The 59-year-old shocked attendees on Saturday night at Comic-Con in San Diego by revealing his identity in a spectacular manner during a Marvel panel.
After revealing that he would be portraying a new role, he stood in front of the crowd and said, “New mask, same task.”
After making his Iron Man debut in 2008, Downey Jr. went on to play the character in eight more Marvel Comics Universe (MCU) movies.
The directors of Avengers Endgame and Infinity War, Joe and Anthony Russo, have officially announced that they will helm Downey Jr.’s upcoming MCU role in Avengers: Doomsday.
Joe and I really thought that we were done in the Marvel Cinematic Universe when we directed Avengers: Endgame, Russo stated on Saturday.
Since then, Joe and I have learned something really special that may point to a possible path ahead with you.
The most recent film triumph for Downey Jr. came at the Oscars, where he won best supporting actor for his Oppenheimer role starring alongside Cillian Murphy.
