Despite his departure from the MCU in 2019, Robert Downey Jr. has been imagined returning as Tony Stark’s Iron Man in 2027’s Avengers: Secret Wars, though not as the version that audiences know and love. Downey Jr. debuted as Tony Stark in 2008’s Iron Man, and went on to spearhead the MCU for the next decade, marking an explosive comeback for Robert Downey Jr. following a tumultuous period during the 1990s and 2000s. On the heels of his Oscar win for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Oppenheimer, Downey Jr. has been heavily-rumored to be returning to the MCU.
