Robert Downey Jr.’s iconic Iron Man could also be returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) within the upcoming movie Avengers: Secret Wars, based on MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios creator Joana Robinson.

On the most recent episode of The City with Matthew Belloni podcast, Robinson was requested if Downey and the opposite Avengers would return to the MCU and Robinson responded, “I feel that’s one thing that they (Marvel) actually wish to do and I feel that’s one thing they may do in one thing referred to as Secret Wars.“

This might be a significant coup for Marvel Studios, as Iron Man was one of many founding members of the Avengers and even after Endgame, stays one of the standard superheroes on the earth.

“Honestly, Downey has been the big winner of the MCU,” Matthew Belloni mentioned. “I mean, the fact that they have to pay him whatever he wants for every one of these movies, I mean he deserves it, he was the original.”

Belloni added: “They have paid this guy hundreds of millions of dollars over the past 15 years. It is amazing and they’re probably gonna pay him more to get him back because they need these original Avengers.”

“I think they are coming to that realization,” Robinson responded. “I cant disagree with you.”

There is no such thing as a official affirmation from Marvel Studios but, however there’s a number of clues to recommend that Downey Jr. could certainly return as Iron Man. For instance, he was lately noticed on the set of Captain America 4, which is about to launch in 2024, three years earlier than Avengers: Secret Wars.

Moreover, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has teased that Avengers: Secret Wars will likely be a “culmination” of all the things that has come earlier than within the MCU, which means that among the franchise’s most beloved characters, together with Iron Man, may very well be returning.

If Robert Downey Jr. does return as Iron Man in Avengers: Secret Wars, it’s possible that he’ll play a significant function within the movie. Followers would slightly see Downey as Iron Man as an alternative of the rumored Tom Cruise.

Secret Wars is a crossover occasion that may carry collectively characters from all throughout the Marvel multiverse, so Iron Man’s expertise and management will likely be invaluable to the Avengers. Michael Waldron is about to jot down the upcoming Marvel Studios movie Avengers: Secret Wars, however a director has but to be introduced.

Avengers: Secret Wars is at present slated to be launched on Could 7, 2027.