After Claims That Robert Downey Jr. Is Helping Write Doctor Doom's Backstory For New Avengers Movies, We Think Marvel Should Use Patrick Stewart's Picard As A Litmus Test

Robert Downey Jr. isn't just the actor playing Doctor Doom in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Russos say he's going above and beyond to bring his version of the character to life. According to the latest, RDJ is writing the backstory for his version of the character. And as "Star Trek" fans, this all sounds very familiar.

When Patrick Stewart returned to play Jean-Luc Picard in his sequel series, he was both an executive producer and prominent voice in the writers' room. Given that there's some clear similarities to how the MCU is handling Robert Downey Jr.'s return, let's revisit some of what came up from Stewart giving his input on the Starfleet captain.