What's Robert Downey Jr. Teasing with His WANDAVISION Easter Egg During AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Casting Announcement

Marvel Studios just dropped a massive bombshell with its Avengers: Doomsday cast announcement, confirming 27 actors for the next big crossover event. But out of all the names revealed, Robert Downey Jr. was the only one to show up in person at the very end.And he made sure to leave fans with something to obsess over. After the five-and-a-half-hour livestream, where actors were revealed through labeled set chairs, Downey casually strolled into frame, sat down, looked over his right shoulder, put a finger to his lips, and shushed the audience.So, Marvel fans being Marvel fans, they instantly connected this small gesture to WandaVision. More specifically, Agatha Harkness’s big reveal in Episode 7.Back when Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha finally dropped her “nosy neighbor” act, she did the exact same thing with sitting in a director’s chair, turning to the camera, and shushing the audience before unveiling her sinister plan.Naturally, this set off a wildfire of speculation. Could this mean that Scarlet Witch actually also be in Avengers: Doomsday? Elizabeth Olsen wasn’t among the actors revealed during the event, but this wouldn’t be the first time Marvel played coy with casting. Also Marvel has teased more casting news is coming. Some fans argue it makes sense with Wanda’s story being left on an open-ended note in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. If anyone could tie into Doom’s plans, it’d be her.Then there’s the elephant in the room, Olsen herself has denied being in either Avengers: Doomsday or Avengers: Secret Wars. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, she stated: "I’m not involved in those movies... I have no contract. I have nothing. No one’s contacted me."Regardless, Marvel actors have straight-up lied about this kind of thing before. Just ask Andrew Garfield, who swore up and down that he wasn’t in Spider-Man: No Way Home… until, well, he was.So what does Downey’s little WandaVision-style tease actually mean? I don’t think it’s by accident. Marvel knew what they were doing with that.One theory is that it’s less about Scarlet Witch and more about the shift in his own character. Maybe this was simply a nod to his transition from hero to villain, going from Tony Stark to Victor Von Doom. After all, Agatha’s shush moment marked the reveal of someone we thought was “good” turning out to be the real puppet master behind the chaos.Could that be what Downey is hinting at for Doom?Either way, Marvel fans have nearly two years to pick this moment apart. Avengers: Doomsday arrives May 1, 2026. Doom x Agatha.#AvengersDoomsday pic.twitter.com/3LX38W5Kc0— Cosmic Marvel (@cosmic_marvel) March 26, 2025

Mar 27, 2025 - 19:37

What's Robert Downey Jr. Teasing with His WANDAVISION Easter Egg During AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Casting Announcement

Marvel Studios just dropped a massive bombshell with its Avengers: Doomsday cast announcement, confirming 27 actors for the next big crossover event. But out of all the names revealed, Robert Downey Jr. was the only one to show up in person at the very end.

And he made sure to leave fans with something to obsess over. After the five-and-a-half-hour livestream, where actors were revealed through labeled set chairs, Downey casually strolled into frame, sat down, looked over his right shoulder, put a finger to his lips, and shushed the audience.

So, Marvel fans being Marvel fans, they instantly connected this small gesture to WandaVision. More specifically, Agatha Harkness’s big reveal in Episode 7.

Back when Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha finally dropped her “nosy neighbor” act, she did the exact same thing with sitting in a director’s chair, turning to the camera, and shushing the audience before unveiling her sinister plan.

Naturally, this set off a wildfire of speculation. Could this mean that Scarlet Witch actually also be in Avengers: Doomsday? Elizabeth Olsen wasn’t among the actors revealed during the event, but this wouldn’t be the first time Marvel played coy with casting. Also Marvel has teased more casting news is coming.

Some fans argue it makes sense with Wanda’s story being left on an open-ended note in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. If anyone could tie into Doom’s plans, it’d be her.

Then there’s the elephant in the room, Olsen herself has denied being in either Avengers: Doomsday or Avengers: Secret Wars. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, she stated: "I’m not involved in those movies... I have no contract. I have nothing. No one’s contacted me."

Regardless, Marvel actors have straight-up lied about this kind of thing before. Just ask Andrew Garfield, who swore up and down that he wasn’t in Spider-Man: No Way Home… until, well, he was.

So what does Downey’s little WandaVision-style tease actually mean? I don’t think it’s by accident. Marvel knew what they were doing with that.

One theory is that it’s less about Scarlet Witch and more about the shift in his own character. Maybe this was simply a nod to his transition from hero to villain, going from Tony Stark to Victor Von Doom.

After all, Agatha’s shush moment marked the reveal of someone we thought was “good” turning out to be the real puppet master behind the chaos.

Could that be what Downey is hinting at for Doom?

Either way, Marvel fans have nearly two years to pick this moment apart. Avengers: Doomsday arrives May 1, 2026.

Doom x Agatha.#AvengersDoomsday pic.twitter.com/3LX38W5Kc0— Cosmic Marvel (@cosmic_marvel) March 26, 2025