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Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr reveals he prefers playing the villain Doom in Avengers: Doomsday over Iron Man

Robert Downey Jr has played one of the most loved characters, Iron Man, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), but he now believes his new role may be even more exciting.

Tony Stark, also known as Iron Man, died in Avengers: Endgame (2019), leaving fans stunned. Five years later, Marvel surprised everyone by announcing that Downey will return as the villain Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday.

Now that the film’s release is getting closer, Downey Jr was asked at D23 about the character he enjoys playing more. He said, “I will say Doom, for now, because I got to really observe what I’ve been missing the whole time, just everybody else.”

He added, “It was really weird being the guy that everyone else is hanging out with, they’re the good heroes, and I’m in this mask and this hood. I’m like, ‘They're all on one side of the camera, and I guess they’re all mad at me or something.’ But I'll say this: getting to know (Hayley Atwell) better, all of (mine and Chris Evans’) our history, because you’re a legit dude and you don’t say yes just because you can, it has to feel right. I think that in Doomsday, what happens with this key relationship is so exciting and unexpected and beautiful.”