Robert Downey Jr. is coming back to Marvel movies sooner than you think
It seems you won't have to wait until the two-part Avengers: Infinity War to see Robert Downey Jr. return as Tony Stark.
The Iron Man actor is reportedly booked to join Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Homecoming. It'll be the wall-crawler's first solo movie appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2015's Marvel/Sony partnership brought about a homecoming.
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The news comes from "sources" speaking to The Hollywood Reporter. We've reached out to Disney for confirmation, but until we have it, treat all of this as rumor.
Prior to Downey Jr. locking in the Homecoming appearance, his future Marvel commitments only extended as far as the 2018/2019 Avengers movies. He's also a key player in May's Captain America: Civil War.
Holland's Spidey makes his debut in Civil War -- and from what we've seen so far, the web-slinger falls squarely in the #TeamIronMan camp. Whether or not that union holds up throughout the movie remains to be seen, but Downey Jr. joining Homecoming suggests that he and Iron Man will remain super-bros.
Civil War arrives in theaters on May 6 and Homecoming follows on July 7, 2017.
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Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
