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They never stopped talking. Even after Tony Stark ended in Avengers: Endgame, Robert Downey Jr. remained very close to Kevin Feige. And then one day, the Marvel Studios boss hinted that he might return to the MCU. RDJ tells The Hollywood Reporter:
“He said, “It keeps coming to my mind… What if you came back?” To which my wife, Susan, replied, “Wait, wait! Come back as what?” »”
Robert Downey Jr. And Kevin Feige then spoke about the problems that needed to be solved before considering such a comeback: “How do you not go backwards? How do you not disappoint expectations? How do you continue to exceed expectations? We asked ourselves all these questions, and then Kevin brought up Victor Von Doom. I studied the character and a little later he said to me: Let's make Victor Von Doom perfect!”
In the process, before accepting, Robert Downey Jr. asked to meet with Disney CEO Bob Iger. He quickly found himself at the mogul's estate, apparently already aware of the Doctor Doom idea. He reportedly told him: “I like that idea!” And Robert Downey Jr. concluded: “Honestly, we're not easy people to surprise, and even less so at the same time! But what's happening with this story, right now, is beyond anything I could have imagined…”