It’s been 15 years since the first Iron Man movie came out and showed us that the casting of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark It was a capital success for the future of the UCM. From the adventures of the eccentric playboy, a universe of superheroes began to be organized that has done nothing but spread joy for Disney.
However, the beginnings were not easy. In an interview with The New Yorker, David Maisel has referred to the time when they had to decide who was going to embody the character on the big screen. The founder of Marvel Studios has clarified that the final shortlist was between Downey Jr. himself and Timoty Olyphant, who was known for his roles in My Name is Earl and Hitman.
Robert Downey Jr.’s career was frankly good in the acting section, but he had been dragging a series of very serious personal problems. Scandals, arrests and drug use they seemed to have taken over the interpreter’s life. Despite this, Maisel insisted on signing him along with Jon Favreau.
“The board of directors thought I was crazy for putting the future of the company in the hands of an addict. I helped them understand how good I was for the part. We all trusted it was clean and would stay clean.”
Kiss, kiss, bang, bang, Chaplin and Ally McBeal had been some of the successes supporting Robert Downey Jr. in 2008, although it was more than reasonable to doubt his commitment to a production of this caliber. Fortunately for everyone, the plan went perfectly, which has led Kevin Feige to describe his choice as one of the best in all of Hollywood history.
In ExtraLife | Spider-Man’s webs hide a wonderful world of creativity and battles against the worst of New York
In ExtraLife | Who is Kraven, the main villain of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: this is the story of the classic wall-crawling enemy