“Iron Man 3” blasts into theaters in just a few days, but fans are already wondering if Tony Stark will be seen in yet another installment of the Marvel franchise.
Access Hollywood sat down with Robert Downey Jr., who plays the billionaire in the kickass suit of armor, and Don Cheadle, who stars as Jim Rhodes (War Machine/Iron Patriot) in an equally butt-kicking suit created by Stark, where we pressed about the future of the blockbuster series.
Robert, who has been seen in three stand-alone “Iron Man” movies and “The Avengers,” was cagey about his future in the metal suit.
“I think that we’re kind of closing this circle and this chapter and their whole body of work with all the other franchises and ‘Avengers’ and all that stuff,” he said when asked if this is the last “Iron Man” movie.
“I’m an integral part of it, but I’m not the be all, end all for it,” Robert – who is slated to appear as Tony Stark in “The Avengers” sequel, which is due out in summer 2015 – hinted.
Don says the future of Iron Man is up to Marvel, but he definitely sees the possibility of future projects.
“I think there’s more to mine. … It’s going to be determined definitely by Marvel, and if they think there’s another aspect of the story that needs to be told that wasn’t covered in the trilogy — if there’s another way in that’s interesting ,” he told Access.