Though he appeared in a tag to The Fantastic Four: First Steps, fans were unable to catch a good glimpse of what the MCU’s Victor Von Doom truly looks like. The scene, which featured Robert Downey Jr.’s villain making an unwelcome visit to the Baxter Building, only have a glimpse of the villains’s back and mask, leaving the full reveal for another day. Today seems to be that day.
Emerging fromWalt Disney Studios Marketing Expo in Shanghai is the first full look at Doom as he will appear in Avengers: Doomsday.
The art reveals what looks to be an epic take on Doom’s armor which, according to reports, is hiding a disfigured Victor whose look was inspired by “classic Universal monster movies.”
How can we not go backwards? How can we not disappoint expectations? How can we continue to beat expectations? And he brought up Victor Von Doom. I looked into this character. Later on, he goes, ‘Let’s get Victor Von Doom right.’
-Robert Downey Jr. on Kevin Feige’s pitch for him to return to the MCU,THR
As part of their SDCC ’24 presentation, Marvel Studios announced that the fifth Avengers film, previously titled Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, was set to be directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and had been retitled Avengers: Doomsday, which would star Downey as Victor Von Doom.
Avengers: Doomsday is currently set to hit theaters on December 18, 2026.
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