In a recent interview RDJ details just how Kevin Feige approached him to play VICTOR VON DOOM. I’ve capitalised the name because these comments also confirm that in Downey Jr.’s mind he’s playing Victor Von Doom. In other words, it’s more conformation this is indeed victor and not some Tony Stark variant.
RDJ appeared on THR‘s latest podcast, discussing his life and work. Below is the Doctor Doom relevant transcript. RDJ also talks a little about ideas he has for Disney Parks he wanted to speak to Iger about, plus details how blown away he and Feige were when they got to see what Disney is working on.
“So, probably a year ago…cause, you know, [Kevin] Feige and I have kept in touch. We’re pals. Favreau, Feige, and I have kept in touch. I’m close with the Russo Brothers; we have other business we’re doing. So, there’s this little group of fellow travelers and I had this instinct that I wanted to go to Bob Iger and I had an idea outside of the Cinematic Universe for how I could be of service to what’s going on in the Parks and all their location-based entertainment.”
“Susan and I were sitting down with Feige at one point, and he said, ‘It just keeps occurring to me that if you were to come back…’ and Susan was like, ‘Wait, wait, come back as what?’ Then we both realized over time that it was another thing that just disproves any doubt anyone could ever have about that guy, a very sophisticated creative thinker, about how can we not go backwards, how can we not disappoint expectations, how we can continue to beat expectations? And he brought up Victor Von Doom. I looked up this character and I was like, ‘Wow.'”
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“So then I said to Kevin, ‘Can I go talk to Bob Iger?’ He goes, ‘About?’ I go, ‘About everything. I’d gone to Bob’s house and I don’t know how to describe that experience. I’ve had a lot of really cool experiences, but I go to Iger’s pad, we sit down and he goes, ‘I like it.’ I was like, ‘He likes it.’ He said, ‘Come by the Imagineering Campus.’ Feige and I go to the Imagineering Campus and you want to talk about two guys that are not easy to have their minds blown, let alone at the same time…I can’t say too much, but what is going on there right now is so beyond my expectation of what was possible.”
I mean it definitely sounds to me like the idea here is this is not Tony Stark related. I think RDJ is just playing the MCU’s version of Doom going forward. To be fair, as the bad guy and not the lead it will be a far easier gig timewise and allow him to explore other projects. Doom isn’t going to be there all the time, but I like the idea he could be, and could be sneaking in at any point going forward. Hopefully a villain that has as lasting a legacy in the MCU as Loki.
What do you think of his comments as RDJ details just how Kevin Feige approached him to play Victor Von Doom? Thoughts below as usual.
