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Spider - Man : No direction Homewriters Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers say bring back Robert Downey Jr. ’s Tony Stark / Iron Man is essentially a “ non - starter ” at Marvel Studios . Iron Man was the face of the Marvel Cinematic Universe throughout its first three phases , champion many of its characters with Stark tech and witty one - liners . However , it was n’t untilCaptain America : Civil War , and the instauration of Tom Holland ’s Peter Parker / Spider - Man , that he became a mentor .

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In a late audience withThe Q&A with Jeff Goldsmithpodcast , No Way Homescreenwriters McKenna and Sommers discuss moving on from Iron Man afterFar From Home . The couple had to resist   the multiversal impulse to undo Tony’sEndgamedeath and position another character , Aunt May , as the MCU ’s on-key Uncle Ben . According to the pair , bring back Iron Man is a non - entrant in the halls of Marvel . Read the full quote below :

I think honestly that ’s a non - starter in the halls of Marvel , at least in our experience . They just do n’t really like constantly elicit [ Iron Man ] . I stand for , evidently , Tony cast such a gravid shadower even afterEndgame — which we deal with inFar From Home — but I recall everyone feel like we ca n’t just keep on going to the Tony well .

Tony ’s comportment will always be felt in the MCU , from Stark tech and other scientific advancements to Happy Hogan ’s continued presence . However , Tony himself does n’t want to be a focus , which McKenna , Sommers , and , in turn , No mode Homeare actively aware of . McKenna   goes on to spill the beans about howNo Way Hometurns theHomecomingtrilogy into the stemma news report no one necessarily expect . When Aunt May speak “ with great powerfulness , there must also come not bad responsibility , ” it became readily unmistakable that she is the MCU ’s Uncle Ben , and therefore the biggest influence on Spider - Man . like to the loss of Uncle Ben and Gwen Stacy , Aunt May ’s death   forges Holland ’s Peterinto a full - fledged Spider - Man , like his variants .

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At the end ofNo Way Home , everyone in the MCU bury Peter Parker , which means no more Iron Spider or billionaire welfare . While Sony producer Amy Pascal and Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige have said they are discussingSpider - Man 4 , there ’s no guarantee Holland will return , or that the next motion-picture show will even pore on Peter Parker . No Way Home ’s conclusion favour Sony ’s Spider - Man Universe . The indigence to raise Iron Man in aSpider - Manmovie may be over , but Iron Man will live on . While the thought of Downey ever reprising his role stay on a “ non - starter , ”   Stark variants continue to seem in other MCU projects likeDisney+ ’s animatedWhat If … ?series .

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Source : The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith

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