David Harbour Blurs Lines on Tony Stark's Fate in Avengers: Doomsday

The actor David Harbour has reportedly blurted out a major Marvel secret in an interview with Variety magazine.

Invited to offer a line from the upcoming film Avengers: Doomsday "completely out of context", Harbour adopted the Russian accent of his Red Guardian character and said: "You … are Tony Stark."

This statement is significant, as the entire marketing campaign for the film has been based on the idea that Iron Man is dead, and Robert Downey Jr is playing Victor von Doom instead.

The new trailer for Doomsday, which premiered at Disney's D23 event in Anaheim, suggests that the film's villain will be the tyrannical, unstoppable baddie Victor von Doom, with no indication that Downey Jr is playing Tony Stark.

However, some fans have noticed that one close-up of the masked villain in the trailer appears to show a pair of blue eyes, rather than Downey Jr's brown ones. Others have pointed out that the costume displayed at D23 was subtly different from the version shown at San Diego Comic-Con in July.

From these observations, some fans have theorized that there may be two incarnations of the character: Downey Jr's version, perhaps initially presented as an ally, and a nastier variant who eventually replaces or kills him.

Cillian Murphy, who has blue eyes and has been fancast as Victor von Doom, has been linked to the theory that he may be the second man behind the mask.

However, it is also possible that Harbour's statement was simply a joke or a troll, and that Stark is not in the movie at all.

The possibility that Downey Jr's return has nothing to do with Tony Stark is a strange one, but it is also a possibility that Marvel may be exploring.

Either way, the statement has sparked speculation and debate among fans, and it remains to be seen how Marvel will address the issue in the film.

Theories and Speculation

Theories about the plot of Avengers: Doomsday have been circulating online, with some fans suggesting that there may be two incarnations of the character Victor von Doom.

A close-up of the masked villain in the trailer appears to show a pair of blue eyes, rather than Downey Jr's brown ones.

The costume displayed at D23 was subtly different from the version shown at San Diego Comic-Con in July.

Marvel's Response

Marvel has not commented on Harbour's statement or the speculation surrounding it.

However, the studio has been hinting that the next two Avengers films may reveal more about the plot of Doomsday.

It remains to be seen how Marvel will address the issue in the film, and whether Downey Jr's return will be related to Tony Stark or not.