What might be higher than Robert Downey Jr. returning to the MCU in upcoming two-part Multiverse Saga-ending occasion, Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars? How about if he’s joined by the remainder of the franchise’s founding Avengers?
What was as soon as a pipe-dream out of the blue simply bought an entire lot extra seemingly. Not simply due to Downey’s shock casting as Physician Doom, that means the previous biggest hero of the Marvel multiverse is now its biggest risk, however as a result of one of many Iron Man icon’s previous buddies goes as far as to tease that each one six of the unique lineup of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes will function alongside him in both one or each of those films.
Whereas talking to US Weekly, Hawkeye himself Jeremy Renner admitted that Downey saved his grand comeback as Victor Von Doom a secret from even his fellow founding Avengers, not even dropping a sneaky tease into the group chat. That stated, Renner is delighted by the event and is “actually, actually excited” to see Downey within the steel masks.
“I had no thought. The son of a b*tch didn’t say something to me,” Renner stated. “We’re good buddies. There’s the Avengers household chat. The unique six. He stated not a peep. I bought on-line and began blowing up his cellphone like, ‘What’s happening? You’ve been hiding this from us the entire time?’ It’s thrilling information. I’m actually, actually enthusiastic about it.”
Greater than that, although, the Clint Barton actor seems extraordinarily assured that, in some unspecified time in the future within the close to future, Marvel will lengthen an invite not simply to him, however to Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, and Mark Ruffalo, as a way to convey the six heroes who began all of it again collectively. Even when considered one of them is evil now.
“You bought Downey again within the combine, you bought the Russo Brothers again within the combine. It is a route the place Marvel goes to do properly,” Renner continued. “The Avengers films have at all times been fan favorites and there’s so many great characters in them. It’s going to be difficult to get everybody collectively. However I’m enthusiastic about it. We’ll see. I feel we’ll most likely be doing it. It’s all model new. They only made the announcement. They bought to begin figuring it out.”
Is Marvel actually planning to reunite all of the founding Avengers in Doomsday and/or Secret Wars?
With all the joy round Downey’s Doom, followers haven’t given all that a lot thought to the broader repercussions of his MCU return, however Renner clearly has. Though his feedback appear to be extra of an “educated want,” to make use of Deadpool parlance, reasonably than something he’s been advised by Marvel that he’s letting slip, he does elevate an especially good level: if Marvel has already achieved probably the most troublesome job, of convincing Downey to return, why not go the entire hog and produce again the remainder of the OG six, as properly?
In spite of everything, Deadpool & Wolverine simply cracked the second hardest nut, in getting Evans again on board (albeit as Human Torch not Captain America). Renner, Hemsworth, and Ruffalo have all appeared in Multiverse Saga tasks, so that they shouldn’t be too laborious to speak round. Likewise, ScarJo seems to have totally buried the hatchet with Disney after that Black Wudow lawsuit as she has a producing gig with Marvel within the works.
What if Downey’s Doom assembles his very personal Darkish Avengers, made up of evil variants of acquainted favorites — Evans as HYDRA Cap, for instance? Or Ruffalo as Maestro, Hulk’s evil alter ego from the comics? If RDJ might be cajoled again into the Marvel fold with the promise of breaking unhealthy, perhaps it’ll work for the remainder of them, too. Renner, in any case, appears greater than prepared to select up his bow and arrow once more.
