{"id":39912,"date":"2024-07-29T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=39912"},"modified":"2024-07-29T13:47:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T17:47:27","slug":"robert-downey-jr-returns-to-the-mcu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/entertainment\/2024\/07\/29\/robert-downey-jr-returns-to-the-mcu\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Downey Jr. Returns To The MCU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Down in San Diego the world\u2019s most popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/san-diego-comic-con-2024-best-and-worst\/\">comic convention<\/a> is doing what it does best: getting fandoms as close as possible to their favorite franchises and teasing them with mouth-watering reveals. If you couldn\u2019t make it down to the Golden State then have no fear for The Clarion has gathered some of the biggest announcements made in California\u2019s sunniest metropolis for your viewing pleasure.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without further ado, here are the biggest announcements made at the San Diego <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/film-features\/san-diego-comic-con-2024-announcements-what-happened-3778923\">Comic-Con<\/a> (so far):\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Robert Downey Jr.\u2019s Return to the MCU as Dr. Doom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/biqY7QpOwxw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps the biggest bit of news to leave San Diego is Iron Man actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000375\/\">Robert Downey Jr.<\/a> return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Only he won\u2019t be taking on the role of Tony Stark this time. In fact, he\u2019ll be playing the iconic comic book villain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marvel.com\/characters\/doctor-doom-victor-von-doom\/%5Bcurrent-page:url%5D\">Dr. Doom<\/a> in the recently revealed \u201cAvengers: Doomsday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Online discourse has ranged from jubilant surprise to dismay at how or why Disney would make such a move. If anything is certain, however, its that the man set to don the mask of Latveria\u2019s master is delighted to be back on familiar ground.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s_fNP-ipgJA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Netflix is returning to the <a href=\"https:\/\/gundam.fandom.com\/wiki\/Gundam_Versus\">Gundamverse<\/a> when this series\u2019 launches on the streaming platform on October 17. Fans in San Diego were given a taste of what to expect in a hotly anticipated trailer that showed-off the Ips latest embrace of CGI-animation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Boys prequel series coming to Prime<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b7ByNKzfx1g?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Season Four of The Boys may be the end of <a href=\"https:\/\/the-boys.fandom.com\/wiki\/Billy_Butcher\">Billy Butcher\u2019s<\/a> tale but a prequel series expanding on the franchise is already being cooked up by Amazon Prime. In a press release, Amazon Studios shared that the newly announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/news\/general-news\/the-boys-prequel-vought-rising-1235030317\/\">Vought Rising<\/a> will follow <a href=\"https:\/\/the-boys.fandom.com\/wiki\/Soldier_Boy\">Soldier Boy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/the-boys.fandom.com\/wiki\/Stormfront\">Stormfront<\/a>, whose roles will be reprised by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0010075\/\">Jensen Eckles<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2251731\/\">Aya Cash<\/a> respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cRings of Power\u201d Goes all in for Season 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pzJDzIDv0mo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Audiences in California were given a glimpse of Rings of Power\u2019s second season in a high-octane trailer that has since gone viral. <a href=\"https:\/\/lotr.fandom.com\/wiki\/Sauron\">Sauron<\/a> in all his wicked glory and a Middle Earth on the brink take center stage in the near four-minute clip.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Adult Swim Unveils Horrifying Adaptation of Junji Ito\u2019s \u201cUzumaki\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RapL7_C4MzY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Legendary mangaka <a href=\"https:\/\/www.viz.com\/junji-ito\">Junji Ito\u2019s<\/a> classic \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/anime\/2024\/7\/26\/24207176\/uzumaki-anime-premiere-date-trailer-september\">Uzumaki<\/a>\u201d is being adapted by Adult Swim and a trailer revealed in San Diego just how close we are to seeing the series for ourselves. Viewers have only to wait till Sep 28 for the show\u2019s premiere. If the trailer is anything to go by it\u2019ll be a must-watch for horror fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the above reveals was your favorite? Let us know on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written by Ismael David Mujahid, Executive Editor\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Photo by Jesse Grant\/Getty Images for Disney)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check out our latest posts:<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Website-Featured-Image-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"45266\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/website-featured-image-58\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Website-Featured-Image.png\" data-orig-size=\"1200,628\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Website Featured Image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Website-Featured-Image-1024x536.png\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2026\/10\/02\/dayton-battle-of-the-bands-calls-local-musicians-to-the-stage\/\">Dayton Battle of the Bands calls local musicians to the stage<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Applications are now open for the seventh annual Dayton Battle of the Bands, a series of winter concert competitions that allow local bands and musicians to perform at a premier music venue, reach new audiences, connect with fellow artists and network with music industry professionals. 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