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"author": {
"name": "Jared White",
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"url": "https://jaredwhite.com/links/20250323/downey-as-doom-long-in-the-making",
"published": "2025-03-23T22:39:53-07:00",
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"html": "<blockquote>\n <h2><a href=\"https://deadline.com/2025/03/how-robert-downey-jr-was-chosen-as-doctor-doom-1236347398/\"></a></h2>\n\n <p>When Downey walked onstage dressed as Doctor Doom at San Diego Comic-Con last year it was a shocker to nearly everyone, in large part because he had already saved the Marvel Universe as Tony Stark. But it seems the concept of Downey as bad guy Victor Von Doom goes way back to before the actor was ever cast as Iron Man\u2019s alter ego.</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>There are a whole lot of chattering commenters out there all butthurt that Downey is coming back to the MCU. It cheapens Iron Man\u2019s death, it\u2019s just to sell more tickets, Marvel\u2019s out of ideas, the Russo Brothers can\u2019t make a good non-Marvel film what\u2019s up with that, <em>blah blah blah blah blah blah blah</em>.</p>\n\n<p>Get outta here! <strong>Robert Downey Jr. can do no wrong.</strong> I am completely onboard with his reappearance as one of Marvel\u2019s classic villains. We already know he can deliver a pitch-perfect performance which straddles the fence between hamming it up for the camera and <em>absolutely nailing</em> complex emotional depth. People will throw out this name and that name for who <em>should</em> be playing Victor Von Doom, but you know what? We already have a \u201cMarvel Jesus\u201d and no offense to Deadpool but it ain\u2019t him. <strong>It\u2019s Iron Man.</strong> (Or rather, the actor who portrayed him.)</p>\n\n<p><strong>Bring it on!</strong><br /><a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/scifi\">#scifi</a> <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/movies\">#movies</a></p>",
"text": "When Downey walked onstage dressed as Doctor Doom at San Diego Comic-Con last year it was a shocker to nearly everyone, in large part because he had already saved the Marvel Universe as Tony Stark. But it seems the concept of Downey as bad guy Victor Von Doom goes way back to before the actor was ever cast as Iron Man\u2019s alter ego.\n\n\n\nThere are a whole lot of chattering commenters out there all butthurt that Downey is coming back to the MCU. It cheapens Iron Man\u2019s death, it\u2019s just to sell more tickets, Marvel\u2019s out of ideas, the Russo Brothers can\u2019t make a good non-Marvel film what\u2019s up with that, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.\n\nGet outta here! Robert Downey Jr. can do no wrong. I am completely onboard with his reappearance as one of Marvel\u2019s classic villains. We already know he can deliver a pitch-perfect performance which straddles the fence between hamming it up for the camera and absolutely nailing complex emotional depth. People will throw out this name and that name for who should be playing Victor Von Doom, but you know what? We already have a \u201cMarvel Jesus\u201d and no offense to Deadpool but it ain\u2019t him. It\u2019s Iron Man. (Or rather, the actor who portrayed him.)\n\nBring it on!\n#scifi #movies"
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