Robert Downey Jr is reportedly close to signing on to reprise his role as Iron Man in Captain America 3.
Robert Downey Jr may don the Iron Man suit again to go head-to-head with Captain America in an upcoming Marvel movie.
Downey Jr is reportedly in final negotiations to sign onto Captain America 3, according to Variety, which would kick off a new phase in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The
industry bible says the move is significant because Captain America 3 will introduce the Civil War storyline from Marvel's comic books, which pits Tony Stark's Iron Man against his Avengers ally, Captain America aka super soldier Steve Rogers (played by Chris Evans).
In the plot, the pair are at loggerheads over the Superhero Registration Act - a program that forces people with superhuman abilities to reveal themselves to the US government and act under their command.
According to Variety, there were complications, because Marvel originally intended for Downey Jr's part to be small, but the actor wanted something more substantial.
