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Actor Robert Downey Jr has faced many ups and downs throughout his career. With 2008’sIron Man, the actor’s career was revived and he went on to become one of the biggest stars in the world thanks to his work as Tony Stark / Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After more than 10 years, the actor’s MCU journey finally came to an end as his character sacrificed himself inAvengers: Endgame(2019).
With his time with Marvel wrapped up, fans now wonder what’s next for the star, well, director Chad Stahelski has the answer. The director of theJohn Wickmovies expressed interest in including Downey Jr in his famousJohn Wickfranchise alongside Keanu Reeves.
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Chad Stahelski wants Robert Downey Jr to join the John Wick franchise
In April, the director of all fourJohn Wickmovies, Chad Stahelski appeared for an interview withThe Directand talked about other Hollywood stars joining theJohn Wickfranchise. During the conversation, Stahelski named actorRobert Downey Jr, indicating that he is interested in working with the actor,
“There’s a lot, I mean, there are so many great people out there, man. If Robert Downey happened to sit in my chair right here, I’d figure that one out. Peter Dinklage, I was a huge fan of his in Game of Thrones. Sean Bean. Some of those guys I think are magical. I’d die for a chance with any of those people.”
Given Downey Jr’s popularity, his appearance in the franchise would certainly uplift the movie, especially if he works alongsideKeanu Reeves.
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What’s next for theJohn Wickfranchise?
In August 2020, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer confirmed that a fifth film was also being developed, however, after the release of the fourth film, Stahelski stated that he and Reeves wanted to complete some other projects before the fifth movie. The first spin-off of theJohn Wickfranchise,Ballerinais scheduled to be released on July 31, 2025. The film stars Ana de Armas and is set between the events ofJohn Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum(2019) andJohn Wick: Chapter 4(2023).
A spin-off and a prequel in theJohn Wickfranchise,The Continental: From the World of John Wick, was a miniseries that premiered on July 31, 2025, on Peacock in the United States, and on Amazon Prime Video internationally. Not much is known about the fifth film in the main series as of now, but Stahelski is certainly excited to direct the next movie.
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Farhan Asif is a gaming writer at FandomWire who specializes in video games/franchises like Helldivers 2, GTA, and Call of Duty. Apart from 1600+ published articles for FandomWire, he has also written more than 750 articles for AnimatedTimes. He has a passion for coding and is pursuing a degree in computer science. During his free time, Farhan loves to play video games and hopes to create a video game of his own one day.
