Robert Downey Jr. hopes his Marvel work will get more real recognition

The MCU begins with Robert Downey Jr.’s career definition changes to iron Man Back in 2008. Over the next 11 years, Downey reprized the role in numerous sequels and films. teamworknow that he has distanced himself from society as a whole, he feels that his tenure at Marvel has been willfully ignored.

Recently, Downey appeared in Rob Lowe’s “Literally!” ” podcast And mentioned that he felt his work on Iron Man – which he considers “the best thing I’ve ever done” – was snubbed “because of the genre.”He’s not really wrong in this: it’s like the way some people talk about him Oppenheimer, You’d think Marvel was holding him hostage until recently. (Mark Ruffalo and Poor thing.While not all of the choices the writers made with Stark worked, he has always been great at the character and delivered a solid performance every time. He is the featured character.

Downey’s next Marvel movie is doolittle, He also executive produces with his wife, Susan.of the film negative reception After Marvel shielded him like…well, armor, the tepid commercial response left him feeling “so exposed.” “All the things that I relied on, other than my sense of confidence and security, oh my God, they were all gone,” he said.look back at past doolittle Now, he admits it was a mess, albeit one that “made me teachable.”

Oppenheimer He recently won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and is expected to be nominated for an Oscar in the same category. That film, plus his next two projects—HBO sympathizer with Shane Black play dirty games— showing that he doesn’t have any desire to return to Marvel anytime soon. Last November, reports surfaced that Marvel was considering reuniting the original Avengers as a way to bring audiences back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe amid its recent struggles. Kevin Feige and Scarlett Johansson Later, they dance individually around related issues.but if Avengers: Secret Wars If it does come to fruition, this could be the perfect spot for a cameo from the OG Avengers, including Downey. If that’s the case, perhaps his previous run at Marvel will be discussed more seriously than his other work.

[via Variety]

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