
Avengers: Doomsday originally went by the name The Kang Dynasty, with plans for Jonathan Majors to play the villain, Kang the Conqueror, and Destin Daniel Cretton directing. However, after Marvel Studios fired Majors, they changed course. Cretton was then moved to work on Spider-Man: Brand New Way. To recapture the interest of fans potentially turned off after The Multiverse Saga, Marvel announced at San Diego Comic-Con last year that the Russo Brothers would return to direct the next Avengers movie, with Robert Downey Jr. starring as Doctor Doom. Now that the Russo Brothers and Downey Jr. are back with the MCU, the filmmakers have been sharing glimpses of the Avengers: Doomsday production, bringing back memories of their earlier work. These posts weren’t hugely revealing, but considering the Russo Brothers’ history of building anticipation, they’ve clearly figured out how to get people talking, and some fans are now wondering if a specific storyline might play a role in the upcoming Avengers films.