Ex-Doctor Doom Actor Has Candid Reaction to Robert Downey Jr. as Marvel Villain

The hype behind Avengers: Doomsday continues to pick up steam following a nearly six-hour livestream to unveil its stellar cast. However, even with a loaded roster of high-profile celebrities, one name continues to be a primary talking point — and likely will remain one over the coming year.

Robert Downey Jr. stepping into the role of Doctor Doom has the potential to set up an incredibly unique film and move the former Iron Man actor over to the other team.

Marvel's cast reveal for the upcoming Avengers film also included numerous actors reprising former superhero roles. Recently, Screenrant caught up with Julian McMahon, the former 2005 Doctor Doom from Fantastic Four, who spoke about Downey taking on the role.

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McMahon predicted that Downey Jr.'s performance as Doctor Doom would be "extraordinary" and praised the 59-year-old actor during a discussion with Screenrant at SXSW.

"It's Robert, you know what I mean? What are you going to say? His body of work speaks for itself," McMahon said of Downey Jr. "He's a super talented guy. I love watching his work. When we did the movies years ago, we were at the [precipice] of all that stuff happening. So, we were finding our way a lot, and we were trying to figure out what space the movie itself lived in.

"... I think now that there's so many different realms of establishment of the way that you look at those pieces, you can pretty much do so many different things now," he continued.

"If you've got Robert Downey Jr, who's one of the great creatives of the last however many years we've been watching him for, mixed with the elements of how we can make movies these days? I think it's going to be pretty extraordinary."

Among the cast list revealed by Marvel is the return of multiple X-Men alums. This includes Patrick Stewart, Kelsey Grammer, James Marsden, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn and Ian McKellen.

Avengers: Doomsday has a release date of May 1, 2026.

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