Robert Downey Jr shared a hint of Avengers: Doomsday on Easter this year. The acclaimed Hollywood actor is set to make a comeback to the Marvel Studios` Marvel Cinematic Universe with Avengers: Doomsday. However, he will not be donning the Iron Man suit. Instead, he is returning as Doctor Doom.
Robert Downey Jr drops hint about Avengers: Doomsday
While fans are eager to see him in a different avatar, Robert Downey Jr took to Instagram and teased the film. The actor shared a picture featuring Doctor Doom holding a basket of several Easter Eggs. The eggs featured symbols of numerous Marvel characters that could likely appear in the film.
A few obvious ones were blood-covered Captain America`s shield, Spider-Man, Black Panther, the Avengers (cracked egg), the X-Men, the Fantastic Four (crossed out), Namor, and Shang-Chi. Interestingly, fans noticed that there are two Spider-Man-themed eggs.
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Avengers: Doomsday is one of the most anticipated films of 2026 globally.
In the teaser, Letitia Wright`s Shuri, who took on the Black Panther mantle after the death of Chadwick Boseman in 2022`s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, returns with narration, saying, “I`ve lost everyone that matters to me. A king has his duties, to prepare our people for the afterlife. I have mine.”
It`s teaser marks the first time that the Fantastic Four have met a character from the MCU after they made their debut in their alternate 1960s world in last summer`s First Steps last year.
The end credits of Thunderbolts had previously teased the Fantastic Four crossing into the MCU, and now they`ll be able to meet a whole cast of characters in Doomsday.
According to Variety, the Thunderbolts cast is returning for the massive team-up, including Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell, Hannah John-Kamen and Lewis Pullman.
There will also be an X-Men crossover featuring Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, James Marsden, Kelsey Grammer, Alan Cumming, Channing Tatum, and Rebecca Romijn, according to the latest teaser.
They`ll share the screen with Avengers stars Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Anthony Mackie, Danny Ramirez, Sebastian Stan, Paul Rudd, Tom Hiddleston and Simu Liu.
Avengers: Doomsday hits Indian theatres on 18th December 2026.
