RDJ as Doctor Doom Sparks Amusing Speculations of Avengers Cast Returning as X-Men

This year’s SDCC was packed with surprises, the most notable being the renaming of ‘Avengers: Kang Dynasty’ to ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and the announcement that Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the MCU as Doctor Doom.

While reactions to his return were mixed, it’s undeniable that it will be intriguing to see how the MCU handles this twist.

Fans have long been clamoring for Iron Man’s return to the MCU, but perhaps not in this way. Given Iron Man’s extensive history in the franchise, it will be challenging to dissociate Robert Downey Jr. from the role and see him as Doctor Doom.

This development has sparked both hope and apprehension among fans, suggesting that other former Avengers cast members might return in new roles. Just days before the news of RDJ’s return as Doom, we saw Chris Evans as a Human Torch variant in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine.’ Clearly, Marvel Studios enjoys playing with our expectations to evoke nostalgia and fan service.

One fan even took to social media to suggest potential X-Men castings, imagining the Avengers actors in different roles within the MCU:

The reactions to these potential castings were largely hilarious:

This scenario teeters on the edge of parody and might not sit well with fans, but it definitely has huge meme potential. What do you think?