Robert Downey Jr Makes Huge Surprise Announcement About His Future With Marvel

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 27: Robert Downey Jr. speaks onstage during the Marvel Studios Panel in Hall H at SDCC in San Diego, California on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)

Following his role as Lewis Strauss in 2023 blockbuster Oppenheimer, you could be forgiven for thinking that Robert Downey Jr was done with the superhero scene and has moved on to being a little more serious in his acting roles.

Especially since, sorry if this is a spoiler, but his character Iron Man died in Avengers...