Robert Downey Jr. says he’s “surprisingly open-minded” in the case of return as Iron Man within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Robert Downey Jr. set the tone for the whole Marvel Cinematic Universe along with his portrayal of Tony Stark/Iron Man, however after greater than a decade, the actor bid farewell to the position in Avengers: Endgame. Whereas it might appear to be Downey Jr. has moved on from Marvel, he has been extra vocal about his willingness to return during the last yr.
Whereas talking with Jodie Foster for Selection’s Actors on Actors, Downey Jr. stated he was “surprisingly open-minded” to returning as Tony Stark. “It’s just crazily in my DNA. Probably the most like-me character I’ve ever played, even though he’s way cooler than I am,” he stated. “I’ve change into surprisingly open-minded to the concept. Between ‘Nyad’ and [‘Night Country’] and, for me, ‘Oppenheimer’ after which ‘Sympathizer,’ it truly is loopy as a result of we glance fairly good. I used to be really wanting on the stills we have been taking, ensuring: ‘Do we still look kind of OK?’ I’m like, ‘We look pretty good.’“
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has beforehand stated that they might not undo Tony Stark’s loss of life in Avengers: Endgame. “We are going to keep that moment and not touch that moment again,” Feige stated. “We all worked very hard for many years to get to that, and we would never want to magically undo it in any way.” There are nonetheless loads of methods for Robert Downey Jr. to return with out undoing Stark’s loss of life, together with flashbacks, time journey, or perhaps a Multiverse variant, however ought to it occur?
The MCU franchise has hit a tough patch since Avengers: Endgame, which has even pressured the studio to take a breath and perform a little artistic retooling on their upcoming slate. Bringing again Tony Stark should really feel like a great way to generate some curiosity, however the franchise ought to actually be capable to survive with out him at this level. That stated, there have been rumblings that Downey Jr. may return as a villainous Iron Man variant in Avengers: Secret Wars, and I have to admit that has piqued my curiosity.
Downey Jr. was most lately seen taking part in a number of roles in The Sympathizer, an HBO miniseries primarily based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. You possibly can take a look at a overview from our personal Alex Maidy proper right here.
Would you prefer to see Robert Downey Jr. return as Iron Man (in any kind), or ought to his character be left alone?
