Marvel Fans Outraged Over Robert Downey Jr.'s $100m Salary for Doctor Doom Role
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- Robert Downey Jr. was announced at the recent Sad Diego Comic-Con to play Doctor Doom in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
- Downey Jr.'s reported salary for the role is $100m, sparking fan outrage.
- According to unverified reports, Angela Bassett was paid $350 000 for her Oscar-nominated role in 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'.
- This has led to fans comparing the massive pay disparity between Downey Jr. and Bassett.
- One Marvel fan wrote on X: "What exactly does RDJ bring to the table that requires over 200x that amount of money?"
- Another wrote: "She was on screen 23 mins of a 2hr & 41 min movie. She got paid $15.2k per min. RDJ was on screen 53mins in the first iron man and made $500k. That's about $9.43k per minute. She was higher paid (hrly rate) for this role than RDJ was originally paid as iron man. Just sayin."
- Bassett was the first actor to be nominated for an Oscar for a Marvel role.