Simu Liu says Robert Downey Jr. has carved out a private corner of the “Avengers: Doomsday” set so elaborate that cast and crew gave it a nickname: “Downey Land.” In a recent interview, Liu described Downey’s base-camp footprint as a “convoy of trailers” paired with a tented hangout, then laughed about arriving with his own packed lunch and getting waved off. “Oh, no, no, no. We don’t do that here,” Liu recalled Downey telling him, before chefs “laid out this full buffet.”
Liu said the space leaned into the joke, right down to décor that he compared to Andy Warhol-style pop art—except, in his telling, “all the characters are Downey.” Liu framed the setup as self-aware and theatrical, the kind of on-set ritual that both signals seniority and breaks the ice for newer arrivals stepping into a massive ensemble shoot.
The anecdote also echoed a much older Marvel-set legend that resurfaced in Liu’s story: Downey’s trailer “village” during “Captain America: Civil War,” when colleagues joked that the day’s unofficial prize was an invitation to lunch. Liu’s account revived that same image of a star’s camp functioning as a social hub, with food as the lure and the punchline.
Marvel has started feeding fan appetite with carefully staged previews rather than traditional press access. The studio released the first “Doomsday” teaser on Dec. 23 centered on Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers, then followed on Dec. 30 with a Thor-focused spot featuring Chris Hemsworth. Trade and consumer outlets reported that the teasers played in cinemas ahead of “Avatar: Fire and Ash” before moving online, a rollout that keeps spoilers tight while still putting new footage in front of paying audiences.
“Avengers: Doomsday” opens Dec. 18, 2026, with Joe and Anthony Russo directing. Downey returns to the franchise in a new role as Victor von Doom, and Marvel has confirmed a sprawling cast that includes Liu, Anthony Mackie, Vanessa Kirby, Pedro Pascal, Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan and more.
