- Iron Man is coming back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Hey, folks, I'm Markeia McCarty,
and I'll be hosting Nerdist News this week.
With Avengers: Endgame becoming the biggest film
of all time this year, there was one sad,
irrefutable truth that we must make peace with.
The future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
will have to move forward without the face
of its founding member who made the entire
over-a-decade spanning franchise possible,
Tony Stark AKA Iron Man AKA Robert Downey, Jr.,
because, let's face it, he is Iron Man.
- Yes, this is Tony Stank.
- Or do we?
Thanks to a report from Deadline,
it seems that Tony Stark AKA RDJ
still has at least one appearance left to make
in an upcoming MCU film, but where could it happen and why?
Let's break it down right now.
This past weekend was the 45th Saturn Awards.
The awards that recognize achievements
in genre films and media, such as science fiction,
fantasy, and horror, and it was a big night
for the MCU in general.
Tom Holland and Zendaya won for their roles
in Spider-man: Far From Home, R.I.P.
Josh Brolin took home a statue for playing Thanos
in Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame led the night,
winning six awards, but come on,
did anyone expect anything different?
And one of those six wins for Endgame
was the Best Actor in a Film that went
to Robert Downey, Jr., for his final appearance
as Tony Stark, but wait.
In Deadline's breakdown of the event,
they casually mention a little fact
that seems to have huge implications for the MCU.
"Downey will be seen in the role of Stark one more time,
"however, in the Marvel prequel Black Widow in May 2020."
(Markeia speaks in foreign language)
Yeah, that was definitely unexpected.
Now, despite the fact that she came down
with a little case of death in Endgame,
we've known for awhile now that Scarlett Johansson
would be reprising her role as Natasha Romanoff
for the upcoming Black Widow film,
and that she would be joined by such luminaries
as Rachel Wise, David Harbour, and Florence Pugh.
But RDJ making an appearance was definitely news to fans.
So how could this come to be?
Well, we know that Black Widow will be a prequel of sorts
to both Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.
Reportedly, it will take place shortly after the events
of Captain America: Civil War,
when the Avengers split into two teams
for the world's worst game of dodge ball.
This means that the film will take place
in 2016 in the MCU timeline.
That also means that any appearance of Robert Downey, Jr.,
as Iron Man, will most likely take place
before his sacrifice at the end of Avengers: Endgame,
instead of Tony Stark coming back to life
in some because-comics way.
But will having Tony Stark show up
on movie theater screens again so soon
after his death lessen the impact of the sacrifice he makes
in Endgame, eh, probably not.
Remember that this entire film is about someone
who sacrificed themselves in Avengers: Endgame.
Black Widow herself.
So if this film doesn't lessen the sacrifice
that Natasha made, then it also doesn't lessen Tony's.
Honestly, we can't imagine Tony Stark
having a huge role in the film.
While having Stark show up will help tie the film
into the events of the greater MCU,
this story should focus on Natasha.
That said, even we will admit
that it's gonna be hard to see both of them
on the big screen one last final time.
We're not crying, you are.
- Mr. Stark?
Can you hear me? - Anyway, we'll just have
to wait until Black Widow comes out May of 2020
to see how this all plays out.
But what do you folks think?
Do you wanna see Tony Stark show up in Black Widow,
or is it hashtag too soon?
Are you excited that Black Widow
will finally have her own standalone flick?
Or is it hashtag too late?
And do you wanna see anymore MCU films
that serve as prequels like this one
or is it hashtag too much?
Let's discuss.
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