Avengers Secret Wars – Robert Downey Jr speaks out if he'll make Iron Man return (2024)

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Avengers Secret Wars – Robert Downey Jr speaks out if he'll make Iron Man return? ›

For Variety, she asked him: “Would you think of putting the suit back on again for Tony Stark?” Downey Jr replied: “It's just crazily in my DNA. Probably the most like-me character I've ever played, even though he's way cooler than I am. I've become surprisingly open-minded to the idea.

Would 'Happily' Return to Marvel, but His 'Avengers' Directors Say 'We Closed That Book' on Iron Man After 'Endgame' Death.

Speaking with GamesRadar at the Sands: International Film Festival, the film's directors, Joe and Anthony Russo, seemed baffled at the notion of a Downey return. “I don't know how they would do it,” Anthony Russo told GamesRadar. “I don't know what the road to that would be.”

RDJ, Kevin Feige, or anyone else at Marvel Studios has never given an official reason why Iron Man 4 didn't happen. However, looking at the circ*mstances around Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man, and the wider MCU provides some reasonable insight into why Iron Man 4 didn't work out.

After more than a decade, Iron Man died in Avengers: Endgame. The MCU has changed a lot since Iron Man's death. Both Downey and Chris Evans left the franchise, taking away the MCU's two fan-favorite stars. That led to the debut of several new characters since the start of the Multiverse Saga.

Indio Falconer Downey

Robert Downey Jr. / Son

Back in July 2021, Johansson told Fatherly that she "has no plans to return as" the assassin-turned-Avenger, who seemingly takes her final bow in Black Widow. "I feel really satisfied with this film," she said. "It feels like a great way to go out for this chapter of my Marvel identity."

MCU refers to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a shared universe of superhero films and TV series developed by Marvel Studios.

Anthony Russo has a net worth double his brother, with $20 million while Joe has $10 million. The brothers have been working in film and television since 1997 and have never wanted for projects, allowing them to amass their sizable fortunes.

Though no plans to bring back Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man have been announced, Tony Stark's legacy is still being felt in the MCU. Riri Williams, who appeared in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and will be the lead character in the upcoming Ironheart series, is in many ways a direct successor to Tony.

Is RDJ retired? ›

Robert Downey Jr played Iron Man from 2008 to 2019. Actor Robert Downey Jr has been semi-retired after starring in his final Marvel movie, Avengers: Endgame, in 2019. After that, he attempted to launch a new franchise for himself with Dolittle, but the movie ended up bombing, and pushed RDJ further away from acting.

MORE: Robert Downey Jr. isn't coming back as Tony Stark, Marvel Studios president says. Tony Stark sacrificed himself to snap away Thanos at the end of 2019's "Avengers: Endgame," and Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige told Vanity Fair in December, "we would never want to magically undo it in any way."

If you thought he was overpowered in Infinity War, then you haven't seen anything yet. Hwo to resurrect Tony Stark in MCU? Short answer: you don't. Tony Stark, as played by RDJ, is dead, and it's best to keep him that way.

Summary. Robert Downey Jr. returns to the MCU as Tony Stark's Iron Man in a new Avengers: Secret Wars theory.

Robert Downey Jr. has completed his run as Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Kevin Feige says the character will not be coming back. “We are going to keep that moment and not touch that moment again,” Feige told Vanity Fair in the Downey Jr. profile.

Iron Man has a height of 6'1” (1.85 m) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and 6'6” (1.98 m) in the comics. Iron Man, real name Tony Stark, is a genius scientist and engineer who uses his wealth and intelligence to create the superhero Iron Man armored suit in Marvel Comics.

According to MCU Wiki, Anthony Edward Stark was born on the 29th of May 1970. As such, he would be 48 years old during Infinity War: Part I.

However, after three solo films and several team-up efforts, the character's big-screen tenure seemingly ended with the death of Downey's Marvel hero in Avengers: Endgame, indicating there would be no plans for any future Iron Man movies.

Was it a place name? (There are Extons all over the map and the actor did name his 18-year-old son Indio after the California city where the Coachella music festival takes place.) Or perhaps those Jolie-Pitt boys inspired another "x" name? (Maddox, Pax and Knox are mini trendsetters, you know.)

Robert first became a father in September 1993 with the birth of his son Indio Falconer, shared with ex-wife Deborah Falconer (to whom he was married from 1992-2004). The 30-year-old and his dad share a close bond, and he even made his screen debut playing a younger version of his dad in 2005's Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

Will there be another Avengers movie? ›

After Jonathan Majors was convicted in an assault case last year, Marvel Studio is reportedly rewriting the script and it will retitle the next Avengers film, which is scheduled to be released in May 2026.

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Anthony J. Russo is an American filmmaker and producer who works alongside his brother Joseph Russo. They have directed You, Me and Dupree, Cherry and the Marvel films Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.