Robert Downey Jr “Surprisingly Open-Minded to the Idea” of Returning as Iron Man

Robert Downey Jr has not ruled out a return to the MCU, he revealed in the latest episode of Actors on Actors from Variety.

The Iron Man star sat down with Jodie Foster to discuss their careers, particularly highlighting their recent respective television hits, The Sympathizer and True Detective: Night Country .

As the discussion came to a close, Foster asked the question many Marvel fans want to know the answer to themselves: "Would you think of putting the suit back on again for Tony Stark?"

Robert Downey Jr didn't hesitate, saying, "It's just crazily in my DNA".

He described Tony Stark as "Probably the most like-me character, strangely, I've ever played, even though he's way cooler than I am."

Downey Jr didn't expand further but closed the sentiment with, "I've become surprisingly open-minded to the idea".

Robert Downey Jr entered the MCU in 2008 in Jon Favreau's two-time Oscar-nominated Iron Man , which also starred Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow and Leslie Bibb.

The film follows the titular billionaire after he creates a unique suit designed to fight evil.

Tony Stark took his final breath in Avengers: Endgame , which made waves at the box office when it hit theaters in 2019.

To this day, it still ranks as the second highest-grossing movie of all time, underneath James Cameron's Avatar , taking just under $2.8 billion at the worldwide box office.

While there have been no rumors that Tony Stark will return anytime soon, it appears Robert Downey Jr would take no issue suiting up once more.