Summary

At the end of theBattle of Earth inAvengers : Endgame , the Avengers ' last stand against the disturbed Titan Thanos , Tony Stark acquired the six Infinity Stones and used them to vote out the Infinity Saga villain . Tragically , this came at the price of his own life , marking the end of Robert Downey Jr. ’s tenure in the MCU . Since then , speculation has been prove that theoriginal Avengers squad will be bring backfor another MCU adventure , and these rumour were reinforced in a late story byVariety . However , it seems this indeed wo n’t be happen , as Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has now comment on Downey Jr. ’s reflect MCU return .

With major succeeder as Iron Man , Robert Downey Jr. ’s refilling is deserving explore . Sadly , after two films and 11 years in limbo , update are scarce .

Why Iron Man Won’t Be Resurrected In The MCU

Speaking toVanity Fairas part of a cover version story on Robert Downey Jr. , Kevin Feige andAvengers : Endgamedirectors the Russo buddy confirm that Tony Stark would not be resurrected in the MCU ’s future . While Joe Russo notes that they"promised [ Downey Jr. ] it would be the last time,“Feige mentions that play back Tony Stark would perhaps cloud the legacy make by his powerful and poignantEndgamesacrifice . mark that they will"keep that moment,“and not"magically undo it,“Feige confirm thatDowney Jr. will not be come back in the MCU ’s time to come , put surmisal to rest , and insure that his spectacular exit will go down in account .

We are going to keep that moment and not touch that moment again . We all worked very hard for many years to get to that , and we would never want to magically unwrap it in any fashion .

Iron Man’s Return From Death Would Undermine Endgame’s Ending

Bringing back Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark would make hisAvengers : Endgamedeath meaningless , and countermine the power of that here and now . Iron Man break to protect his family line , and the wallop of this decision is subject on his continued absence . Although there seems to be a power vacuum in the current MCU , as no one paladin has stepped up to take Stark ’s place , this emptiness is the perfect way to extend the impingement of his dying , as the MCU ’s characters are fumbling just as much as the looker . While Robert Downey Jr. wo n’t be return to the MCU , it is still potential for Iron Man to make future appearances .

How Iron Man Can Still Return Without Being Resurrected

Now that Marvel Studios is abstruse within its geographic expedition of the multiverse , it ’s possible that a stochastic variable of Tony Stark ’s Iron Man could pop up during the Multiverse Saga . Prior to its 2022 spill , Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesswas to a great extent conjecture to be featuring a variant of Stark , who would have been portrayed by Tom Cruiseand be featured as a member ofEarth-838 ’s Illuminati team . However , this did n’t come in to fruition , but with reality - crossing projects such asDeadpool 3andAvengers : Secret Warsstill yet to exhaust , it ’s possible that another realism ’s Tony Stark could be seen instead of Robert Downey Jr. ’s chief MCU iteration .

In recent month , it ’s also been conjecture that 2027’sAvengers : Secret Warscould lead to a soft - reboot of the MCU , establish a young timeline for Phase 7 and beyond . This would mean that formerly - die heroes could return , though they would be played by newfangled actors , and perhaps have slenderly alter backstories . This means that a new actor could assume the role of Tony Stark following the conclusion of the MCU ’s Multiverse Saga , allowing newIron Manstories from Marvel Comics to be adapted , and seeing him head in a different direction to Downey Jr. ’s dear functioning . Marvel Studios has n’t yet provided official check of an MCU reboot .

Robert Downey Jr. As Iron Man tinkering with his gauntlet.

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Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark sacrificing himself in Avengers Endgame

Tony Stark about to sacrifice himself in Avengers Endgame

Tony Stark’s Iron Man aiming his arm in Iron Man 2

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