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Robert Downey Jr stunned fans as the Iron Man star removed a mask during the San Diego Comic-Con Hall H panel to reveal that he will play Doctor Doom, one of Marvel’s biggest villains, in the upcoming film Avengers: Doomsday.

The panel on Saturday was flooded with hooded figures wearing masks of the comic book villain known for his sorcery and science when Downey Jr revealed his face. “I like playing complicated characters,” he said as fans began to chant his name.

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[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There are two storylines: the 1984 one and the 2015 one. In the former all the superheroes are gathered together and made to fight, in the latter alternate realities collapse until there is just one world with various mash-up characters and unlikely alliances. It's the 2015 one they are going with in the film.

[–] PythagreousTitties@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ah gotcha, thank you.
The old retelling trick.

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

Variations on a theme. Other that the title and some broad themes, they are very different stories.