As the man who directed the first Iron Man movie, Jon Favreau’s influence over the 'Marvel Cinematic Universe' can’t be understated.
Casting Robert Downey Jr. in the lead was a stroke of genius, the actor taking centre stage in five Marvel movies so far, with another coming this summer in the shape of Captain America: Civil War. But Downey can’t play Tony Stark for ever, so we asked Favreau if he thinks the studio could make an Iron Man movie without him.
“I can’t imagine how they could but that doesn’t mean that they can’t. I just can’t wrap my head around that one" came the response.
“To me he’s the one element that has unified all of it, and I think kept a consistent tone, and the integrity of his acting ability and his talent really works wonderfully synergistically with the Marvel universe.
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Casting Robert Downey Jr. in the lead was a stroke of genius, the actor taking centre stage in five Marvel movies so far, with another coming this summer in the shape of Captain America: Civil War. But Downey can’t play Tony Stark for ever, so we asked Favreau if he thinks the studio could make an Iron Man movie without him.
“I can’t imagine how they could but that doesn’t mean that they can’t. I just can’t wrap my head around that one" came the response.
“To me he’s the one element that has unified all of it, and I think kept a consistent tone, and the integrity of his acting ability and his talent really works wonderfully synergistically with the Marvel universe.
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