Avengers: Doomsday’s Anthony Mackie on Evoking the ‘Old Marvel Feeling’ With Sequel

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Avengers: Doomsday’s Anthony Mackie on Evoking the ‘Old Marvel Feeling’ With Sequel

Moreover, Robert Downey Jr., who previously played the role of Iron Man in the MCU, is back to portray the villain, Doctor Doom. In March 2025, the Russo Brothers, who are returning to Marvel with Doomsday, revealed that they initially denied taking part in the project.

Joe Russo told Omelete, “Robert tried to talk us into doing [Doomsday and Secret Wars], and we said no. We just didn’t have a story. We didn’t have a way in. We were resistant for a while.”