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Actor Robert Downey Jr. revived his career as well as changed the landscape of filmmaking in Hollywood when he starred in the first MCU filmIron Man. The film was a career renaissance for the actor who had been dealing with personal issues and legal troubles till then. He went on to reprise the role in two sequels, fourAvengersfilms, and multiple other appearances.
Downey Jr. had his seemingly last appearance inAvengers: Endgame, where Iron Man sacrificed himself to defeat Thanos. The demise of Tony Stark has been lingering throughout the franchise and with the multiversal storyline being explored by Marvel, the actor seems to have the potential to return. The latest scoop revealed that he has already agreed to reprise his role.
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Marvel Is Planning On Bringing The Original Avengers Back Together
The MCU hit its peak in 2019 with the release ofAvengers: Endgame. The film was the climactic event that was set up from the beginning of the franchise, starting with theRobert Downey Jr.starrerIron Man. Downey Jr. along with other actors such as Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Chris Hemsworth, and Mark Ruffalo formed the original Avengers.
While Evans and Downey Jr. exited the franchise afterAvengers: Endgame, Johannson had one more appearance in the prequelBlack Widowdespite being killed inEndgame. Other cast members of the original Avengers have appeared only in a few films and series since then.
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With a string of box office and streaming disappointments from Marvel, the studio reportedly discussed the potential of bringing back the original Avengers. According to Variety, the studio is currently grappling with the criticisms faced by recently released films and TV shows, as well as the charges faced by Jonathan Majors, who plays Kang, the franchise’s main antagonist.
Since the franchise has been exploring the ‘Multiverse Saga’ for the past three phases, it is still possible to either resurrect or show a multiversal variant of Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man and Scarlett Johannson’s Black Widown, despite the characters’ deaths.
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Robert Downey Jr. Has Reportedly Agreed To Come Back As Iron Man
While discussions regarding bringing back the Avengers to the MCU are still in their early stages, prominent X (formerly Twitter) userMy Time To Shine Hellorevealed thatIron Manstar Robert Downey Jr. has agreed to return in his role as Tony Stark in the MCU.
This news comes on the heels of the Variety report which mentioned that studio executives were planning a reunion with the stars but were hesitant about it as the salaries for the stars would be high. Robert Downey Jr. was reportedly paid $25 million forIron Man 3and it is only set to increase now that he has also starred in Christopher Nolan’sOppenheimer.
However, despite the news that he has returned, Robert Downey Jr. was once non-committal about his decision to reprise the role when asked recently byExtra TV.Talking about a potential sequel toTropic Thunderwith Tom Cruise, Downey Jr. responded to a question aboutIron Man 4,
“Does he [Tom] want to do that? Tom, Don’t take it.”
Even Scarlett Johannson had expressed earlier that she was done with her role as Natasha Romanoff in the MCU.
Also read:“I’m used to having people do everything I say”: Robert Downey Jr. Wanted The Avengers to be an Iron Man Movie, Joss Whedon Had to Convince Him
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
