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It's rumored that this is the last film in which Downey Jr. and other cast members will appear. The entire Marvel Cinematic Universe kicked off with Downey's turn in 2008's \"Iron Man.\"

It was now-Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige who dreamed of a connected MCU and directors Joe and Anthony Russo helped shape it. They directed \"Captain America: The Winter Soldier,\" as well as \"Captain America: Civil War,\" \"Avengers: Infinity War\" and \"Endgame.\"

“It’s not about how much we lost, it’s about how much we have left.” Tickets are now available for Marvel Studios’ #AvengersEndgame, in theaters April 26: https://t.co/93jQYXAc6I pic.twitter.com/NUKzNaIJhO

— The Avengers (@Avengers) April 2, 2019

\"Anthony and Joe are about the only two folks that I could imagine [directing the movie],\" Downey said. \"Forget just still having the respect of the cast and crew when we were done -- but not being either incarcerated or embalmed or in some other way permanently damaged, because just the physical and mental stripping of one's chi that it takes.\"

He added, \"You know these are years, and years, and years, and years. They've essentially been on a job for six, seven years now. And I love them. And they love 'The Avengers.'\"

Marvel Studios’ #AvengersEndgame is in theaters in five days. Get your tickets now: https://t.co/93jQYXAc6I pic.twitter.com/ENKVtTRcNe

— The Avengers (@Avengers) April 21, 2019

\"Avengers: Endgame\" premieres April 26 from Marvel Studios, which, like ABC News, is owned by Disney.

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