Yes, you read that right, not only is Robert Downey Jr. coming back to the MCU once again, but so is Chris Evans.
I don't need to tell you that Marvel Studios' The current thing with the Marvel Cinematic Universe is that multiverse malarky. At first it was partially established bad bad Kangbut after dropping that story, he moved to introduce Doctor Doom as the next big villain… by Robert Downey Jr. portrays the character in Avengers: Doomsday. Now, this is obviously an attempt to get people to care about the MCU a little more again, because since it ended the first big story arc in Avengers: Endgame it's things have been hit and miss for Marvel. But this effort to get people to check out the next Avengers has gotten even bigger, like The Covering It has now been reported that Chris Evans, i.e. Captain America, will be back in the MCU again Avengers: Doomsday.
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You might be asking your screen right now, “like who?” No! The Wrap wasn't privy to that information, and I'm not, so your guess is as good as mine. Technically this isn't the first time he returns after the Endgame (where Captain America decided to stay in the past to have a happy life), as he reprises his role like The Human Torch in Deadpool & Wolverine earlier. this year.
His fate in that film seems to indicate that we won't see him again in Doomsday, meaning he could be back as literally anyone. Maybe even just Captain America again! That would be a little silly, but the whole Downey Jr as Doctor Doom thing is silly anyway, all bets are off. You'll have to wait a little while to find out though, because Avengers: Doomsday isn't out until May 1, 2026, a year and a half away.
