Robert Downey Jr Returns - Epic Win Or Cheap Nostalgia Bait?

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Published 2024-07-29
The news that most of us have been expecting finally came from San Diego Comic Con over the weekend. RDJ is returning to the MCU for the first time in five years, this time playing Doctor Doom in the next Avengers movie. But is this a big win for the struggling Disney Marvel, or just a cheap bit of attention-grabbing theatre?

All Comments (21)
  • @hilerm2
    “Somehow, RDJ has returned…”
  • @aidens4669
    "You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become a villain" This man did both
  • @chaeclyde
    Meanwhile, the Borderlands people are watching Marvel fail, Deadpool succeed, and saying "You know what we need more of? THE MESSAGE "
  • @mattpierre891
    Formula for box office success: 1- Find dead horse 2- Beat into pulp 3- Blame public for not paying to watch 1 and 2
  • @Wiwcharizard
    That smile on RDJs face on stage, is the smile of a man who just got the biggest paycheck of his entire life.
  • @zachryder3150
    I had no idea the MCU was at Terminator series "for the love of God, see we're bringing back Arnold" levels of desperation.
  • @19elliemccann
    ''unimaginable possibilities'' is code for ''For the love of God guys. please just.. just go with it.. please.. guys?''
  • O yeah they sent the entire Brinks Trucks fleet to get RDJ back lol.
  • @snekks7497
    To quote Harrison Ford, "Um, I don't care."
  • @TheZjensen
    The trained seal clapping was a great touch. Definitely encapsulates the comic con atmosphere
  • @LuiGuiShi
    What's funny is that he did the "ironman pose" when he should have done the Dr Doom pose. All we're gonna get is pretty much the same as Tony Stark but under the disguise of Doom.
  • @compass_Matt
    RDJ to Feige: "You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me..."
  • @jojomania1105
    „You will do this until your 90“ Deadpool was really right about this.
  • One thing is for sure,that nostalgia is not cheap for Marvel.
  • @Jimmie2429
    I heard that Dicktor Van Doomcock was the first choice but he had creative differences with Feige.
  • @remenant7372
    Can’t even blame RDJ for doing this. Disney probably rolled 10 dump trucks full of money up to his house when they asked him.
  • @Anamnesis
    Imagine the amount of leverage RDJ had at the negotiating table. His salary is probably half the production budget.
  • @BojiBoy
    They said the Tony stark lake funeral is the most expensive scene in film history bc it had all the actors there at once getting their required pay.
  • In the next MCU movie , RDJ will play EVERY character ( like Eddie Murphy did ) . Some characters in Blackface , others in Alienface , and of course, the sinister masked Dr. Doom. , who clones himself for the 'spare parts' and winds up fighting his own Clone Army that wants to takeover the World.