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The original 'Avengers' cast, including Robert Downey Jr., could return to the MCU
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1. Marvel reportedly weighs bringing back original 'Avengers' cast, including Robert Downey Jr.

Avengers, reassemble? Variety has published a bombshell report about the wobbly state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which reveals the franchise is "considering some dramatic moves" to get its groove back. For example, there have reportedly been discussions about potentially bringing back the original "Avengers" cast for a new movie. This would supposedly involve the return of Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man and Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, even though both characters died in "Avengers: Endgame." Variety doesn't lay out how this would happen. But fans have speculated the upcoming "Avengers: Secret Wars" may involve different universes colliding, which could theoretically allow for alternate versions of Iron Man and Black Widow to show up, à la Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield in "Spider-Man: No Way Home." According to Variety, though, Marvel hasn't committed to this idea yet, so stay tuned to find out whether the studio will hit the giant red "in case of superhero fatigue, press for RDJ" button. Variety

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.