{"id":546635,"date":"2026-07-27T18:47:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/546635\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T18:47:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:47:12","slug":"i-love-how-even-robert-downey-jr-nerded-out-over-the-og-x-men-stars-on-the-doomsday-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/546635\/","title":{"rendered":"I Love How Even Robert Downey Jr. \u2018Nerded Out\u2019 Over The OG X-Men Stars On The Doomsday Set"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is showing no signs of slowing down, with the studio constantly putting out new projects in theaters and streaming with a Disney+ subscription<\/a>. Arguably the most highly anticipated upcoming Marvel movie<\/a> is The Russo Brothers<\/a>‘ Avengers: Doomsday, which looks like an epic crossover event. Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the MCU<\/a> as Doctor Doom, and even he was nerding out about the OG stars of the X-Men movies<\/a> reprising their roles on set.<\/p>\n

What we know about Avengers: Doomsday <\/a>has been limited, but the huge list of characters has been buoying excitement. The Doomsday cast<\/a> features entire teams of heroes, including the X-Men. During a conversation with EW<\/a> at San Diego Comic-Con, RDJ gushed about seeing actors like Rebecca Romijn and Kesley Grammer back as their (blue) mutants. As he put it:<\/p>\n

I think we can say that it was a big moment and you and Kelsey being back. I have to say we just nerded out, and I think it lit up this constellation of like, excitement and like this couldn’t have been easy to pull off. The story encompasses it and, again, having seen everything that I won’t talk to you about, it’s just incredible.<\/p>\n

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Talk about a glowing endorsement. Fans who spent years watching the Marvel movies in order<\/a> know that the MCU started with Robert Downey Jr<\/a>.’s Iron Man, so he’s was a day one member of the shared universe. But despite being in this sandbox for nearly two decades, even the Oscar-winning actor<\/a> was geeking out about working with the X-Men.<\/p>\n

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Tony Stark died at the end of Endgame,<\/a> which fans assumed would be RDJ’s final bow in the MCU. But that’s changing with Doomsday, although he’ll be playing an entirely different character and going from a hero to a villain. And fans can’t wait to see how this all shakes out this winter.<\/p>\n

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Not much about the story of the next Avengers movie had been revealed yet, but the first Doomsday trailer <\/a>became one of the highest-viewed trailers of all time. So despite the mysteries and Marvel’s tight security, there’s clearly a ton of fan excitement about the crossover event. And after seeing the above comments, that enthusiasm is clearly echoed by RDJ himself.<\/p>\n

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While we got the blockbuster’s first trailer, much of the details and story of Doomsday remain a mystery to the moviegoing public. Clearly the multiverse is at play, and the teams of heroes will presumably have to unite to fight Doctor Doom and his forces.<\/p>\n

All will be revealed when Avengers: Doomsday hits theaters on December 18th as part of the 2026 movie release list<\/a>. Luckily the movie’s publicity has kicked off, so hopefully we get more information about its contents sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n

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