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Still , there are plenty of way in which Downey could return as Iron Man . While there is nothing solid at the second , Downey Jr. has fuel Iron Man getting even hearsay , asthe role player discover he continues to have it off the part and is now overt to a returnyears after his last MCU appearance . If Marvel and Downey join force to make that pass off , a fewupcoming MCU projectsand other potential I could see Iron Man counter .

Robert Downey Jr. recently fire hopes that he will come back as Iron Man , and I think Tony Stark does not have to look for Avengers : Secret Wars .

10Deadpool & Wolverine

The MCU’s Major 2024 Multiverse Event

A follow - up to the highly successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2 motion picture asterisk Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth . The third motion picture will be the first in the franchise to be develop under the Marvel Studios streamer following Disney ’s acquisition of twentieth Century Fox .

There are many reason whyDeadpool & Wolverinewould be one of the good choices for Downey to come back as Iron Man . Whenever the actor adjudicate to riposte as Tony Stark , if that ends up happening , it will have to be in a major import or a jumbo projection . Deadpool & Wolverineoffers Marvel the opportunity to do both . expectancy for the movie is eminent , with prevue records broken left and right-hand . Deadpool & Wolverineis also the MCU ’s only 2024 motion-picture show .

As Marvel ’s solitary theatrical firing this year , all eyes are on whatDeadpool & Wolverine ’s multiversal storywill bring . The cinema ’s function of the multiverse would lend itself well to a potential Iron Man counter . RDJ could seem as measureless options of Iron Man variants from other universes , observe Earth-616 Tony Stark ’s sacrifice unaffected . A cameo could be secretly shoot since RDJ is candid to returning .

Doctor Doom imposed over MCU heroes

9Ironheart

A Marvel Comics Story Is Perfect For Iron Man’s Return

set up after Dominique Thorne ’s MCU debut in Black Panther : Wakanda evermore , Marvel Studios ' Ironheart serial publication conform to Riri Williams as she follows in Iron Man ’s steps as a high - tech superhero and crosses paths with Anthony Ramos ' Parker Robbins a.k.a . The Hood , a charming user with ties to the dour arts . The six - installment Disney+ serial is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe ’s Phase 5 .

Without a doubt , Disney+ ’s upcomingIronheartserieswould make for one of the easiest projects to explain how RDJ is back as Tony Stark . Dominique Thorne debuted as Riri Williams in the MCU with a support role inBlack Panther : Wakanda Forever . The movie saw her don two version of her Ironheart causa , with the character showing that she had Tony Stark ’s brain and the will to win .

Now prepare to go her own serial , Ironheart could be mentored by Iron Man in the MCU , just like in the strip . In one of the multiple times Tony Stark die in the comics , the character allow for a backup of himself in the form of an A.I. That variation of Tony was essentially him , just without a body , though the A.I. Tony could verify Iron Man ’s armor . Iron Man’sAvengers : Endgamesacrifice could be impart unmoved while RDJ return as the A.I. Tony Stark to guide Riri Williams .

A split image of Tony Stark in his full Iron Man suit and with his helmet off in front of an abstract background

While Tony Stark is utter , Robert Downey Jr. has recently made a return as Iron Man very much possible , and it would fit the MCU ’s new direction .

8Armor Wars

Iron Man Is Central To The Movie

ab initio conceptualise as a Disney+ series , Armor Wars is an MCU movie center on Rhodey Rhodes ' delegation to honor Tony Stark ’s bequest and keep his Iron Man engineering science from wreaking havoc when they fall into the wrong hands . Starring Don Cheadle as War Machine , Marvel Studios ' Armor Wars adapts the eponymous funny book storyline to the big screen in the Multiverse Saga .

Armor Warswould be one of the best project for RDJ ’s potential MCU takings as Iron Man . Don Cheadle ’s Rhodey and Tony Stark are best champion . InSecret Invasion , it was intemperately implied that Rhodey was alternate for a Skrull after his accident inCaptain America : Civil War . That would have in mind that the material War Machine was in stasis and not by his best supporter ’s side when Tony Stark died inAvengers : Endgame .

The A.I. Tony from the comics could play a polar role inArmor Wars . The movie focalize on what happens to Stark Tech when it lands in the awry hands . With Tony dead , multiple herculean individuals could be after his engineering , with War Machine , Ironheart , and a couple of others trying to kibosh them . One of the private Stark Tech projects could be the A.I. edition of Tony , earmark the MCU to take Iron Man and War Machine back together .

Split image of Chris Evans as Captain America and Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk in the MCU

War Machine ’s upcoming feature , Armor Wars , is based on a Marvel Comics event of the same name . Here ’s what Armor Wars is really about .

