New art brings together Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom and Chris Evans' evil Captain America ahead of their returns to theMCUinAvengers: Doomsday. Throughout the Infinity Saga, Tony Stark and Steve Rogers were the faces of the MCU, but while Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans have been confirmed to be returning, it seems they won’t be reprising their roles of Iron Man and Captain America.Downey Jr.’s new villain role of Doctor Doomhas spurred theories that other MCU veterans will also portray dark versions of their former heroes.
The most popular casting theory suggests that Chris Evans may be returning to the MCU to portray a version ofSteve Rogers who became indoctrinated by HYDRAat a young age.This twisted version of Captain America has now been depicted alongside Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doomin new art shared byarifinity_, and the pair have also surprisingly been joined by an evil Hulk, Maestro. This follows speculation that anevil Avengers team will be forming inAvengers: Doomsday, comprising Doctor Doom, HYDRA’s Captain America and more.
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Following Robert Downey Jr.’s recasting as Victor Von Doom,it would make sense for other MCU veterans to appear inAvengers: Doomsdayas twisted versions of their classic heroes. This perfectly sets upChris Evans to appear as HYDRA’s version of Captain America, who made his mark on Marvel Comics in 2016’sCaptain America: Steve Rogersstoryline. This version of Steve Rogers was created by the Cosmic Cube, named Kobik, originating in an alternate reality where he’d been indoctrinated by HYDRA at a young age and raised by the likes of Daniel Whitehall.
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After replacing Earth-616’s Captain America, HYDRA’s Steve Rogers set to work restoring HYDRA’s former glory by unraveling a scheme that gave him control of the United States in theSecret Empireevent, though he was soon defeated by the returned heroic Captain America.Chris Evans has now portrayed two superheroes in the MCU, so it would be a huge shake-up to see him debut as a villain inAvengers: Doomsday. This would even more impactful if he’s featured in a team with the likes of Doctor Doom and Maestro, completely twisting theMCU’s original Avengers line-up.
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It would be fantastic to see Chris Evans bring darker tones to his classic role of Steve Rogers' Captain America in the MCU’s Phase 6. Evans has routinely suggested he’s reluctant to reprise the role of Captain America for fear of ruiningSteve Rogers' perfect ending inAvengers: Endgame, but bringing this evil version of the Star-Spangled-Man into live-action would solve this issue. This would makeAvengers: Doomsdayone of the most interesting and exciting Multiverse Saga movies, especially if Chris Evans is joined by all the other original Avengers in new, sinister roles.
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Avengers: Doomsday is the fifth Avengers film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and will bring together heroes, new and old, to face off against Victor von Doom - played by the returning Robert Downey Jr.. Avengers 5 will also mark the beginning of phase 6 of the MCU.
