Robert Downey Jr. Open to Doing Iron Man 4...If Mel Gibson Directs It

"That movie would be bananas," the actor tells Deadline in an interview

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Robert Downey Jr. has openly said that there won't be an Iron Man 4, but during a recent interview with Deadline, it seems as though the Hollywood star is willing to re-think that idea and reclaim his role as Tony Stark one more time. There is one, tiny catch, though...

RDJ suggested that he's open to doing another installment of the popular franchise if his pal Mel Gibson directs it. Deadline asked, "Marvel badly wants Iron Man 4 and you've said you aren't doing it. How about the idea you'll do that movie if Mel directs it?," to which Downey responded, "Correct...Why not? That movie would be bananas."

"He has changed so much," Downey said of Gibson, who has had his fair share of troubles in the media. "Nobody should make a case for somebody who just wants forgiveness but hasn't changed, but he's a fundamentally different guy. I think it was just the very worst aspects of somebody's psyche being treated as though they were the blanket statement about a person. But honestly we are talking about a competitive business and it all comes down to this: because he is so gifted as a story teller and a director, I don't know that he requires some sort of mass forgiveness.

"He has changed, but at the same time he's still Mel. He and I are so similar in so many ways. He really, honestly is the first to admit his character defects and also is just a great, great collaborative guy. I always say too that if you want to judge a man or a woman then look at their kids. He has the healthiest, happiest, most productive kids you could ever meet or know, and I'm fortunate to be friendly with several of them. He did a lot right, and there's stuff he taught me about parenting that didn't sink in at the time but have proven to be true."

Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get this going, people!