As the MCU builds towards the culmination of its next saga with the Avengers: Secret Wars event, many are eager to see classic heroes return via the Multiverse. After all, fans have been clamoring for more of Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man and Chris Evans' Captain America since their stories reached a climax with Avengers: Endgame.
With talk of the Multiverse continuing to heat up, rumors have begun to spread that the Iron Man and Captain America actors may be primed to come back to the MCU. Talk of Evans and Downey Jr. remains nothing but speculation for now, especially with Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson firmly in place as the MCU's Captain America.
However, there is plenty to suggest the two MCU icons may be back in the coming years before the current saga comes to a close and the next begins. Even with Chris Evans' openness to reprise his MCU role, the actor appears eager to be careful with how a Captain America comeback would be handled.The primary criterion for Evans appears to be finding a meaningful reason to return as Steve Rogers under another mantle as the role of Captain America now belongs to Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson.So when it comes to returning to Earth-616's Rogers, Evans appears to be precious about finding an appropriate reason to make that happen other than plain fan service. But how does Evans feel about coming back via the Multiverse?
Even though Evans doesn't appear interested in fan service,The actor has already shared how reprising his 2005 hero would be an "easier sell to [him] than coming back as Cap," because of the perfect ending his MCU hero received.
While he doesn't want to "disrupt what a beautiful experience" playing Captain America was, Evans feels his Human Torch "didn’t really get his day." Perhaps if Evans does come back for Secret Wars, it may be as his Fantastic Four (2005) hero as opposed to the MCU icon, unless Kevin Feige can create a solid reason for him to return.
With Secret Wars being a Multiverse-wide crossover, there is any number of unique Captain America Variants that Evans could play and maybe even fight against his former teammates. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige could undoubtedly find a meaningful way for this to work.If these reports are accurate, Secret Wars is almost certainly one of the projects in question due to the scale of the event. Unlike Chris Evans' Captain America, who took early retirement, Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man met his demise in Avengers: Endgame, bringing his decade-long MCU journey to a close. Despite reaching the end of his heroic journey as Downey Jr. moves on to other projects, fans are still begging for his return to the MCU.
Obviously, bringing back the MCU's biggest star from the dead would be a game-changing moment that has to happen in a major big-screen project to draw a massive crowd reaction. Some fans have already been speculating how Tony Stark could fit into Ironheart or Armor Wars on Disney+, but the chances of either are slim.
With the level of pay Downey Jr. was raking in by the time his MCU tenure came to a close, only an Avengers blockbuster that would generate billions could justify his return. So, if Robert Downey Jr. is coming back as Iron Man, Secret Wars would be the place for that to happen.
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