Robert Downey Jr shared a picture featuring Doctor Doom holding a basket of several Easter Eggs, hinting at which Marvel characters could appear in the film
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Robert Downey Jr shared a hint of Avengers: Doomsday on Easter this year. The acclaimed Hollywood actor is set to make a comeback to the Marvel Studios' Marvel Cinematic Universe with Avengers: Doomsday. However, he will not be donning the Iron Man suit. Instead, he is returning as Doctor Doom.
Robert Downey Jr drops hint about Avengers: Doomsday
While fans are eager to see him in a different avatar, Robert Downey Jr took to Instagram and teased the film. The actor shared a picture featuring Doctor Doom holding a basket of several Easter Eggs. The eggs featured symbols of numerous Marvel characters that could likely appear in the film.
A few obvious ones were blood-covered Captain America's shield, Spider-Man, Black Panther, the Avengers (cracked egg), the X-Men, the Fantastic Four (crossed out), Namor, and Shang-Chi. Interestingly, fans noticed that there are two Spider-Man-themed eggs.
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More about Avengers: Doomsday
Avengers: Doomsday is one of the most anticipated films of 2026 globally.
In the teaser, Letitia Wright's Shuri, who took on the Black Panther mantle after the death of Chadwick Boseman in 2022's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, returns with narration, saying, "I've lost everyone that matters to me. A king has his duties, to prepare our people for the afterlife. I have mine."
It's teaser marks the first time that the Fantastic Four have met a character from the MCU after they made their debut in their alternate 1960s world in last summer's First Steps last year.
The end credits of Thunderbolts had previously teased the Fantastic Four crossing into the MCU, and now they'll be able to meet a whole cast of characters in Doomsday.
According to Variety, the Thunderbolts cast is returning for the massive team-up, including Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell, Hannah John-Kamen and Lewis Pullman.
There will also be an X-Men crossover featuring Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, James Marsden, Kelsey Grammer, Alan Cumming, Channing Tatum, and Rebecca Romijn, according to the latest teaser.
They'll share the screen with Avengers stars Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Anthony Mackie, Danny Ramirez, Sebastian Stan, Paul Rudd, Tom Hiddleston and Simu Liu.
Avengers: Doomsday hits Indian theatres on 18th December 2026.
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