Jeremy Renner on Robert Downey Jr. returning to Marvel to play Doctor Doom: “That SOB didn’t say anything to me!”

Marvel followers received a giant shock at San Diego Comic-Con when it was revealed that Robert Downey Jr. can be taking part in Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday. Keeping such a giant secret was actually a problem, and it seems that Robert Downey Jr. didn’t even spill the beans to his fellow Avengers, with Jeremy Renner telling US Weekly, “The son of a bitch didn’t say something to me!“

“I had no idea. The son of a bitch didn’t say anything to me,” Renner stated. “We’re good buddies. There’s the Avengers household chat. The unique six. He stated not a peep. I received on-line and began blowing up his cellphone like, ‘What’s occurring? You’ve been hiding this from us the entire time?’ It’s thrilling information. I’m actually, actually enthusiastic about it.“

As for whether or not Renner would possibly return as Hawkeye in Avengers: Doomsday and/or Avengers: Secret Wars, he wouldn’t give a particular reply, nevertheless it appears possible. “You got Downey back in the mix, you got the Russo Brothers back in the mix. This is a direction where Marvel is going to do well,” Renner stated. “The Avengers films have at all times been fan favorites and there’s so many fantastic characters in them. I feel it’s going to be difficult to get everybody collectively. There’s lots of people. But I’m enthusiastic about it. We’ll see. I feel we’ll in all probability be doing it. It’s all model new. They simply made the announcement. They received to begin figuring it out.“

Renner isn’t the one Marvel actor to touch upon Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom information, as Jonathan Majors lately stated that he was “heartbroken” to get replaced as Marvel’s large unhealthy. Majors added that he “loves” the character of Kang, however “Doctor Doom is wicked.” When requested if he would nonetheless need to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Kang, Majors stated, “Hell yeah! Hell yeah! I really like him. I really like Kang. If that’s what the followers need, and that’s what Marvel desires, then let’s roll. Hell yeah.“

Avengers: Doomsday is slated for a May 1, 2026 launch, adopted by Avengers: Secret Wars on May 7, 2027.