Superhero feature film Iron Man 2 airs this Sunday night on TF1. An opportunity to recall a funny anecdote: the character of Tony Stark, played on the screen by Robert Downey Jr., was inspired by one of the most controversial men of the moment: billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, owner of the social network since last year. Twitter.
How is Tony Stark so close to Elon Musk? In many ways: he is (very) rich, eccentric, provocative, obsessed with high technology, loves expensive and celebrity parties, does not shy away from presenting himself as a philanthropist… In short, it’s clear: Marvel drew hard. Musk to create his first MCU hero.
If you are keen watchers, you will notice that Elon Musk You Makes a small cameo in Iron Man 2. Midway through the feature film, which hit theaters in April 2008, the billionaire, then in his mid-thirties, finds himself shaking hands with his respected colleague and fictional alter ego Tony Stark. An encounter like no other can be seen in the video below.
If Elon Musk makes a cameo appearance in Iron Man 2, it’s not just to thank him for modeling Tony Stark. Marvel Studios also wanted to “reward” the billionaire to allow the film crew to shoot at his company’s SpaceX premises for free for a few days. The XXL helping hand revealed by director Jon Favreau, who portrayed Musk “A very good friend of the Marvel family.”
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