There’s a ton of hype surrounding the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, but a new rumor has surfaced that could change how we view the looming face-off between the MCU’s most powerful heroes and its next major villain. Marvel’s multiverse crossover is already shaping up to be Marvel Studios’ biggest gamble yet, with a cast reportedly pulling from nearly every active corner of the franchise. But a new detail, if true, may finally explain how Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom plans to take on the combined might of the Avengers, Fantastic Four, and the returning X-Men.
According to a report from ComicBoo, a VFX insider named James Mack has alleged that the infamous Latverian ruler will wield one of the most dangerous weapons from the X-Men universe: the Sentinels. Mack claims that Doom won’t just be reprogramming the mutant-hunting machines—we’ve apparently seen that before—but will instead be controlling them through magic. The VFX source responded to fan questions on X and alleged:
