Robert Downey Jr. Will Not Return as Iron Man

Robert Downey Jr. will not play Iron Man once more.

The 58-year-old actor portrayed Tony Stark and his superhero alter ego in 11 motion pictures from 2008’s Iron Man to 2019’s Avengers: Endgame however Marvel Cinematic Universe boss Kevin Feige has insisted there aren’t any plans to “magically undo” the character’s demise so he could make an look in future movies within the blockbuster collection.

Asked by Vanity Fair journal if Downey might return to the function, Feige stated: “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 undo it in any way.

And Joe Russo, who co-directed Avengers: Endgame, recalled how the cast and crew “said tearful goodbyes on the last day of shooting” the film.

He added: “Everybody had moved on emotionally. We promised [Downey] it would be the last time we made him do it — ever.”

His brother and co-director, Anthony Russo, admitted it was a “difficult thing” for Downey to return to reshoot a closing line as Tony, with the scenario being significantly poignant due to the placement.

He stated: “When he did come back, we were shooting on a stage directly opposite where he auditioned for Tony Stark. So his last line as Tony Stark was shot literally a couple hundred feet from his original audition that got him the role.”

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Meanwhile, Feige additionally admitted Marvel initially didn’t wish to forged Downey within the franchise due to his troubled previous, however he was decided to get his man.

He stated: “It purely came down to the Marvel board being nervous at putting all of their chips in their future films on somebody who famously had those legal troubles in the past …I wasn’t very good — and I’m still not great — at taking no for an answer. But I also don’t pound my chest to try to get my way. I try to figure out ways to make it as clear to other people why we should head in a direction. And that’s when the idea of a screen test came up.”