Just watched an Iron man movie reaction and thought it could be cool if Doom made his mask in the Iron man 1 cave and it accidentally or forcefully being put on contributes to him being evil.
Same actor, not same character. So it’s Victor Von Doom, not Tony Stark. I do like the idea of your theory, but it’s just not possible
IonizedSmurf2026-01-19 16:35
Am I wrong in thinking he's a variant of Tony? I thought it had been stated.
NoFlaccidMint2026-01-19 16:36
You’re wrong.
IonizedSmurf2026-01-19 16:38
Oh my bad. That seems dumb casting RDJ then if he's not connected to Tony.
NoFlaccidMint2026-01-19 16:40
Sure, but Russo brothers have handled all their MCU projects proper in the past. They stated he’s Victor Von Doom, full stop.
I’m sure Russo bros are gonna do these next 2 movies justice to bring all the hype and attention back to the MCU.
richard-5642026-01-23 17:15
It's been rumored he appears to look like Tony in order to either gain the trust of the rest of the heroes, or to fuck with them mentally. Either one would work for me. Those are both fan theories though, not anything that Feige & Co have said. They have confirmed he is actually Victor Von Doom though, from the 828 universe, and is not a Stark variant. I can easily seeing him posing as a Stark variant though, for at least part of the movie.
Dave_Eddie2026-01-19 16:58
Theres a lot of people assuming that simply because RDJ is playing him, he is a Stark variant, when its literally never been said by anyone official at any point
The usual response when thats raised is 'oh well of course hes playing Stark, they'd be stupid not to. What would be the point in that YOU IDIOT', ignoring the very real facts that a) RDJ is a good actor and can play characters other than Tony. B) him being announced is causing all these conversations and paying for itself in Internet traction and c) him playing Doom as nothing to do with Tony does not stop him also appearing as a Stark variant.
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Dave_Eddie2026-01-19 20:36
You've answered your own question. Stunt casting. Again, this very conversation is an example of why they've done it. They could have had him play Doom and not even announce it, but they did it to generate interest.
>But what is the point of recasting the face of the MCU if you're not going to actually have Stark and Doom be connected?
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I’m sure Russo bros are gonna do these next 2 movies justice to bring all the hype and attention back to the MCU.
The usual response when thats raised is 'oh well of course hes playing Stark, they'd be stupid not to. What would be the point in that YOU IDIOT', ignoring the very real facts that a) RDJ is a good actor and can play characters other than Tony. B) him being announced is causing all these conversations and paying for itself in Internet traction and c) him playing Doom as nothing to do with Tony does not stop him also appearing as a Stark variant.
>But what is the point of recasting the face of the MCU if you're not going to actually have Stark and Doom be connected?
For the reasons already discussed.