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The beginning of the MCU Robert Downey Jr. A career-defining turn iron man Over the next 11 years, Downey reprized the role in numerous sequels. team upand now he's distanced himself somewhat from the whole shebang so much so that he thinks his Marvel tenure was intentionally ignored.
Downey recently appeared in Rob Lowe's 'Literally!' Podcast And he feels like his Iron Man work (which he considers „some of the best work I've ever done“) has been disrespected „because of the genre.“ He said he was there. He's actually not wrong in that regard. That's how some people talk about him. Oppenheimer, You'd think Marvel was holding him hostage until recently. (Similar incident happened with Mark Ruffalo Poor thing.) And while not all of the choices the screenwriters have made for Stark work, he's always been right for the role and has worked hard to deliver a performance every time. He is appearing.
Downey's work immediately after the Marvel movie was dolittle, He also served as executive producer with his wife Susan.movie's negative reception And after Marvel protected him like…well, armor, he felt „so exposed“ as the commercial response was lukewarm. „Everything I was leaning on, as opposed to my understanding of confidence and security, evaporated,“ he said.in retrospect dolittle Now he admits it was a mess, although it „became teachable to me.“
oppenheimer He recently won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and is expected to be nominated for an Oscar in the same category. That movie and his next two projects —HBO sympathizer and shane black dirty play— indicating he has no desire to return to Marvel anytime soon. Last November, it was reported that Marvel was considering reuniting the original Avengers as a way to get audiences back on board with the MCU, which has struggled of late. Kevin Feige and scarlett johansson We will dance separately about questions about it later.But if Avengers: Secret Wars If this actually happens, it's probably the best place for a cameo from the OG Avengers, including Downey. If so, perhaps his previous Marvel appearances will be discussed more seriously in relation to his other work.
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