--- description: Robert Downey Jr. told David Letterman Tuesday night that there are no plans for an Iron Man 4. title: Robert Downey Jr. now says ‘No Plans’ for ‘Iron Man 4’ image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfd2870de738e84ea/69875f393c163954b644ee1a/letterman-downey-1280x720.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Robert Downey Jr.: 'No Plans' for _Iron Man 4_ by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 8, 2014 3:30 PM CUT  RDJ tells Letterman no Iron Man 4 RDJ tells Letterman no Iron Man 4CBS / ‘Late Show' by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 8, 2014 3:30 PM CUT Robert Downey Jr. told David Letterman Tuesday night that there are no plans for an _Iron Man 4_. Fans were buzzing at the prospect of a fourth film after Downey Jr. hinted about it on Ellen that same day. In a recent article on _Deadline,_ Downey Jr. said he would do another Iron Man movie if Mel Gibson directed it, propelling the rumors for a fourth movie. Although he quashed hopes of a new Iron Man release on _Late Night_, he did tell Letterman on _Late Night_ that he’s “going to do other stuff with Marvel.” Avengers, assemble? ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3481367/iron-man-4-robert-downey-jr-2/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3481367/iron-man-4-robert-downey-jr-2/"},"headline":"Robert Downey Jr.: 'No Plans' for Iron Man 4","datePublished":"2014-10-08T15:30:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:39:08.667Z","description":"After he said on Ellen there would be another movie","url":"https://time.com/3481367/iron-man-4-robert-downey-jr-2/","keywords":["Television","movies","Late Night","Marvel","David Letterman","Robert Downey Jr.","Action","Iron Man"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfd2870de738e84ea/69875f393c163954b644ee1a/letterman-downey-1280x720.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfd2870de738e84ea/69875f393c163954b644ee1a/letterman-downey-1280x720.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"RDJ tells Letterman no Iron Man 4","caption":"RDJ tells Letterman no Iron Man 4","creditText":"CBS / ‘Late Show'","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3481367/iron-man-4-robert-downey-jr-2/","name":"Robert Downey Jr.: 'No Plans' for Iron Man 4"}}]}] ```