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Russo Brothers Reveal How Iron Man Could be Brought Back in the MCU


Tony Stark may have sacrificed himself to save the world in Avengers: Endgame but it looks like fans are still holding on to hope that he will return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. So is there any way that Iron Man could be brought back in the future MCU flicks? Joe and Anthony Russo have finally addressed the possibility and it looks like there is a way to make it happen.

The Russo brothers recently made an appearance on the Reel Blendpodcast where they were asked if bringing Tony back would diminish his emotional sacrifice in Endgame. Interestingly, Anthony pointed out that it would depend on how the entire thing is handled.

"I mean lookit, certainly we've always said this and we believe this about stakes have to be real, and if they're not real, like the audience's emotional investment in the moment and in those characters in the narrative is only...is contingent upon them feeling like there's potential, there's something to be lost," Anthony said. "So in all of our storytelling, even though those Marvel movies a lot of the story was difficult, we wanted to commit very hard to that idea."

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So far, it sounds like Iron Man's return is impossible, right? Interestingly, Anthony revealed that they could still make it happen.

"To answer your question, I think it would be in the context of that. It depends on how he was brought back. It depends on the storytelling, but it is certainly something that has to be earned. It's certainly something that would shock and surprise audiences, so you can't simply just bring him back. There would have to be a really compelling, innovative, unpredictable narrative event to find your way there in order for it to be worth it," he concluded.

At this point, it doesn't seem like there are any interesting ways to resurrect Tony. On the other hand, the creative minds at Marvel Studios might still surprise us.

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