Robert Downey Jr. talks how the Avengers plotline affected Iron Man 3, his future with the Marvel

franchise and more!

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Robert Downey Jr. will soon hit theaters in the third installment of the Iron Man franchise.

The actor sat down with Collider.com to talk all things Tony Stark.

Here are five questions he answered and this is what we learned:

First up on the list -- How much longer will he play Tony Stark?

Downey says he honestly doesn’t know how many films he has left in this Marvel Universe....

but tells Collider, “[I’m] not going to pretend I’m over it [...]” He more than

hints that negotiations on his contract are in effect, saying, “Let’s just say that

me, the agents and the lawyers are having a bit of a ball right now.”

Number 2, How does his Avengers plotline affect Iron Man 3?

Previous movies built a climax for Avengers and now Iron Man 3 is just the third act in

the Iron Man story.

After dealing with intergalactic terrorists in Avengers, Tony Stark becomes much more

paranoid.

Speaking of Stark’s post-Avengers state of mind, Downey says, “I wanted him back

home and I thought, ‘What if that happened to any of us?

Wouldn’t we be a little tripped out?

You’d be watching your back.’”

At #3: What’s the status of Starks relationship with Pepper?

They were officially a couple in Avengers and Iron Man 3 tears them apart after Pepper

is captured by Ben Kingsley’s character, so Stark has to deal with his enemies hitting

too close to home.

Downey tells Collider, “All [Tony] really cares about is Pepper and [Jon Favreau’s

Happy character].

He doesn’t care about any of his material stuff except some robots, this girl and his

one friend.”

Number 4, Will this film be bigger and more action-packed than the last?

Even though Downey celebrates this film’s, quote, “much smaller storytelling style”

-- it doesn’t mean it is short on action.

He tells Collider “I’ve never done so much action in my life.

The scope feels really, really big [..] I think Marvel’s intention is to defy expectations

again.

Finally at number 5, Will Tony Stark join Guardians of the Galaxy?

Fanboys and girls everywhere have their fingers crossed that the leaked concept art of Stark’s

Space Armor suit may mean Downey will make an appearance in the flick next summer-- though

the actor himself has yet to address the rumors.

To learn more about Iron Man 3 and the Marvel movies check our Marvel youtube playlist.

And watch the new Iron Man 3 trailer here (Charlie wants me to point somewhere on the

screen).

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