Marvel’s making some major changes with its cinematic universe in the new film, Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier. However, the changes might not stop there. It has already been confirmed that J.A.R.V.I.S. voice actor Paul Bettany will be playing The Vision in the new Avengers movie. Rumor also has it that Robert Downey Jr may be leaving the franchise after Avengers 3. Could Tony Stark's long lost brother Arno Stark being taking over the mantle of Iron Man?
Marvel’s President of Production and top notch lip smacker, Kevin Feige, spoke with Collider last year about the future of the Iron Man franchise:
“I’ve said it before and it wasn’t negotiating tactics. I believe Tony Stark is as strong a character as Batman. We’re about to head into our fifth or sixth Batman--however, you wanna look at it--James Bond, etc. So, there will absolutely be future Tony Starks and future Iron Mans. Who makes those movies, and when those movies are made, who knows? I don’t know. But, the notion with Robert’s contract in The Avengers 2 & 3, is to allow new characters. Part of what we love about The Avengers is the shifting roster. That’s what’s fun about the comic book movies. You shift them up. So, certainly that was a lot of the thought process that went into it.”
Even if Robert Downey Jr does not sign back on for the next film, that doesn’t mean that they will replace him. They may very well hand over the mantle of Iron Man to Tony’s long lost brother, Arno Stark.
Warning Comic Spoilers Follow
In recent issues of the Iron Man comics it has been revealed that Tony Stark has a long lost brother named Arno Stark. Arno has been confined to an Iron Lung. Leaving many to believe that Arno will take up the live saving armor of Iron Man just like his brother.
It is worth noting that In previous comic’s a character named Arno Stark took up the mantle of Iron Man 2020, however, he was Tony’s nephew and not his brother.
