While Shakman might be dodging the question, we aren’t!

In March,Ralph Ineson was cast to voice the massive characterupon his introduction into the MCU.

That seems to indicate Doom was not part of the story developed for this movie.

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He could still be introduced in a post-credits tease, but any more than that may be a surprise.

Im a huge fan of Robert Downey Jr., of course, and theres no one bigger.

But its really exciting!

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And those are smart observations, I’ll say."

Similarly,Tom Hiddleston’sLokiwas the big bad of 2011’sThorahead of taking the same position in 2012’sThe Avengers.

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