Angela Yang is a culture and trends reporter for NBC News.
Tony Stark died a hero. But Robert Downey Jr. lived long enough to become a villain. Downey had seemingly finished his Marvel career in 2019 when, after playing Stark across 10 films, his superhero alter ego Iron Man finally died fighting Thanos in “Avengers: Endgame.” But on Saturday, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige surprised the crowd at San Diego Comic-Con when he announced Downey’s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe — this time as Doctor Doom, or Victor Von Doom.
Even Gwyneth Paltrow, who co-starred as Pepper Potts in the “Iron Man” franchise, shared her surprise on Downey’s Instagram post, commenting, “I don’t get it, are you a baddie now?”Memes quickly proliferated online after the announcement, poking fun at Downey for immediately returning to the MCU after winning the first Oscar of his decadeslong career . Some also expressed facetious disdain for how much money Downey must have accepted to come back to Marvel, suspecting a lucrative deal.
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