Robert Downey Jr. Confirms 'Iron Man 4' Is Happening -- Or Is It? (Update)

Everyone's been on Robert Downey Jr. of late to confirm whether or not he'll be leaving the Iron Man suit behind once his contract is up after The Avengers 3. So far he's been somewhat dodgy about the whole thing, teasing various things in the works, but during an appearance on The Ellen Show, the host finally put him on the spot: Will there or won't there be an Iron Man 4?

His answer: "Okay, yes."

Watch the video below.

UPDATE: While still making the rounds doing interviews for his new movie The Judge, Downey Jr. clarified his above statements to David Letterman, saying there are no plans (or script) for Iron Man 4, but that he's going to be involved in some other secretive things Marvel is planning, saying, "I’m going to do other stuff with Marvel. I’m still going to be involved with Marvel and there’s gonna be plenty of fun stuff to happen."

So what is he talking about, exactly? We don't know, but he may be involved and/or appearing in several of Marvel's upcoming movies. Here's what their slate currently looks like: