Mark this one down as a rumour for now, but Robert Downey Jr. may – just may – make an appearance in next year’s Black Widow.

Via Deadline, a new titbit suggests that RDJ’s Tony Stark will have a role to play in the long-demanded solo outing for Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff.

Black Widow will actually take place before Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, meaning Stark is still alive and well at that point in the MCU timeline. The movie will also look at Nat’s days being trained by the KGB before eventually ending up as part of S.H.I.E.L.D. and then joining Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.

To be directed by Lore’s Cate Shortland, Black Widow is set for a May 1st, 2020 release.