That smaller part in the sequel led Marvel to call Howard's agents back to the negotiation table. Because of that, the story goes, when Favreau and writer Justin Theroux began planning Iron Man 2, they reduced Howard's role. Entertainment Weekly cited one source who claimed director Jon Favreau and the film's producers weren't happy with Howard's performance, forcing them to edit or reshoot scenes. Additionally, Howard told NPR in 2008 that "good-faith negotiations" weren't always held up at Marvel.Īmid Howard's departure, rumors swirled the actor was difficult on the set of Iron Man. However, Marvel insists Howard played no part in Downey's casting. That didn't sit well with Howard, who claimed to have helped Downey land the role, going so far as to take a $1 million pay reduction for Iron Man if the studio would hire Downey. That, in turn, led Marvel Studios to drastically slash Howard's pay to what the actor said was just $40,000 per film. It’s really cool to see somebody who’s achieved such greatness as a movie star, that pivot completely and stretch themselves in a way that a lot of people haven’t seen him do.Downey's salary was increased dramatically for Iron Man 2, to a rumored $10 million, plus a cut of back-end profits. He continued, “And to watch him just sort of go back to that geniuses as an actor, just finding the truth in another human being and presenting it, and the things he does in the film, I think a lot of his fan base is going to be extremely surprised. Nolan further added, “What was cool about getting to work with Downey on this project was to be able to go to him and say, ‘Okay, put that charisma, put that movie star thing to one side for a second, and just lose yourself in this real-life human being who is so complex and has such an incredible part to play in Oppenheimer’s story.” And then the movie star charisma, that wonderful charisma comes into play.” And I think that was Jon just knowing what an incredible actor, what incredible potential it was from Downey. And you look at what that did and where that went with everything. Downey's portrayal popularized the character, elevating Iron Man as one of Marvel's most recognizable superheroes. Nolan said, “When Favreau had the insight to cast him as Iron Man, I mean that’s … one of the greatest casting decisions in the history of movies. portrayed Tony Stark in Iron Man (2008), the first film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and continued to portray the character until his final appearance in Avengers: Endgame (2019). RDJ swooped in to say, “If Christopher Nolan had directed The Avengers, we would still be shooting it.” The Oppenheimer director in a separate interview, said that Downey’s casting as Iron Man was “one of the greatest casting decisions in the history of movies.”Ĭhristopher Nolan appeared on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, and that’s where he expressed his views on his Oppenheimer star Robert Downey Jr’s past role as Iron Man in the MCU. The audience can’t wait to see him in Nolan’s biographical drama, where he is playing Lewis Strauss, who served as the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, and a major figure in the development of nuclear weapons. RDJ has charmed the audience with his portrayal as the genius, playboy, billionaire, and philanthropist, but that too happens because he is a greatly talented actor and has embodied the persona of Tony Stark fully. Nolan, while promoting the film, reveals how he would have directed The Avengers and why RDJ’s Tony Stark would have gotten more screen time while praising Jon Favreau’s decision to cast Downey in the role of MCU’s Iron Man. He is an actor, known for Iron Man (2008), Jurassic World (2015) and The Bourne Legacy (2012). Christopher Nolan Praises Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man Casting As He Went On To Say The Changes he Would Have made If he Directed The Avengers(Photo Credit: Imdb/wikimedia)Ĭhristopher Nolan is one of the greatest directors of the current times, and his highly anticipated Oppenheimer finally releases at the theatres, which also features Robert Downey Jr in a titular role. David Castillo was born on 13 September 1972 in Bellflower, California, USA.
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