In spite of all the rumors he created around "Iron Man 4," Robert Downey, Jr. finally tells all that he knows regarding the billion dollar franchise.

"There are no plans for an Iron Man 4," Robert Downey, Jr., who played genius billionaire Tony Stark, told David Letterman on the "Late Show" on Tuesday, October 7.

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"It's a valid question [why not]. Like, it hasn't made enough money or something? Yeah, I guess they have too much money, or something," the actor said.

Letterman expressed his sadness over the conclusion of the Iron Man movies. He went on to ask the "Iron Man" actor about what the future holds for his iconic role.

"There is no script for 'Iron Man 4'. They do have a plan and I think they're gonna announce it. You know, they're very secretive about it. Marvel... There will be other stuff," Downey, Jr. said at the "Late Show" after confirming the existence of a fourth "Iron Man" movie in "The Ellen Degeneres Show."

"... just between us, no [more Iron Man]," he added.

His denial of "Iron Man 4" came just four hours after he appeared on "The Ellen Degeneres Show." In the interview with Ellen Degeneres, he said there would be a fourth movie after Degeneres pulled it out of him.

Although there's nothing certain as to what would really happen to the "Iron Man" movies in the coming years, Downey, Jr. will continue to be seen as Tony Stark in the second "Avengers" movie, "Avengers: Age of Ultron," next year.

Being Iron Man secured Downey, Jr.'s career as an actor. The role, which he got after auditioning multiple times, dug him out of the rut he was in and made him get his redemption as an actor. He is currently the highest-paid actor in Hollywood, earning millions per film he stars in.

In his interview with Letterman, Downey, Jr. credits part of his success to his father, director Robert Downey, Sr.

"I called him up, I said, 'Dad, I need five bucks. I'll come over and grab it," the actor recounts.

"He goes, 'Nah, get a job.' I said, 'No, no, dad, you don't understand, I gotta get a piece of pizza, I need a subway thing...' He goes, 'Call one of your friends, it's time for you to grow up.'"

Downey, Jr. told Letterman that he immediately took a job after that. He said it didn't last long, "I had to hustle, I would up getting a job at a shoe shop... I was fired after a week... there were some shoes missing from the inventory."

The actor, ending his reflection, said, "There really needs to come a moment when you realize that gravy train is over. You gotta go make something of yourself."

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