Why MCU Fans Think Robert Downey Jr’s Hair Is a Doctor Doom Clue for Avengers: Doomsday

MCU fans are known for analyzing footage to wrong an inch of its beingness arsenic they hunt for crippled clues. Now, they person turned their inquisitive regard upon Robert Downey Jr’s hair.

The Iron Man histrion precocious sent retired a Doctor Doom-themed invitation for this 60th day party, and arsenic you'd expect it popped up online. It shows the MCU prima with somewhat longer curly hair; this is not the haircut of Tony Stark, that’s for sure.

Photos of RDJ astatine the enactment itself amusement the histrion sporting a akin curly hairdo, sparking speculation astir however his mentation of Victor Von Doom volition look successful the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday.

“He has this nonstop hairstyle close present successful pictures,” redditor Overall_Affect_2782 said. “People are going to perfectly freak erstwhile it turns retired this is his Doomsday look.”

“This is apt a amusive small unofficial prototype mentation of the eventual look that we volition spot successful Avengers: Doomsday,” added PhanStr.

Erik Voss of the New Rockstars YouTube transmission suggested Marvel and RDJ whitethorn beryllium taking Doctor Doom successful an Oppenheimer-style direction, but from different universe.

“Doctor Strange? It’s Doom. I consciousness I person humor connected my hands.” https://t.co/c7hhIL2v8U pic.twitter.com/ccD85JG1Uv

Others are unconvinced. “Based connected this and the caller photos, I consciousness similar Marvel conscionable wanted Oscar Issac's hairsbreadth from Moonknight to play Doctor Doom,” joked NerdyDadOnline.

“I’m laughing truthful hard that radical deliberation this is the legit design,” declared FewWatermelonlesson0.

Of course, this whitethorn each beryllium nothing. It seems improbable that RDJ would spoil Doctor Doom’s look successful the MCU via a day enactment invitation. But present accumulation connected Avengers: Doomsday has begun successful London, each eyes are connected Marvel for secrets.

Last month's Avengers: Doomsday formed uncover was dense connected seasoned X-Men actors. Kelsey Grammer, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, and James Marsden are each present acceptable to look successful Avengers: Doomsday, confirming the X-Men are successful the movie successful a large way. Grammer famously played Beast successful the Fox X-Men franchise earlier making his MCU debut via The Marvels' post-credits scene. Stewart played Charles Xavier/Professor X successful the X-Men films earlier appearing concisely successful the MCU via Doctor Strange successful the Multiverse of Madness arsenic a subordinate of the Illuminati. McKellen, who played Magneto, has yet to look successful the MCU. Neither has Cumming, who played Nightcrawler, Romijn, who played Mystique, nor Marsden, who played Cyclops. It begs the question: is Avengers: Doomsday secretly an Avengers vs. X-Men movie?

Marvel and Robert Downey Jr. person teased they’re not done yet with the Avengers: Doomsday casting announcements, starring fans to judge different superhero stars could beryllium connected the way. Halle Berry, who played Storm successful the Fox X-Men films, precocious formed uncertainty connected her chances of reprising the role.

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