Robert Downey Jr. Is Doom

[Boom]

 

[Spider-Fan]

Not really shocking

 

[kguillou]

I mean, I think thats a pretty safe assumption that any of us could have made.

I'm personally slowly warming up to the idea of RDJ as Doom as the days go by. But I cant help but chaffe against this image i have in my head of RDJ trying to pontificate in that classic Machiavellian way that we love about the character from the comics and cartoons....and it just not landing. Now, maybe RDJ's not even going to bother trying to play it it that way and he'll play Doom in a completely different way than we're used to but I cant quite picture him playing the way he's been written in the comics.

 

[Arachnerd]

Complete opposite for me. The more time passes, the more atrocious the idea and casting is for reasons I've already expressed. Don't think I'll ever get over how Feige completely fumbled the ball here.

 

[Spider-Fan]

As time goes on, I guess I hate it less but thats only cause of the natural progression of anger to acceptance, lol! Qualitatively, I hate it just as much as I did when it was announced. I am just hoping they throw me a few bones and keep some form of Doom and FF connection, even if it amounts to lip service. I am going to be super salty if the FF and Doom have zero connection at all.

 

[Frodo]

The casting is certainly gonna go down as one of the most controversial decisions in CBM's , even if they end up pulling it off successfully.

I don't like the decision , but I accept Feige and co have made their choice , and it's on them , to make it work.

It's not on fans, or the audience to just accept it, at face value.

Marvel Studios is gonna have to have a good compelling story .

We'll see what happens.

 

[Spider-Fan83]

it's probably not the most known storyline (especially for causal viewers) ...
but, if they did the "Demon in an Armor" as a "What if" episode in the next season to re-introduce the concept to main stream...

could they then cross that over into the Live action movies (without to much explanation? or screen time reenacting it?)

if they went that direction with it (of the body swapping stuff) not that I even prefer that... but, it has been heavily speculated at since the announcement

 

[Venom 1988]

it's probably not the most known storyline (especially for causal viewers) ...
but, if they did the "Demon in an Armor" as a "What if" episode in the next season to re-introduce the concept to main stream...

could they then cross that over into the Live action movies (without to much explanation? or screen time reenacting it?)

if they went that direction with it (of the body swapping stuff) not that I even prefer that... but, it has been heavily speculated at since the announcement

Whatever they are doing in the last season of What If has been finalized for a while. Probably long before the Kang pivot even happened.

 

[Dark Raven]

it's probably not the most known storyline (especially for causal viewers) ...
but, if they did the "Demon in an Armor" as a "What if" episode in the next season to re-introduce the concept to main stream...

could they then cross that over into the Live action movies (without to much explanation? or screen time reenacting it?)

if they went that direction with it (of the body swapping stuff) not that I even prefer that... but, it has been heavily speculated at since the announcement

I hope they don't do Demon in an Armor as that only works if you know the true Doom and not being the default Doom.

Maybe they'll have Peter Parker bonded with the symbiote permanently and underneath it he's a skeleton.

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[Arachnerd]

Anyway, Earth's Mightiest Heroes still clears as the better Avengers show.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

As time goes on, I guess I hate it less but thats only cause of the natural progression of anger to acceptance, lol! Qualitatively, I hate it just as much as I did when it was announced. I am just hoping they throw me a few bones and keep some form of Doom and FF connection, even if it amounts to lip service. I am going to be super salty if the FF and Doom have zero connection at all.

This is how I feel. Just gonna have to accept it. I've been trying to find ways to convince myself how I'm gonna like this move. Only time will tell.

 

[Spider-Fan]

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I watched exactly 1 episode of this crap.

 

[OrbOfConfusion]

Most people probably assumed this even before Jeff Scooper, especially given the reaction to the news. Again, that movie will need a hook somehow. I'm sure it will already if there's a good trailer, but news dripping out of RDJ appearing would get people to show up at the theater.

Or try and find leaked clips for it on YouTube or Twitter!

 

[Chip Chipperson]

It’s gonna be kinda funny when this ends up being a better and more faithful adaptation than whatever Dr. Doomlittle is gonna be

 

[Spider-Fan83]

does that suggest he'll be the Doom of their universe???

