Robert Downey Jr. announces return to ‘Avengers’ with a ‘different mask’

Robert Downey Jr. is making a dramatic return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), but not as Iron Man.

In a surprise announcement at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, July 27, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige revealed that the Oscar-winner, 59, will take on the role of iconic villain Victor von Doom, also known as Doctor Doom, in the upcoming Avengers movies: Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.