Their appearance in the sequel might upset purists, who believed their story came to a perfect conclusion with the most recent Avengers film, 2019’s Avengers: Endgame. According to Deadline, the pair were set to return in a standalone Marvel film, but bosses were unable to pin down a story.

Apart from Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans, the Marvel project is expected to reunite many actors from the universe. It deals with multiple timelines.

Gunn’s admiration for Downey Jr. goes back a long way, admitting at the time that his choice of Chris Pratt as Star-Lord in the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy was influenced by Tony Stark’s role. " I really wanted someone who could embody this character and take it beyond what was on the page,