[Kevin Feige] and I have kept in touch.
[Jon] Favreau and Feige and I have kept in touch.
Im close with the Russo Brothers; we have other business were doing.
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, Joe Russo, Robert Downey Jr., and Anthony Russo speak onstage during the Marvel Studios Panel in Hall H at SDCC in San Diego, California on July 27, 2024.Photo: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney
So theres this little kind of group of fellow travelers, Downey explained onthe Hollywood ReportersAwards Chatterpodcast.
Susan was like, Wait, come back as what?
And I was like [speechless confusion]?
How can we not disappoint expectations?
How can we continue to beat expectations?
And he brought up Victor Von Doom.
Intrigued, Downey took a look at Victor Von Doom as a character.
I was like, wow.'
Later on, [Feige] goes, Lets get Victor Von Doom right.
Lets get that right.
So then I said to Kevin, Can I go talk to Bob Iger?
He goes, About [what]?
I go, About everything.
And I [went] to Bobs house, whichI dont know how to describe that experience.
Ive had a lot of really cool experiences.
We go to Igers pad and we sit down and start saying, I just really want to be…
He goes, I like it.
He likes it, Downey said.
Then, Iger invited Feige and Downey to visit Disneys Imagineering Campus,Disneys research and development hub.
Perhaps well realize what hes hinting at here when the Russo Brothers-directedAvengers: Doomsdayarrives May 1, 2026.
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