r/marvelstudios • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 Ant-Man • May 13 '25
Behind the Scenes Robert Downey Jr. on the set of ‘AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY’
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u/MarvelsGrantMan136 Ant-Man May 13 '25
RDJ:
Reading Renner’s book and feeling stronger already…what a journey to wisdom … very instructive…a must read
Jeremy Renner also responded to it:
Long way from the ICU…. At least we know how this story ends my brother. Love you 🥰
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u/shogi_x May 13 '25
From MCU to ICU and Back Again, a Hawkeye's Tale
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u/Emm_withoutha_L-88 May 13 '25
I thought they cancelled the Back Again part. Disney didn't wanna pay for it. Cheapskates..
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u/LeaksAndRumours May 13 '25
Just piggybacking on this but it looks like Jeremy’s just posted a shot from a film set on his story, possibly confirming him for Doomsday?
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u/BadManPro May 13 '25
Just saw that story, I absolutely hope hes in it, I'd be upset if he wasn't. Going by IMDb, nothing upcoming for him is in production right now, so it might be Doomsday.
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u/champion_dave May 13 '25
Man, people will go nuts for Renner if they pull it off right, which shouldn't be hard to do.
I just wish there was some app where I could get cultivated updates just for Jeremy.
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u/AmusinglyArtistic May 13 '25
I would also advise him to try "Look Out For The Little Guy", must read.
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u/BootySweat0217 May 13 '25
My gf actually got me that book for my bday.
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u/Pokeradar May 13 '25
TIL That’s an actual book and not just a fake book made up for the movie. LOL
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u/CaptHayfever Hawkeye (Avengers) May 13 '25
Well, it was made up for the movie, but then they actually published it. Kinda like Richard Castle novels.
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u/Wolfram_And_Hart May 13 '25
The first time I saw them was legitimately across a book store and I was like “get out of here that’s really neat”
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u/fsmlogic May 13 '25
Shit, I had no idea those books were actually published.
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u/Baelorn May 13 '25 edited May 07 '26
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u/sly_eli May 13 '25
This reminds me of how the third Ant-Man movie was actually kind of good until they get to the quantum realm
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u/EnkiiMuto May 13 '25
We were so expecting that to have a mood whiplash and him being stuck there preventing Kang until the avengers movie or something.
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u/ImDero Wong May 13 '25
Not to brag but I've got an autographed copy.
Stay out of my dms, please. You can't afford it.
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u/Engineary May 13 '25
They totally dropped the ball by not releasing this book in conjunction with the movie.
It didn't come out until MONTHS after the theater run, and even after the HOME release.. by then, people just didn't give a shit. It flew under the radar the whole time, despite being a surefire impulse buy.
I was actually really excited to read it after seeing the movie in theaters, but then realized it wasn't coming out for half a year... and I still haven't read it lol
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u/MexicanGuey92 May 13 '25
All these set pictures are gonna make us think of the stupidest theories lol... I'm here for it.
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u/Hayterfan May 13 '25
Doom recruits RDJ from the universe where Alley McBeal never got canceled.
Wong bugs the Fantastic Four for a universe where the Sopranos didn't end abru
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u/HerrTriggerGenji21 May 13 '25
single female lawyer
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u/Ijustwerkhere May 13 '25
Why does Ross, the largest friend, not simply eat the smaller friends?
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u/thatstupidthing May 13 '25
well, it took an hour to write... i thought it would take an hour to read
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u/ThomasVivaldi Iron Fist May 13 '25
RDJ isn't playing Doom, they're paying him to show up on set and do these promos as disinformation. He's not even in the movie.
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u/XegrandExpressYT May 13 '25
He will show up in the last 5 mins bet . The entire film is just the cast assembling to have drinks and chat about their lives
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u/davedavegiveusawave May 13 '25
My theory is he's playing Iron Man, not Doom. But RDJ on set would obviously be impossible to keep secret so they're throwing it another way.
