10 Huge MCU Casting Rumours For Marvel's Phase 4
3. Robert Downey Jr. As A.I. Tony Stark/Iron Man
During an interview last year, Jeff Goldblum let it slip that Robert Downey Jr. would be reprising the role of Iron Man in Disney+'s What If? animated series. The expected denials followed, but with leaked artwork from the series showing a version of Iron Man who appears to have landed on Sakaar ("What if Iron Man entered The Grandmaster's arena," perhaps?), it seems likely he'll return there.
Downey has expressed interest in playing the hero again if the circumstances are right, and if Doolittle was any indication, his post-Avengers: Endgame future isn't exactly looking all that great!
That could explain why we've been hearing that Marvel Studios is anxious to follow the comic books by having the actor play an A.I. version of Tony Stark in a planned Ironheart TV series. That would follow Riri Williams, a young girl who becomes the MCU's new "Iron Man," something which only makes sense when we're getting a new Captain America and Thor!
Nothing is set in stone quite yet, but the signs are all pointing to us seeing more of Downey's Armoured Avenger in some capacity in Phase 4.