsday.

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