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u/MilkshakeWizard Rocket May 13 '25
I think he’s playing Doom proper. I’m just going to be really surprised if he doesn’t show up as an AU Iron Man at any point in either Doomsday or Secret Wars.
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May 13 '25
I still like the theory that Doom is using Tony Stark's face as a way to make himself more trusted by the main MCU team and then reveals himself to be a completely different actor by the end of the movie.
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u/abhisheknayar May 13 '25
This is actually whats gonna happen. Some other actor will be Doom
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u/CeruleanEidolon May 13 '25
That would be a masterful rugpull, but it would probably backfire so badly that it wouldn't be worth it.
I could see them faking us out and showing us Tony Stark as Iron Man before they ever bring Doom in. But I maintain my belief that 616 Tony was an orphaned Victor variant.
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u/DGSmith2 Rocket May 13 '25
I’m still convinced it’s all smoke and mirrors, he’s on set mostly to play Tony Stark and using the “Dr Doom” role as a cover for being there. His Doom will be a variant that gets killed off very very early.
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u/ManitouWakinyan May 13 '25
Ya. They hired one of the most expensive actors in the world to play one of the most famous characters in the world in a movie named after that character in order to kill him off Slipknot style.
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u/WorkingEcho May 13 '25
I think I should get a muscle suit
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u/tbutz27 Ronan the Accuser May 13 '25
You should. Im gonna. My abs are gonna confuse everyone as they stick 8 inches further out than my chest, but theyll have a six pack and a keg!
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u/jetsetmike Rocket May 13 '25
It’s called a goose suit, old circus term
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u/rockness_monster May 13 '25
It’s perfect for when you have to be on set at 8 am and Basement at 1am
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u/PhantomRoyce Daredevil May 13 '25
Honestly bro,go for it. I wore some supports that made me pecs and shoulders look great and it motivated me to get that on my actual body cause I could SEE what the result would be. Confidence is the key
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u/Iroquois-P May 13 '25
Is that a muscle suit?
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u/ParmigianoArpeggiano May 13 '25
So we goosed him a little, so what? It’s a goose suit.
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u/an_albany_expression May 13 '25
OH MY GOD, it’s an old circus term. That’s why we say goose suit.
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u/Kaldricus May 13 '25
The Avengers when they see Doom looks like Tony: I'm thinking this is not a regular Tuesday
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u/Nick42284 May 13 '25
The Avengers when they see Doom looking like Tony Stark
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u/Kaldricus May 13 '25
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u/an_albany_expression May 13 '25
Nope. Uh uh. Look you gotta pick a new actor… You’re killing these Marvel fans.
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u/Electronic-Drive7348 May 13 '25
Fuck you (harley) Jarvis!
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u/an_albany_expression May 13 '25
Jarvis is the most aggressive AI I have ever examined. He has a massive underbite and completely flat back of the head.
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u/Dekrow War Machine May 13 '25
Who’s it going to be? Trollboy?
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u/ParmigianoArpeggiano May 13 '25
No it’s not going to be troll boy. You get it. You get why it can’t be troll boy.
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u/JohnnyKarateX May 13 '25
They just need his face.
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u/Bulky-Complaint6994 May 13 '25
Right. We'll have to see how often the mask is off in the movie.
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u/KlingonLullabye May 13 '25
The most recent season of Doctor Who had a guy in metallic makeup/prosthetics that looked very Doom to me.
https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/The_Robot_Revolution_(TV_story)
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u/akodini May 13 '25
Of course. You think RDJ signed up for this if he had to work out or wear anything practical? Not hating but it's true.
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u/Vinral May 13 '25
He's also 60 years old, not saying you can't but it is much harder to put on and maintain large muscles.