7Avengers: The Kang Dynasty

Reports Claim The Movie Will Have A Massive Roster

Downey ’s last MCU show was in an Avengers motion picture , and it is potential that if he comes back , his next time as Iron Man could be in the first film for Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes since 2019’sAvengers : Endgame . late , it was report thatAvengers : The Kang Dynastywill have a monumental character roster . According to the write up , more than 60 MCU characters could return for the next Avengers moving-picture show .

With so many characters maybe coming back , it would seem like the perfect labor to see Iron Man , Captain America , and Black Widow return to the MCU somehow . Avengers : The Kang Dynastycould either use the multiverse for RDJ ’s Iron Man return or another tool like clip travel — fromAvengers : Endgame — or the A.I. Tony Stark plot from Marvel Comics . Perhaps after failing , the new Avengers recruit the original team to help crusade the Council of Kangs .

Exciting update about Marvel ’s Avengers : The Kang Dynasty have been reported , and among them is the director that I think would be perfect for it .

Iron Man, Deadpool, and Spider-Man from the MCU with a red and white background

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6Vision

The Characters Are Linked

Marvel Studios ' Vision is a limited serial publication set in the MCU and released on Disney+ . It reveals the luck of Paul Bettany ’s resurrected Avenger , which was last find fleeing Westview at the end of 2021 ’s WandaVision . After the original synthezoid died at the hands of Thanos in Avengers : Infinity War , his organic structure was reassembled by the secret organization SWORD , and his consciousness was restored by Scarlet Witch ’s as if by magic recreated version of the automaton .

Recently , it was confirm thatMarvel Studios is moving forward with a Vision series . TheWandaVisionspinoff had been previously report , though Marvel never made an official proclamation on the show . Paul Bettany is set to bring back as White Vision . AfterWandavision ’s conclusion , the serial publication should accompany White Vision as he comes to grapple with the thoughts and memory of the original Vision and his new life , coming to terminus with who he is .

While a Vision - centered series might not be the first choice for Iron Man to return in , the projection could very well include Tony Stark due to a key connection . In the MCU , RDJ ’s Stark and Mark Ruffalo ’s Bruce Banner make Vision . Trying to find himself , White Vision could go back to his stemma , speaking to the Avengers who created him . Like inIronheart , the A.I. Tony Stark would be the perfect set forVision .

Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man in Avengers: Endgame and Iron Man (2008) with a red hue

A follow-up to the highly successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2 films starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth. The third film will be the first in the franchise to be developed under the Marvel Studios banner following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox.

WandaVision ’s ending leave a mass of loose ends , as it finish with White Vision fleeing Westview , but the Vision show will reply everything .

5Spider-Man 4

Peter Parker And Tony Stark Need To Reunite

Spider - Man 4 is the first sequel to the MCU ’s Spider - Man trilogy star Tom Holland as the titular paries - crawler . After wiping his identity operator for the world ’s memory in Spider - Man : No Way Home , Peter Parker continue his law-breaking - fighting adventures without the aid of Iron Man applied science or the support of his former ally .

Tom Holland ’s Peter Parker has been linked to Downey Jr. ’s Tony Stark since his MCU debut . Other than Spider - humans ’s indorse cast , no other MCU reference has helped shape Peter ’s journeying in the dealership more than Iron Man . RDJ ’s fictional character inscribe Spider - Man for his squad inCaptain America : Civil War , mentored him through multiple moving picture , make unlike courtship for Spider - Man , made him an Avenger , and was by his side when Thanos snap him .

AfterSpider - Man : No Way Home , Holland ’s Peter Parker find himself at his scurvy point . live alone with no champion or family who commemorate him , Peter could turn to Tony Stark for counseling . As the MCU found that Spider - Man and Iron Man have a especial bond , RDJ ’s Iron Man could have leave his A.I. interlingual rendition for Peter . Alternatively , as a whiz , Spider - Man could somehow amount up with a fashion to recreate Tony Stark and build the A.I. himself .

Deadpool and Wolverine from 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine and Iron Man snapping the gauntlet in Avengers: Endgame with a blue background

Tom Holland will return to the MCU for Spider - Man 4 , and found on a major course of his Spider - Man trilogy , I ca n’t wait for his next MCU solo film .

4Doctor Strange 3

The Multiverse Is Wide Open

Doctor Strange 3 follows the titular Marvel sorcerer after his confrontation with the Scarlet Witch and his first encounter with Charlize Theron ’s Clea in the post - credits scene of Sam Raimi ’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness . Benedict Cumberbatch return once again for an action - take MCU release that broaden the franchise ’s exploration of magic .

