The president of Marvel Studios gave an official answer about Iron Man's possible return to the MCU

The multiverse is a very good opportunity for Iron Man to return to the Marvel cinematic universe, and recently president Kevin Feige officially spoke up about this possibility.

Iron Man is one of the most popular characters in the Marvel cinematic universe (MCU). Although he officially “quit the game” in the blockbuster Avengers: Endgame (2019), billionaire Tony Stark is still the most talked about topic from fans. With the multiverse theme that Marvel Studios has been exploiting for the past 3 years, many audiences still hold out hope that Iron Man can reappear on the big screen in the near future, possibly from a new line. Another MCU timeline.

Robert Downey Jr. himself, the actor who has been attached to the role of Iron Man for a decade, has also opened up many times about returning to the Marvel roof. But in a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, seemed to completely quash this prospect. Feige said the production team “didn’t want to re-exploit that moment” (the moment Stark died in the battle with Thanos).

Iron Man is one of the most beloved superheroes in the Marvel cinematic universe – Photo: Internet.

Specifically, he said: “We will preserve that moment and never exploit it again. We worked very hard for many years to create that detail, and we never wanted to reverse it in any magical way.”

Feige’s decision, although quite surprising, can be said to be very reasonable for the future development of both the MCU and Robert Downey Jr.’s acting career. Iron Man’s death is one of the most important moments of this cinematic universe. Besides, it also allows Downey Jr. can freely try many other projects besides superhero movies, with the most recent success being the role of Lewis Strauss in the blockbuster Oppenheimer directed by Christopher Nolan.

President Kevin Feige has confirmed that Iron Man will not return to the MCU – Photo: Internet.

Meanwhile, despite his sacrifice, Iron Man’s legacy and influence in the MCU are still extremely important. This superhero is still associated with many film projects of phases 4 and 5 such as Spider-Man: Far From Home and Spider-Man: No Way Home. In addition, Iron Man is also the inspiration for Riri Williams, also known as Ironheart, who had a relatively successful debut in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), and will have his own series. on Disney+ in the near future.

Of course, with superhero movies, anything can happen. Not to mention that in the past, Marvel Studios has repeatedly “launched smoke” to distract the audience, before bringing shocking surprises. Therefore, despite Kevin Feige’s latest comments, fans still have the right to hope for the prospect that Iron Man can return to the big screen, even if it’s just a short cameo role.