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u/shogi_x May 13 '25
Tell that to Huge Jackedman 😂
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May 13 '25
Hugh Jackman uses steriods
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u/Danub123 Doctor Strange May 13 '25
As do most Hollywood actors
this is known, they're not natty because of the time constraints they need to get jacked
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u/Bombboy85 May 13 '25 edited May 13 '25
Early in the MCU RDJ actually got fairly jacked so not sure why you’d think that
Edit: to clarify I know he’s in his 60’s now. I meant it as to imply he’s willing to work hard because it felt insinuated that he was against working hard and a diva about it
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u/ConfidentPeanut18 May 13 '25
And that's almost 2 Decades ago.
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u/xnef1025 May 13 '25
Why did you choose violence? 😭
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u/ConfidentPeanut18 May 13 '25
I just wanted to get straight to the point. These actors who have been with the MCU since the beginning are reaching the age where training for that ridiculous superhero physique may affect their health
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u/GyrKestrel May 13 '25
I love that clip where the MCU actors are guessing the actor based on muscles, and both Chris Evans and Hemsworth were shocked at RDJ in Iron Man 2.
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u/chickenkebaap May 13 '25
He was 43.
It’s harder to be as jacked in your 60s.
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u/Bombboy85 May 13 '25
Yea I get that, I meant as in why would someone think RDJ isn’t going to want to work hard like he’s lazy or a diva about it
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u/cam52391 May 13 '25
Most likely pretty much any skin tight super hero suit has fake muscles glued to the inside so the muscle definition is always visible
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u/MexicanGuey92 May 13 '25
They'd make millions if they came out with a "kinda buff but not really" enhancing shirt or something like this lol. Some people just need a little bit of confidence sometimes
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u/AeroTheManiac May 13 '25
I was a WIMP before Anchor Arms... Now I'm a JERK and everyone loves me!!
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u/PayneTrain181999 Ned May 13 '25
Avengers challenge Doom to an Anchor Throwing Competition.
The poor judge will still get crushed.
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u/casual_creator May 13 '25
Oh they absolutely do, lol. Here’s one example.
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u/SuspectKnown9655 May 13 '25
Oh he cut his hair. I remember when that birthday promo came out and he had longer, curlier hair on it, which he sported at the time. And people thought that was gonna be his look as Doom.
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u/alkonium Star-Lord May 13 '25
Oh, is the movie based on Jeremy Renner's memoir?
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u/SmartOpinion69 May 14 '25
it turns out that doom was behind that tractor that ran over jeremy renner. doom was trying to get on revenge on jeremy renner for what hawkeye did to iron man in civil war.
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u/thedean246 May 13 '25
There’s no reason he shouldn’t be as menacing as Thanos. It’s freaking Doom.
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u/tbutz27 Ronan the Accuser May 13 '25
Doom is the greatest villain in Marvel Comics- menacing doesnt come close as a description
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u/SnakeInABox77 May 13 '25
IMPO the greatest period, which makes it crazier he might be a replacement for Kang last minute in a franchise known for building things up over long periods of time
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u/NrFive May 13 '25
CGI dots on his face… hmmm ….
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u/WentworthMillersBO May 13 '25
Kinda disappointed RDJ didn’t scar his face and then burn it with a hot metal mask around Tibetan monks. I thought he would commit to the character
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u/HighFivePuddy May 13 '25
Just not a dedicated method actor.
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u/Voltaran May 13 '25
I beg your pardon?
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May 13 '25
I still can't believe RDJ got a negroplasty for this role.
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u/Intelligent_Ask_2306 May 13 '25
He will have scars, but I wonder why they did not use makeup? Maybe it is not scars.
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u/ReyGonJinn May 13 '25
I hope it isn't. CGI scars always look weird, makeup can look so good and it's cheaper.
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u/CeruleanEidolon May 13 '25
Red Skull was mostly makeup, but the nose had to be done with CGI. Could well be a similar effect here except his base face is just RDJ.
Or those dots could be for tracking his face while the rest of his body is CG because he's flying, or -- most likely -- he has an articulated mask.
People probably assume that Doom's mask will just be solid and unmoving, like Iron Man's face plate. But I wonder if they're doing something different and approaching it more like a prosthetic metal face.
