Robert Downey Jr. is joining Captain America 3!

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

I was sitting hear listening to Robert Downey Jr.’s interview with Howard Stern again and this major news hits, now that’s timing. It has been reported that Downey is on the verge of signing on to CAPTAIN AMERICA 3 to play Tony Stark again, a movie that could signal of a new phase of movies from Marvel Studios. This would also bring on the "Civil War" storyline from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. During weeks of Downey flipping the switch on and off when it comes to IRON MAN 4 he always mentioned something big and exciting was on its way. These could be the bigger plans for Iron Man that Marvel had in mind.

Variety reported the news saying:

The plot has Stark going against Captain America’s alter-ego Steve Rogers, played by Chris Evans, as they feud over the Superhero Registration Act, which forces anyone with superhuman abilities to reveal their identities to the U.S. government and agree to act as a police force for the authorities.

Stark supports the program, but Rogers does not, saying it threatens civil liberties, causing sides to be taken and Rogers, among others, to go on the run to avoid arrest. The moral question and battle with his Avengers teammate essentially makes Stark a villain of sorts in “Captain America 3,” providing Downey with a meaty role he could play out into future Marvel films, including a fourth “Avengers.”

Marvel announced today plans to reboot the Civil War comicbook miniseries (originally published in 2006) in 2015, in an effort to introduce the story to new readers leading up to CAPTAIN AMERICA 3. Anthony and Joe Russo, the directors behind CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER are back to direct the movie which will be released on May 6, 2016.

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