I et interview med News.com.au har manden, som nærmest er synonymt med Marvel's succes og dominans på superheltemarkedet, udtalt sig om sin fremtid i den store blockbuster-univers. Efter en rolle i seks film og stor kærlighed til rollen sagde Downey Jr.
"Everyone says to me it's like a glove that fits so well. I have to start over every time but I am starting over with a pretty solid base. I just never want to blow it for the last six or seven [MCU movies] I have done by dropping the ball because I decided to go do it one more time. I just want to hang up my jersey before it's embarrassing."
It's this cyclical thing. I could have said when the first Avengers came out: 'It's never going to get any better than that. Everybody stop'. But to me, it's always about people and opportunities, like the Russos, who I adore.
Om MCU og de mange Avengers kan overleve uden deres frontfigur er et godt spørgsmål. Er det på tide for, at Ironman hænger hjelmen?