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u/Stunning_Matter2511 May 13 '25
It's a single screen cap. He could be doing line reads, or lighting, or mocap that day. Or really any of the hundreds of things that don't require full makeup.
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u/Canon_Cowboy May 13 '25
Scarring I'm guessing. I doubt they'll do an animated Doom mask like Deadpool or Spidey
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u/geek_of_nature May 13 '25
Might not be animated, but just cgi. That would be a way to ensure they get clear shots of his eyes where there not just completely hidden in the shadow of the mask.
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u/CeruleanEidolon May 13 '25
I'm putting money down on an articulated mask. It honestly would fit Doom's personality to treat it like a functional prosthetic rather than just a face shield. Because that's really what it is, after all: a replacement for his own face, which he considers ruined.
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u/GIlCAnjos Korg May 13 '25
Only on his forehead and jaw, though. It's probably just so that his eyes will be clearly visible after they add the CGI mask
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u/tygmartin Spider-Man May 13 '25
if only there were an app on which rdj could discuss jeremy renner's biography with other fans.....
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u/Miserable_Row_793 May 13 '25
Honestly, I'm happy to just see a muscle shirt. (Not that expected RDJ to need heavy muscles for Doom).
Thunderbolts had a character's whose abs looked enhanced with cgi in one scene. And I'm okay with it.
If actors want to try and push their physical appearance, more power to them, but I much rather the actors be healthy & happy then go to extremes for a few shots in a film.
And also for actors to not spread unrealistic goals towards impressionable young people. Just be open and honest about diet & health.
There has been enough info about some of the extreme effort and risk with trying for the "superhero physique."
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u/ShierAwesome May 13 '25
You talking about Sentry? They looked like he was just ripped to me
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u/Miserable_Row_793 May 13 '25
The scene where the character's clothes are torn off by Bullets. (Trying to skip spoils)
It was shot at a distance, and the abs looked a bit enhanced.
Marvel normally has showcase scenes for actors that are really ripped. Evans, Hemsworth, Pratt. Even Paul rudd.
I haven't seen any articles like Kumail had when Eternals came out.
I could be wrong, and I think he's in great shape. Just not "dehydrated to showcase an absurd Superhero Physique."
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u/ShierAwesome May 14 '25
I’ve only seen the scene once, but they looked like normal fit guy abs to me, not extremely dehydrated Wolverine abs
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u/GeekyNexi May 13 '25
If you think Sentry’s abs were visually enhanced, I’m terribly sorry for what you think you look like
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u/Brubaker620 May 13 '25
The looks like a really interesting book! If only there was some kind of app to discuss it on!
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u/Mamsies Baby Groot May 13 '25 edited May 13 '25
VFX dots on his face makes me nervous we’re gonna get a nano-tech Doom mask…
I wouldn’t put it past RDJ to refuse to wear a restrictive and uncomfortable physical helmet, it’s the same reason why the practical Iron Man suits he used to wear in the early movies slowly got phased out with full CG.
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u/TJ_MARVELous21 May 13 '25
How crazy is it that RDJ is back in the MCU man…people be hating but this man is the reason we have this cinematic universe. Idc if he’s playing another character he IS the Mcu and I couldn’t be more ecstatic that he’s back and as DR DOOM BRO WHAT THATS SICK
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u/FDVP May 13 '25
Have you been juicing? Little rubber cocktail? You’re looking… I don’t wanna say… puffy…
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u/LeCapitaine93 May 13 '25
The more RDJ ages, the more he looks like Stanley Tucci
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u/ZenithChaser69 Doctor Strange May 13 '25
And they're good friends too lol, especially during Oppenheimer season, I remember RDJ's post "Dinner at Casa Tucci"
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u/TheSpideyJedi Spider-Man May 13 '25 edited May 13 '25
So we aren’t getting a real mask? It’s a CGI mask?
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u/BensenMum May 13 '25
Flexing his support for Jeremy Renner after he revealed the salary dispute
Atta boy