{"id":188861,"date":"2025-10-04T03:47:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T03:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/188861\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T03:47:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T03:47:13","slug":"shane-black-thinks-robert-downey-jr-s-doctor-doom-will-singlehandedly-reinvigorate-comic-book-movies-geektyrant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/188861\/","title":{"rendered":"Shane Black Thinks Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom Will “Singlehandedly Reinvigorate” Comic Book Movies \u2014 GeekTyrant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robert Downey Jr.<\/a> is stepping back into the Marvel spotlight, but this time he’s not suiting up as Iron Man. Instead, he’s taking on the iconic villain role of Doctor Doom in Marvel Studios\u2019 upcoming Avengers: Doomsday<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The surprising return of Downey to the MCU after his heroic farewell in Avengers: Endgame has fans fired up, and it turns out he\u2019s already got the seal of approval from one of his most trusted collaborators, Shane Black.<\/p>\n

While promoting his upcoming movie Play Dirty, Black was asked by ComicBook <\/a>about Downey’s casting as Doom and didn\u2019t hold back on his excitement. <\/p>\n

The two have serious history together, having teamed up on Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang and Iron Man 3, so when Black talks about RDJ\u2019s power to command a role, fans listen.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019s going to singlehandedly reinvigorate the entire comic book movie industry with that. I mean, it seemed like at first a cynical idea, you know, \u2018Oh, let\u2019s just go back to the well of the one guy that seems to always save us.\u2019 <\/p>\n

\u201cBut it\u2019s going to work. It\u2019s really going to work. And he\u2019s brought to it\u2026 I\u2019m not at liberty to say anything, not that I know. I\u2019m thrilled because I\u2019m first in line to see that. I haven\u2019t seen all the Marvel movies. I\u2019ll see that one first.\u201d<\/p>\n

Black isn\u2019t alone in that opinion. When Downey’s return as Doctor Doom was first announced, many fans and critics were skeptical. The idea of Marvel bringing back its most bankable star during a rough patch felt like a desperate play, it still does to me. But, maybe it will work.<\/p>\n

Since Endgame, Marvel has struggled to find its footing. The quality and consistency of their movies and shows have taken some hits, and the box office hasn\u2019t been kind. <\/p>\n

In the last five years, only Spider-Man: No Way Home and Deadpool & Wolverine have crossed the billion-dollar mark. Compare that to the five years before that, where six MCU films broke the billion barrier. There\u2019s no denying the studio needs a spark, and the studio thinks RDJ as Doom might be the match.<\/p>\n

Sure, it may look like Marvel is playing it safe, but if anyone can flip the narrative, it\u2019s Robert Downey Jr. The guy doesn\u2019t sleepwalk through roles, and fans show up when his name is on the poster.<\/p>\n

Whether or not this is Marvel’s Hail Mary, the excitement seems strong. If the movie delivers, it might not just save Marvel\u2019s current phase but also reshape how legacy actors are used in superhero storytelling.<\/p>\n

What do you think about Black\u2019s comments? Do you think Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom will save comic book movies?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Robert Downey Jr. is stepping back into the Marvel spotlight, but this time he’s not suiting up as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":188862,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,134,344],"class_list":["post-188861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188861\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}