Robert Downey Jr. as Victor von Doom in Avengers Doomsday

0:00It's April 16, entertainment and celebrity news. Today starts now, AI-powered and trending. Marvel just hit us with the first real glimpse of Robert Downey Jr. stepping into the role of Victor Von Doom in the Avengers Doomsday trailer at Cinemacon. The Iron Man icon is flipping the script, coming back to the MCU as the ultimate supervillain, rocking that green cloak and metallic mask. The footage kicks off with Xavier's school-for-gifted youngsters in ruins. Patrick Stewart's Charles Xavier hiding from a massive blaze. Then boom, Chris Hemsworth's Thor charges with Stormbreaker. But Doom stops a cold with one hand, flexing his power right there. Fans are buzzing hard over this switch-up, especially after teases in last summer's fantastic four first steps, like that empty lad various seat at the... you in. Downey was announced at San Diego Comic Con last year, setting him up as the next Thanos level men as spanning the multiverse. Those theater teasers, before Avatar Fire and Ash, ramped up the hype too, confirming

1:02Chris Evans as Captain America, Thor, with his daughter Love, and... X-Men vets like Ian McKellan's Magneto, James Marsden's Cyclops, Plus Wakandans, and Fantastic Four Crossing Pass. With the Russel Brothers directing Doom's day and the follow-up Seeker Wars, Plus a stacked cast from Thunderbolts, Ant-Man, Shang-Chi, and more Fox-era. Mutants, this multiverse clash, drops December 18, 2026 MCUs about to explode.