After Hugh Jackman’s return as Wolverine, a newAvengers: Doomsdaytheory suggests the X-Men character could explain Doctor Doom’s arrival in theMarvel Cinematic Universe. 2024 was a slim year for Marvel Studios, which only released one film. Still,Deadpool & Wolverinebroke several records, becoming the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time and joining the pantheon of thebest MCU movies. The project saw the return of many stars from Fox’s X-Men franchise and more, with Jackman’s decision to come back as Wolverine leading to a whole new version of Logan.
While Ryan Reynolds does not want to star in another Deadpool movie, the Merc With a Mouth and Jackman’s new Wolverine are still likely to appear in one or both of the next two Avengers movies. Theanticipated Marvel filmswill star Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom, whotakes over from Kang the Conqueror as the main villain of the Multiverse Saga. Due to his past as Iron Man in the MCU, all eyes are on how Marvel will explain RDJ’s Doctor Doom casting throughAvengers: Doomsday’s story, and a new theory suggests the new Wolverine is the key.
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After 2017’sLogansaw Hugh Jackman’s original Wolverine die, 2024’sDeadpool & Wolverinestarted by confirming that he was really dead as Deadpool used Logan’s skeleton to fight TVA agents. Later in the movie, Wade Wilson recruits another version of Wolverine to help save his universe, only the new Logan is very different from Jackman’s original character from Fox’s X-Men universe. It would be revealed that Wolverine was hated in his universe becausehe failed the rest of the X-Men, allowing them to be slaughtered while he was out getting drunk in some bar.
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The reveal painted a dark picture of this new X-Men universe. Other heroes were not mentioned, so it is possible that the X-Men were the only team working to save the world in Wolverine’s universe, much like in Fox’s X-Men franchise. However, sincethe heroes were killed and Jackman’s Wolverine variant felt depressedand stopped being a hero, the universe was ripe for the taking. As such, major villains from Marvel Comics could have risen to take over. Being one of the most intelligent and powerful Marvel characters, Doctor Doom, played by Downey, could have come from Wolverine’s desolate universe.
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Given how Robert Downey Jr. is playing Doctor Doom, there is no way for the villain to come from the MCU’s Earth-616. Marvel has already explored a few different universes Doom could come from during the Multiverse Saga, but a key aspect of Wolverine’s universe shows how it could be the perfect place to house RDJ’s Doctor Doom. According to anAvengers: Doomsdaytheory shared on Reddit by userRt337,Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom is the ruler of the “worst” Wolverine’s universe. Doom’s intellect, might, and ruthlessness would make him the perfect fit for the bleak universe.
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Adding to that, the main theme of Wolverine’s universe fits Downey Jr.’s casting as Doctor Doom. The new universe presented inDeadpool & Wolverineis supposed to bea dark, twisted, and failed version of Fox’s X-Men universe. That is why Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine has his classic yellow and blue costume but is on a downward spiral with nothing to look forward to in his life. Since Downey is playing Doctor Doom, the theory suggests Marvel Studios could make the villain a Tony Stark variant and have him come from Wolverine’s universe to present the character as a distorted Stark.
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Robert Downey Jr. has commented on his Doctor Doom casting. The actor said that Marvel Studios PresidentKevin Feige told him, “Let’s get Victor Von Doom right.“This confirms that RDJ’s character in the next two Avengers movies is truly the classic version of Doctor Doom. However, even that reveal does not exclude the chance that Doom will be a Tony Stark variant in the end. Jonathan Majors' Kang the Conqueror, who was replaced by Downey’s Doctor Doom, had several variants with different names but the same face. The same could go for Tony Stark and Victor von Doom.
Iron Man and Doctor Doom have been linked before in the comics. “What If? Iron Man: Demon in an Armor,” sawTony Stark and Victor von Doom switch bodies. It would make sense for Victor von Doom to amass power by taking over a Tony Stark variant’s life, company, and wealth. This could lead to RDJ playing Tony Stark’s physical body with Doctor Doom’s consciousness. With the multiverse wide open for the MCU to use, there are several ways to explain why Robert Downey Jr. is playing Doctor Doom andAvengers: Doomsdayusing Wolverine’s universe would be a nice twist.
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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.
