Gwyneth Paltrow Reacts to ‘Iron Man’ Co-Star Robert Downey Jr.’s Shocking Marvel Return as Doctor Doom: ‘I Don’t Get It, Are You a Baddie Now?’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Robert Downey Jr. is officially returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but he won’t be playing Iron Man again.
Instead, the Oscar-winning actor is bringing to life the iconic Marvel villain Doctor Doom in a new “Avengers” movie titled “Avengers: Doomsday,” which will lead directly into “Avengers: Secret Wars.” Both movies will be helmed by the Russo Brothers, who directed Downey as Iron in Marvel’s blockbusters “Captain America: Civil War,” “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame.” Whether or not Downey is playing a variant of Tony Stark who became Doctor Doom in the MCU’s multiverse (which appears likely) or the real Victor von Doom from the comics remains to be seen, but one person who seems surprised by the actor’s Marvel return is his former co-star Gwyneth Paltrow. “I don’t get it, are you a baddie now?” Paltrow asked in the comments section of Downey’s Instagram post announcing his return to Marvel as Doctor Doom.
The Russo Brothers added in the same comments section: “We’ve always said green is your color…” Paltrow has been friends with Downey for well over a decade, after the two were cast as Tony Stark and Pepper Potts in 2008’s “Iron Man,” which kicked off the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
They went on to headline two more standalone “Iron Man” films together and appeared side by side in several other Marvel movies, from “Spider-Man: Homecoming” to “Avengers: Infinity War” and more.
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