13 Years Ago, The Marvel Cinematic Universe Almost Lost Its Biggest Star, And It Would Have Changed Everything

13 Years Ago, The Marvel Cinematic Universe Almost Lost Its Biggest Star, And It Would Have Changed Everything

The MCU’s golden years were arguably between 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger and Avengers: Endgame in 2019. It may have seemed inevitable, but there’s an alternate timeline out there where Robert Downey, Jr. didn’t continue playing Iron Man—and it almost became a reality. That would have triggered a butterfly effect where storylines, relationships, and […]