Kevin Feige Pushes Back at Criticisms That Dr. Doom Hasn't Had Thanos-Level Buildup

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige is hitting backmost astatine Doomsday critics who consciousness similar Dr. Doom hasn’t had the indispensable buildup to crown him the adjacent large atrocious of the MCU successful the mode that Thanos was backmost successful the days of Infinity War.

It’s a speech that’s been brewing connected societal media successful the weeks starring up to Comic Con, and present that Marvel’s highly-anticipated Hall H sheet has concluded, it’s boiling over.

After the panel, Feige was straight asked astir his thoughts connected the thought that, compared to Thanos’ arc successful the Infinity Saga, Victor Von Doom conscionable hasn’t had the indispensable screentime to physique himself up arsenic the large villain that Avengers: Doomsday is making him retired to be.

In response, the Marvel prez referenced the countless memes that cropped up aft Thanos’ post-credits scenes successful Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Age of Ultron, saying that fans astatine the clip felt helium wasn’t doing overmuch of anything.

“The Thanos buildup has built up successful people’s heads implicit the years,” helium said successful a carpet interrogation with Brandon Davis. “He sat connected a seat astatine the end. He enactment connected a gauntlet and said, ‘I’ll bash it myself.’ And helium yelled astatine Ronin connected a video surface briefly. I retrieve the memes making amusive of Thanos. ‘He’s conscionable sitting successful a chair.’ There was a Twitter provender updating each day, ‘I’m inactive sitting successful my chair.’ It was much clever than that, it was funny.”

"I retrieve the memes making amusive of Thanos. 'He's conscionable sitting successful a chair.'"“

Then Feige dropped a hint that shed a spot much airy connected the aboriginal of the MCU; Doom volition beryllium officially introduced successful Doomsday successful the aforesaid mode Thanos was afloat introduced successful Endgame.

“When we got to Infinity War we said, ‘This is truly the instauration of Thanos the people.’ That’s however that movie was built. That’s what we’re doing with Doom. Doomsday is an instauration to the communicative of Doom. You peel the onion, you larn things astir him arsenic you go. It’s precise overmuch meant for audiences that cognize and emotion him from the comics and audiences who person nary hint who helium is,” helium continued.

It’s highly apt that the combat against Doom doesn’t halt successful Doomsday, and that we volition person respective much films successful betwixt the large battles exploring caller stories wrong the MCU.

Marvel is surely gathering up Doomsday to beryllium their adjacent large hit, though, fixed the sheer size of the film’s cast, galore of whom showed up to the Hall H Panel. Of those who turned up, the adjacent Black Panther, David Jonsson, was besides successful attendance, who made his large uncover for Black Panther III to the cheers of thousands of excited fans.

A caller Ghost Rider movie was revealed, arsenic well, with Ryan Gosling confirmed to play the titular role. Other than that, nary large quality was revealed — but with Spider-Man: Brand New Day releasing aboriginal this period and D23 happening successful August, it’s imaginable we could spot much of Marvel’s plans successful the coming weeks.

Virginia (she/her) is IGN’s News Editor. With 10 years of acquisition reporting connected games and entertainment, she’s got a storied inheritance successful the warring crippled community, influencer news, and viral online trends. Find her connected Twitter astatine @TheeMissGlaze.