The Russo brothers They think you shouldn’t get too excited about the idea that Robert Downey Jr. come back as Tony Stark/Iron Man to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In a recent interview with Games Radarthe directors of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame they made it clear that they see impossible the return of the Oscar-winning actor after the events of the 2019 film.
Asked about the recent comments of Robert Downey Jr., who at the beginning of the month acknowledged that he would “happily” return to the Marvel Studios saga, Anthony and Joe Russo were forceful. They said they don’t understand how something so relevant could be captured on the big screen.. Not without undoing momentous events that have shaped the franchise, at least.
“I don’t know how they could do it or what the path to it could be. We closed that book, so it’s on them [por Marvel Studios] find a way to reopen it,” indicated the Russo brothers. The filmmakers’ position is quite forceful, considering the emotional burden that Tony Stark’s sacrifice had to defeat Thanos in the final battle of Endgame.
It is evident that the words of Robert Downey Jr. They have disoriented the Russo brothers, since the death of Iron Man marked the closing of a stage that changed superhero cinema forever. Rumors that the interpreter could return to the UCM have been circulating for a long time, but they never had much substance. But things have changed since the artist left the door open to a possible return.
Is there a real chance that Robert Downey Jr. will return as Tony Stark/Iron Man?
In case you don’t have it in mind, Robert Downey Jr. spoke about his career in an interview with Esquire and he did not evade the question about whether he would consider a return as Tony Stark/Iron Man now that he has an Oscar under his arm. The actor said that he would “happily” do it and praised Kevin Feige, head of Marvel Studios.
“[Tony Stark/Iron Man] It’s too integral a part of my DNA. That role chose me. And look, I always say: never, ever bet against Kevin Feige. He’s a losing bet. He is the house. “He always wins,” he said at the time.
The words of Robert Downey Jr. they set fire to the website and gave free rein to all kinds of fan theories. The most creative ones say that Marvel could bring him back in avengers 5 either Avengers: Secret Warsalong with other performers from the original Avengers, to give a coup d’état at the closing of Phase 6 and the Multiverse Saga.
Of course, these hypotheses establish that it would not be Tony Stark/Iron Man from Earth-616, who died after fighting Thanos, but a variant from another universe. For now, it is pure speculation. The only thing that Kevin Feige has made clear in the past is that under no circumstances will the superhero’s death be reversed in Endgame. That option is not on the table, nor will it ever be.
“We are going to hold onto that moment and not touch it again. We all worked very hard for many years to get to that, and we would never want to magically undo it in any way,” he told Vanity Fair in 2023. We’ll see how the story goes, but the Russo brothers for now they disbelieve the possibility of the return of Robert Downey Jr.
