After his first non-MCU picture in six years, Dolittle, failed at the box office, actor Robert Downey Jr is prepared to accept a salary cut to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, sources claim.

According to reports, Robert wants to collaborate with his protégé Tom Holland, nicknamed Spiderman, and his co-star Gwyneth Paltrow on a project. For the uninitiated, Robert initially starred in the first-ever MCU film, Iron Man, in 2008, and his character was killed off in Avengers: Endgame in 2019.

Robert Downey Jr.’s appearance as Iron Man in the film Black Widow is ‘all but guaranteed,’ according to rumors. Due to the terrible breakout of the COVID-19 epidemic, the picture Black Widow, starring Scarlet Johansson, was recently pulled from Disney’s release schedule.

According to reports, the film is a prequel that shows what happened before Captain America: Civil War and what happened after Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

Dolittle was hampered by production issues, grossing just over $200 million worldwide against an estimated budget of $175 million. “Dolittle bombing spectacularly at the box office in the wake of awful reviews has seen the actor become more reasonable when it comes to the financial terms of a new contract and he’s open to accepting less money for a return now,” sources reveal.

For the last Avengers picture, the actor allegedly made more than $50 million. And Spider-Man: Far From Home had a far lower budget than Spider-Man: Homecoming, owing to the absence of Robert Downey Jr. from the sequel.

Downey was asked on The Today Show if he would consider returning to the series in the future. Downey responded with an open-ended response, leaving fans eager for a sequel.

“I’m not sure. Are we in bargaining now? I am so pleased, just that, I wound up where I have. I’m very fortunate so, I’m not the kind of guy who — I want to try to keep it classy. We’ll see.”