AVENGERS: ENDGAME Writers Explain Why Marvel Didn't Make IRON MAN 4

Marvel Studios could have easily made a fourth Iron Man film if they wanted to, but they really didn’t need to. I’ll never look back at the 23 films that Marvel made in The Infinity Saga and wonder why they never made Iron Man 4. They managed to continue the story arc for the character perfectly through films like Civil War, Infinity War, and Endgame.

But, if you’ve wondered why Marvel Studios opted not to make Iron Man 4, Avengers: Endgame writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely explained why in an interview with Vanity Fair. McFeely said:

"Whether you like all of the 24 movies or not, the capital that Marvel built up allowed them to do things like make a movie starring a raccoon and a tree, right? You would’ve already had Iron Man 4 if it was any other studio. But they decided, No, we’re going to take chances on all these other things. To put a flag in the ground and say, We’re going to end something and take characters off the table, is, I think, kind of daring, but selfishly it was really great for us."

Markus added:

"It needs an end or it loses meaning. The end is what cements the thing, to actually sew it together and bring it to a crescendo, and yeah, take people off the board, finish their arcs. If Tony made it out the other side, and Iron Man 4 was waiting there, you’d be like, [shakes head] One too many..."

It completely makes sense to me as to why Iron Man 4 doesn’t exist. Hell, while I enjoyed Iron Man 3, let’s be honest… I don’t think we would have missed it in the MCU if it didn’t exist. I’m sure Marvel considered it at some point. I just wonder what kind of story they would have told.