Angela Bassett Fans Demand Justice as Marvel Pays Robert Downey Jr. Two Hundred Times More for Dr. Doom Role Despite ‘Wakanda Forever’ Oscar Nomination

Fans want Angela Bassett’s name kept out of internet games as a viral post attempting to shade her decades-long career& has been met with pushback. Bassett, 66, is among Hollywood’s revered screen gems but also someone whose talents have gone under-appreciated, according to her supporters. A Twitter user highlighted that much when they called out the pay gap between Bassett and Robert Downey Jr., 59. Both actors are part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Bassett starring as Queen Ramonda in “Black Panther” and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and Downey starring as Tony Stark in the “Iron Man” and “Avengers” films since 2008. Angela Bassett fans are outraged after comparing her pay in a Marvel movie to Robert Downey Jr.’s. (Photos by Amy Sussman/WireImage; Michael Kovac/Getty Images for AFI) In a surprise announcement in July, he revealed that he would be rejoining the MCU —following the death of Iron Man in 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame” — as Dr. Doom in upcoming “Avengers” movies. On Aug. 26, Culture Crave reported that Downey is believed to have secured a $100 million payday for his appearances in “Avengers: Doomsday” and “Avengers: Secret Wars.” The nine-figure deal comes three months after Marvel laid off a...