Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr. has immortalized himself among the general public as the superhero Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Still, it could have just been that the actor had played one of the most popular villains in the comic books.
Marvel released a cool video for Iron Man’s 15th birthday. In it, director Jon Favreau and Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige look back on the making of the film and its success.
Casting
One of the topics the two consider is the casting of Robert Downey Jr. as tech billionaire Tony Stark. A golden find.
Downey, however, turned out to be on Marvel’s radar for some time. Previously, the actor would have had talks for the role of supervillain Doctor Doom.
Review
“I remember at the time you had already met with Robert for the role of Doctor Doom in another project, probably a Fantastic Four movie“says Favreau.”Everyone knew him a little because of that“.
The studio immediately realized that Downey was the right person for Iron Man. favreau: “I saw a certain strength in his eyes that made me know right away that we had someone who was absolutely ready for such a big project“.
2023-05-29 14:43:45
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