In a recent interview, Director Shane Black was quoted as saying that Robert Downey Jr. would be back for another “Iron Man” movie and that he was quite sure of it.
The confirmation from the “Iron Man 3” director comes amid reports that a younger actor who was reported to be Ty Simpkins will replace Robert Downey Jr. as the main protagonist for “Iron Man 4.”
Ty Simpkins played the role of Harley Keener in “Iron Man 3” and there were previous reports from as early as late last year that his character will take over the iron suit from Tony Stark, who will be retiring from his superhero work, or so the previous speculations say.
“Iron Man 4” will likely be released by Marvel Studios come the phase 3 of the Marvel cinematic universe which is around 2020 or after the showing of the second part of “Avengers: Infinity War.”
No matter how high Robert Downey’s asking price is for “Iron Man 4,” Marvel Studios will not have difficulty meeting it considering that his last stand-alone film “Iron Man 3” is now the eighth highest-grossing movie of all time with its worldwide box office haul of $1.22 billion. So even if the actor asks for a significant raise on his $50 million salary which he got for “Iron Man 3” and “Avengers,” Marvel is sure to give in.