How Is It Possible for a Former Iron Man to Play Doctor Doom?

Marvel Studios chose to shock its entire audience at San Diego Comic-Con (and the world) with the reveal that Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr. Is set to return to the MCU...as Doctor Doom. Pivoting from what was once Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, the fifth major crossover movie from Marvel will now be titled Avengers: Doomsday with a major focus on classic villain Victor von Doom. However, one has to wonder how in the world it's going to work to have RDJ play one of Marvel's biggest villains when he's already been one of the MCU's biggest heroes of all time.

Following the equally huge confirmation that the Russo Brothers were indeed coming to direct Avengers 5 and Avengers: Secret Wars, the fifth Avengers movie got its official retitle with the reveal that Doctor Doom would be a major focal point ahead of Secret Wars. However, very few could have predicted that the seemingly outlandish and recent rumors about Robert Downey Jr. Playing the villain were actually true. Now, it's time to think about the many ways in which RDJ will return as Doctor Doom in the MCU's near future.