 

[Venom 1988]

Most people probably assumed this even before Jeff Scooper

Tbf he was the one who broke the news about RDJ returning as Doom a week before they even made the announcement.

 

[Wolvieboy17]

Honestly, the dramatics about the decline of the MCU seem so crazy to me haha Like, do we not remember the dark days? X-Men Origins Wolverine? Ghost Rider? Rise of the Silver Surfer?

There have been some real stinky MCU movies lately, but there's no damage that can't be fixed with some good writing and some strong films. People like to rag on these films but the moment they do another great movie that people start flocking. All anyone wants are some good movies.

I finally got around to watching The Marvels this weekend. People will blame that movie on so many things, but above everything it's a weak as hell story. Poorly written characters. I still remember coming out of the cinemas from Thor and Cap for the first time and they were flawed as hell. Pacing of Cap was all over the shop. Thor was better but still had it's own share of corniness and an obviously small budget. But what they absolutely nailed was the characters. Steve Rogers was so clear and sharp on the screen, that his tragic story with Peggy carried through the rest of the decade. And Loki has become one of the most popular comic villains of all time, starting with that one movie.

So I guess, I just look at the state of Marvel and then the way people react to it all and I just think it's a bit silly. We've had some fantastic stories out of the MCU and we can again. They don't need to reinvent the wheel, just give us stories that matter, characters we care about and stakes that keep us invested in where it's going. I mean lets be real, Superhero movies are soap opera with explosions... And what is a soap opera without story or characters?

 

[Wolvieboy17]

I am sorry, but I don't in anyway agree with this sentiment. This is move was made for casuals and not fans. The social media reactions are from fans. Not the people this was targeted for. For your casual movie goer, this is the most risk adverse move ever

Agree to disagree then I guess. I suppose I think maybe we can't really make declarative statements like that about a couple of movies we know exactly two things about - The title and the Doom casting. But I'll say again, the casual movie goer doesnt want RDJ as Doom. They want him as Iron Man, which in a multiverse saga (and especially Secret War) they totally could have done, and easily justified it too. So even if you think this is playing it safe, there was an even SAFER option sitting right there, so it's interesting to me that they did something out of left field instead of the obvious choice. So that's enough to have me sitting neutral in "wait and see" mode before I start sharpening the pitchfork.

 

[Spider-Fan]

RDJ more than likely is going to be Iron Man as well. Doom is essentially just going to be evil Iron Man on top of it, regardless what they name him. So audiences will be getting all that nostalgia cake. This movie is being crafted to generate hype artificially cause the build up to the event hasn't generates the hype they want or the BO results. So now they have to resort to cheap gimmicks to compensate. In the end, I see this entire endeavor being hollow. I see many posts saying "Oh man, Doom ripping out the spin of Thanos or Peter seeing Tony's face again are gonna hit so hard" but in reality, they won't. These would be hollow callbacks to a different character who had these established relationships to build off of. Doom isn't anyone to Peter. They don't have a connection. But I am sure they will do this type of scene and expect the nerd tears to flow. But context is what adds meaning. The context in these examples is hollow. Just like the overall direction this is taking

 

[LoganPool]

New Rockstars has a video explaining how they think RDJ's Doom will connect to F4 and Secret Wars, and I personally love the idea. I have no clue how to post YouYube videos, or I would post it.

 

[Venom 1988]

New Rockstars has a video explaining how they think RDJ's Doom will connect to F4 and Secret Wars, and I personally love the idea. I have no clue how to post YouYube videos, or I would post it.

You just need to post the link in the post.

 

[Karelia]

I just really wanted Cillian Murphy as Doom. I did hear Viggo Mortensen may be the real Doom, but who knows. I wouldn't hate that though.

RDJ as Doom is just a tough pill to swallow for me tbh.

 

[Arachnerd]

Viggo Mortensen ain't never touching these movies. RDJ, for all intents and purposes, is the Doom. We're not going to have another Mandarin situation here.

 

[Boom]

What if 616's Tony Stark was a Doom variant? The one who turned out good.