Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the MCU in Avengers: Doomsday as an entirely new character, and he's revealed how he's dealing with the pressure. The Iron Man star isn't only taking on a hugely important comic character in Victor Von Doom, but he's also following in the footsteps of previous Avengers villain Thanos, without a lot of set-up.
Speaking to Comic Book Reporter, Downey Jr. explained that he's been channeling the approach of his directors, the Russo brothers, to stay level-headed with it all. "I'm quite odd in that I try to stay as removed from a subjective experience of things as I can," he explained. "So I try to think like the brothers. I try to feel like I'm in the writing room. I try to feel all that stuff. But eventually, there are so many big shoes to step into that I just have to go, 'What hasn't been done as well as it can be done yet?' We're always looking for that opportunity."
