Robert Downey Jr. Credits Tobey Maguire for His Iron Man Casting

Robert Downey Jr. Help pave the way for the whole microcontroller With his outstanding performance as Tony Stark in Jon Favreau's film Iron ManBut it was thanks to another Marvel star that Downey Jr. got the role in the first place. It's hard to separate Downey Jr. from his lead role in Iron Mana character the actor has reprised nine times. His performance is so iconic that many modern films Iron Man The comics version of Tony Stark is based on Robert Downey Jr.'s character. Captain America: Civil War and Spider-Man: Homecoming I've seen Iron Man and Peter Parker (Tom Holland) become close friends on screen, but it's thanks to another Spider-Man actor that Downey Jr. gets to be Iron Man at all.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter Awards Podcast, Downey Jr. revealed that Tobey Maguire was the one who inspired him to pursue the role of Tony Stark. Maguire played Peter Parker in Sam Raimi's beloved film. spider man trilogy between 2002 and 2007. Maguire and Downey Jr. previously starred in tropical thunder and Wonder Boys After years of battling drug problems, Downey Jr. finally got his act together, and after seeing Maguire play Spider-Man, he knew he wanted to play a superhero. He explained:

“In real time, I saw how difficult these tasks were, how rewarding they could be, and how popular they were. [comic book films] I had been clean long enough…and I was hungry longer, and I was feeling [the] The obsession with looking the best version of myself had returned. I was freakishly strength training six times a week before I knew it. [this role] “It was coming, and my psychiatrist told me, ‘Just start acting as if something great is going to happen and prepare for it.’”

Robert Downey Jr.'s Controversial Return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

After more than a decade of playing Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, fans assumed Downey Jr. was done with the franchise following his sacrifice at the end of Avengers: EndgameHowever, earlier this year, at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel President Kevin Feige shocked the entire fan base when he announced that Robert Downey Jr. would be returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Victor Von Doom, also known as the iconic villain Doctor Doom in the Fantastic Four film series.

Fans are still unsure how Downey Jr. will return as a new character on screen. The MCU has already dabbled in multiversal, time-travel-based storytelling, so having Downey Jr. play Victor Von Doom from an alternate timeline makes the most sense logistically. However, we’ll all have to wait until Avengers: Judgment Day The movie will be released in 2026 to see how the Russo brothers will manage to pull it off.

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During the podcast, Downey Jr. revealed why he decided to rejoin the MCU after a 5-year hiatus when many thought it was over for good. The actor recalled a conversation he had with his wife (Susan Downey) and Kevin Feige. He said:

“Susan and I sat down with Fayge one time, and he said, ‘I keep thinking that if you go back…’ And Susan said, ‘Wait, wait, go back as if you were what?’ And then we realized over time that this was another thing that disproved any doubt that anyone might have had about this man. [He’s] He was a very forward-thinking, creative thinker, and he asked me, “How can we not go backwards? How can we not disappoint expectations? How can we continue to beat expectations?” He mentioned Victor von Doom, and I looked into it. [the] “It was like a character, and I said, ‘Wow.’ And later, he said, ‘Let’s make Victor Von Doom right. Let’s make him right.’ And then I said to Kevin, ‘Can I talk to Bob Iger?’ He said, ‘About?’ I said, ‘About everything.’”