Avengers : Infinity Warand part ofAvengers Endgameallowed MCU fans to see the great chemistry between Downey Jr. ’s Iron Man and Benedict Cumberbatch ’s Doctor Strange . WithDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessbeing the biggest multiverse moving-picture show in the MCU so far , as Doctor Strange get over dissimilar universe whileSpider - human beings : No agency Homebrought characters over to the MCU , Cumberbatch ’s submarine sandwich has become one of the most authoritative characters in the Multiverse Saga .

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ' endingsaw Charlize Thero unveiling as Clea and recruit Stephen Strange for a military mission to stop an incursion . To make out his trilogy , Cumberbatch’sDoctor Strange 3could be all about that incursionor multiple such outcome , have the hero interbreeding paths with several multiverse eccentric . RDJ could come along as one or more Iron Man variants that help oneself Doctor Strange along the way .

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark with and without a helmet in 2008’s Iron Man

Here ’s everything we know about Doctor Strange 3 , including any new & returning mould , what the story might be , and its likely release day of the month .

3Avengers: Secret Wars

The Most Likely Choice

Avengers : Secret Wars is the sixth Avengers film and takes place during Phase Six of Marvel ’s Cinematic Universe .

There have been several theories and rumor about Iron Man ’s return , and no matter how many potential paths are presented , the debate always end up head back toAvengers : cloak-and-dagger Wars . The MCU moving picture just take a crap sense as the most likely undertaking for RDJ to retort as Tony Stark if he were to number back to Marvel . As the finale of the Multiverse Saga , Avengers : Secret Warswill have a similar job toAvengers : Endgame , and that requires bring in the bighearted gun .

To compete with the expansive scope of the comic book event it is base on , 2027’sAvengers : Secret Warswill have to feature the biggest roll of any MCU picture by far . The picture show is rumored to admit both MCU character reference and returning Marvel actor from non - MCU films . As the first hero of the dealership , Iron Man returning through the multiverse to bring through the MCU once more would be epic .

War Machine and Justin Hammer

The completion of phases 4 , 5 , and 6 of the MCU will be in Avengers : Secret Wars . Here ’s everything to bed about the sixth Avengers movie .

2Iron Man 4

The MCU Hero’s Last Solo Movie Was Over A Decade Ago

Marvel ’s Iron Man 4 is the fourth solo film based on the nominal Marvel Comics quality . After Tony Stark ’s death in Avengers : Endgame , the MCU continues his legacy with the movie Armor Wars , starring Don Cheadle as War Machine , as well as the Disney+ show Ironheart , starring Dominique Thorne as Stark ’s successor Riri Williams . The theory of Robert Downey Jr. returning for another leading role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is unlikely , but potential thanks to the conception of the multiverse .

Chris Hemsworth and Tom Holland are showing that MCU adept can go beyond their initial trilogies , with the Thor actor even being biz to get started onThor 5 . Based on howMarvel has now shift its focus to its more popular dealership and sequelsafter a twain of years of MCU disceptation , RDJ render forIron Man 4becomes a possibility . To maintain its popularity , the MCU could bring back its most famous character for another solo film .

Despite Downey ’s ceaseless MCU presence up toAvengers : Endgame , his last solo movie as Tony Stark was 2013’sIron Man 3 , which is now over a decade old . At that clip , Marvel had no design for its biggest zep to go beyond their planned trilogy , though that has since changed . There are still so many solo risky venture from the cartoon strip that the MCU could conform for Tony Stark , andIron Man 4with RDJ would be a undertake picture to attain $ 1 billion for the MCU .

Deadpool and Wolverine, Captain America in Avengers: Endgame and Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in No Way Home

Robert Downey Jr. ’s Tony Stark kickstarted the MCU and specify its early class , so why did Marvel Studios never move onward with Iron Man 4 ?

1Original Avengers Reunion

MCU Reports Are Exciting

Finally , Downey Jr. could also return in an unannounced Avengers film , though not with the novel version of the team that will seemingly be gather in the MCU by Sam Wilson . accord to a report , Marvel Studios is considering a new movie with the original Avengers cast . The conclusion is based on how the MCU has had some rocky year since the death of the Infinity Saga , with a few projects either underperforming or being panned by critics .

debate they run such a pivotal role in the MCU , there ’s dandy interest in the return of the original Avengers doer to the dealership .

Upcoming Marvel Movies

Paul Bettany as White Vision in WandaVision, setting up the show Vision Quest

Release Date

Deadpool & Wolverine

July 26 , 2024

Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in his Homecoming suit with Vulture and Mysterio by his sides and a blue night sky

Captain America : Brave New World

February 14 , 2025

Thunderbolts *

Wong, Doctor Strange, and Mordo

May 2 , 2025

The Fantastic Four

July 25 , 2025

Iron Man

Blade

November 7 , 2025

Avengers : The Kang Dynasty

Marvel Cinematic Universe

May 1 , 2026

Avengers : hole-and-corner Wars

May 7 , 2027