14 DAY TRIAL // Looks like Robert Downey Jr. isn’t about to ditch his Iron Man suit anytime soon, despite the fact that he’s been dropping some major hints about being done with the character. Marvel has confirmed that he will return for the next two “Avengers” movies.
In other words, look for RDJ as Iron Man in the second installment in the franchise in March 2015. The threequel doesn’t have a release date just yet.
“Under the two-picture agreement, Downey will star as Tony Stark/Iron Man in ‘Marvel’s The Avengers 2’ and ‘Marvel’s The Avengers 3.’ Downey is represented at CAA by Bryan Lourd, Jim Toth and Matt Leaf and by his attorneys Tom Hansen and Stewart Brookman of the firm Hansen Jacobson,” Marvel says.
It’s interesting to note that, while Marvel has already confirmed RDJ for Iron Man in “Avengers,” it’s yet to announce a fourth film in the standalone “Iron Man” franchise, which means that the fate of that franchise is yet up in the air.