It’s good to be king (of Latveria).
Robert Downey Jr. was retired from Wonder movies later Avengers: Endgameand it reportedly took a huge (almost wonderful) payday to lure him back to the company to star in the next two Avengers films, Apocalypse It is Secret Wars.
According to Varietysources, “Marvel is shelling out $80 million for Anthony and Joe Russo to direct Avengers: Apocalypse It is Avengers: Secret Wars and significantly more for Downey to face off against the supervillain Doctor Doom in the two most high-profile films.”
While they didn’t offer any further details on the exact size of Downey’s deal, they did say that he’s getting all sorts of “perks” like “private jet travel, dedicated security, and an entire ‘RV camp.'” They also noted that Downey is the highest-paid actor in MCU history and has earned between $500 and $600 million for his roles in Avengers, Iron Man, captain AmericaIt is Spider man franchises.
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Downey’s ever-increasing paychecks for his Marvel films worked after his initial contract with the company ran out. He reportedly negotiated a $40 million salary for Captain America: Civil Warand about $75 million for each of the last two Avengers films.
As for the return of the Russians, Variety said that this was also part of Downey’s deal; they were apparently the only directors he would work with on more Avengers films. (The Russos previously directed Downey in Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity WarIt is Avengers: Endgame.)
Avengers: Apocalypse is scheduled to hit theaters on May 1, 2026. Avengers: Secret Wars is scheduled to take place on May 7, 2027. If they’re only paying that much for Downey and the Russos — before you add in the salaries of any of the film’s actual Avengers — these will surely be two of the most expensive productions in Hollywood history.
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