Kevin Feige said in an interview with DiscussingFilm that Hugh Jackman’s return as Wolverine in the new Marvel tentpole “Deadpool & Wolverine” proves that a door can certainly be opened for Robert Downey Jr. or Chris Evans to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Iron Man or Captain America, respectively. “That’s the key, right? How do you do it in a way that maintains what has come before, and in a great way? And we’ve been spending, you know, the last two-plus years figuring that out for Wolverine,” Feige said when asked about Downey and Evans coming back.
“So, what’s to come? We’ll see. We’re just proud that we, I think, have figured it out for Wolverine. I think Hugh’s appearance and starring role in [‘Deadpool & Wolverine’] is a great sign that it can be done — if great care is taken.
” Downey and Evans both exited the franchise in 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame,” which notably featured the death of Downey’s Iron Man/Tony Stark. The Logan/Wolverine that Jackman played on screen in “X-Men” films dating back to 2000 died in 2017’s acclaimed “Logan,” and Jackman was never interested in returning as the character because it would risk meddling with the legacy of that film. The actor assured fans from the minute his Wolverine return was announced that it would not screw with the “Logan” timeline.
“It’s all because of this device they have in the Marvel world of moving around timelines,” Jackman told SiriusXM in Decemb.