​In the past few years, co-directors and brothers ​Joe and Anthony Russo have become the unofficial secretaries of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, carefully crafting a layered, interconnected narrative that culminated in 'Avengers: Infinity War,' and will continue next year in the as-yet-untitled 'Avengers 4.'





Because the Russos are famous proponents of Chekhov's gun and never include anything in their films without reason, many fans are harping on a particular scene in the first act of 'Infinity War' that they believe foreshadows an element of '​Avengers 4.'

Early in the film, Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark is walking with his wife, Pepper Pots (Gwyneth Paltrow) in Central Park, when he describes to her a dream he had where they had a child together. Many believe this will lead to there being a bouncing little bundle of Stark joy in the next film.





When asked about the scene in a twitter Q&A session, the brothers gave the cryptic reply, " It was a dream, but dreams are mysterious." However, Paltrow blew the theory wide open by letting slip that not only did her character survive the ​cataclysmic events of 'Infinity War' but that she does indeed have a child with Tony at some point in the future.