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Global Times comprehensive report] Robert Downey Jr. plays Iron Man again?Fans who are looking forward to it had better cut off this thought. According to CNN 4**, famous Hollywood movie star Robert Downey Jr. confirmed that he will not return to the Marvel Universe.
On the 3rd, Robert Downey Jr. appeared at the American Film Institute Museum Gala. (Visual China).
The news comes from Marvel President Kevin Feige, who revealed in an interview with Vanity Fair that despite constant rumors from the outside world, there are no plans to resurrect the character of Iron Man after Avengers 4. "We're going to keep that moment of Iron Man's sacrifice and never touch it again," Feige said, "and we've worked so hard for years to get to that point, and we never want to undo that moment in any way." The Russo brothers, the directors of "Avengers 4", also recalled: "On the last day of filming, we said goodbye with tears, and I assured him that it was the last time. It was very difficult for Donnie to return to Iron Man and get back to that main line. ”
According to Feige's recollection, it was he who pushed for Downey to play the important role of Iron Man, after all, he had a history of drug abuse and incarceration in the past, "I was nervous that Marvel was going to put the chips of future movies on someone who had legal troubles." CBR** said that Marvel also considered other candidates such as Tom Cruise at that time, but because the asking price was too high, this opportunity eventually fell to Donnie.
In the opinion of Downey's wife, producer Susan Downey, her husband has been deliberately refusing to play a role similar to "Iron Man" Tony Stark over the years. In 2018, Downey also made it clear to ** that he didn't want people to try to compare himself to the role, "I'm not him, I'm just an actor". In fact, after stepping down as Iron Man, Downey has indeed tried many different types of roles on the screen in recent years, such as the animal doctor in "Dolittle's Fantastic Adventure" and the sinister politician in "Oppenheimer", especially the latter's performance method is quite well received this summer and is expected to be shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. (Dong Ming).