Kevin Feige puts an end to rumors: Robert Downey Jr will not return to the MCU
“We are not going to retouch this key moment,” assures the boss of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Since the release ofAvengers: Endgamein 2019, Chris Evans is regularly asked about his return to the saga as Captain America. Robert Downey Jr.. has fewer questions about a potential as a back within the MCU. Could Tony Stark reappear in the future in his guise? Beware of spoilers : the following article details his fate within the superhero franchise.
Cornerstone of the Marvel Cinematic Universe since the release ofIron Man in 2008, the actor made numerous appearances for more than a decade in the costume of Tony Stark, before his superhero was sacrificed during the final fight against Thanos.
“We are not going to retouch this key moment, ensures today. We’re going to keep it as is. We all worked very hard, for several years, to obtain this, so we are not going to erase it with the wave of a magic wand.“, assures today Kevin Feige has Vanity Fair.
The question is legitimate, because over the course of blockbusters, several important Marvel characters have been able to disappear and then be resurrected in one way or another, like Grootwho sacrificed himself to save his friends in the first part of Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) before growing back in a new form, or Loki, who disappeared at the start ofInfinity War (2018), but of which a parallel version returned in the plot, and which now has its own series.
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