Every Marvel fan lost their marbles when Marvel Cinematic Universe legend Tony Stark/Iron Man died in Avengers: Endgame, and, apparently, Marvel actor Robert Downey, Jr. lost it, too.
Downey, Jr. grew with Tony Stark from The Mandalorian director Jon Favreau’s Iron Man (2008) to Endgame, a 13-year journey that saw RDJ rise to one of the most profitable names in Hollywood.
Joe Russo continued:
“And when we were done, he said, ‘That’s f***ing awesome.’ That’s when we knew that we had to do it. Because he felt it.”
It’s hard to think of the Marvel Universe without Earth’s Mightiest Hero/Avenger Iron Man, especially when you consider Downey, Jr.’s charm no longer being present in any new Marvel movie.
The Russo Brothers came to Robert Downey, Jr. with their Avengers: Endgame plan shortly after Captain America: Civil War (2016) hit theaters:
“In a way, it’s almost like a death in the family. When you’re saying to someone, ‘All these people you’ve loved and have hung out with for 10 years? That’s all gonna go away because we want to tell a story a certain way.'”
“What we wanted to do is communicate the entire pitch to Robert, to sort of take his temperature on it, because he had so much creative ownership over the character,” Anthony Russo said. “We were like, ‘If Robert gets this, if Robert feels this, then we know we’re in a good place.'”
With Robert Downey Jr.’s approval, the Russo Brothers and Marvel went ahead with their plans to have Iron Man wield all six infinity stones in his suit to turn Thanos (Josh Brolin) from inevitable to dust.
Iron’s Man’s touch is still present in the Marvel Collection of iconic characters as they traverse the multiverse of Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe; Downey Jr.’s character will never be forgotten.
Future of Marvel Cinematic Universe
With great power comes great responsibility, and a lot of that responsibility is taking place in Marvel’s New York in the Winter season.
The upcoming, original series Hawkeye hits the Disney+ streaming service on November 24, 2021, showcasing Hawkeye’s life after Avengers: Endgame and his shift from Avenger to the mentor of Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld).
On December 17, 2021, Marvel fans can witness the Multiverse in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), a theoretical concept spawned by Avengers: Endgame and realized in Loki.
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