“I don’t know how it will end”: 30 years ago, Robert Down’s younger was unmanageable and one of the greatest American actors warned

Jody Foster and Robert Down Jr., this is a story that dates back to the 90’s. At that time, actor and director director addressed the one who intended to become a marvel icon at the Family Weekend Film, which was released in 1995. Thirty years later, he returned to this important experience Interview with EsquireAs part of a portrait dedicated to the actor published last year.

It just happened for the second time when Foster passed the camera after a small man in 1991. But shooting was not easy: Jr. Robert Down.Although she was shining on the screen, then she overcame a difficult time, actively fighting her attitude. The following year he was arrested for storing heavy drugs and unwanted weapons.

During the shooting, Jodi Foster He felt the necessity of his confrontation, his distance and he said, “Listen, I couldn’t be more grateful for what you gave this movie. But I’m afraid what will happen after that. For this time, you are incredibly talented to keep your balance on the bar feces. But it is really suspicious and I don’t know how it will end.»

He also described it as an actor with exceptional talent, but with a lack of structure: “What was interesting in him at the time he was a genius – there were more creations on his little finger that I would never have throughout his life – but he had no discipline.»

Today, he says he has impressed the actor’s transformation: “It was so soaked that all this wonderful talent was just to put his arms in the water and create a big mess. But somewhere he was there, right? Because now he is a person who is almost discipline as a means of survival. I wanted to change people’s ability if they wanted to, and he really wanted it.»

A dark period

Family Saturday -Sunday Claudia tells Larson’s return (interpretation by Holly Hunter, a single mother, her family in Chicago, for gratitude party. Jr. Robert Down. His brother portrays, in a chaotic family, a tremendous character, to say. The project also combines with Ann Bankrophe, Dylan McDermot, Claire Danies, Steve Guttenberg and many more.

A few months after the film’s release, Jr. Robert Down. He was sentenced to three years of probation. In 1997 he was in custody for a violation of conditional freedom. This is just the beginning of a series of prison and recurrence. At that time, Hollywood turned his back. Even after Christopher Nolan ordered that he hesitated to meet him for Batman Begins because his reputation preceded him.

“” “I have heard all kinds of stories about how crazy you were. Only a few years later these stories were after the last few years that had been posted on your topic“He personally told the actor.

An unexpected revival

Despite this, Jr. Robert Down. It ends in the role that will revive his career: Tony Stark, Alia Iron Man in Saga’s first film. When he was offered his name to the hero, many were skeptical in Hollywood: he trusted such a strategic role in an unstable past actor seemed to be risky. But David Maisel, the then president of the then studios, firmly believed it.

“” “My Board of Directors thought he was crazy about taking the company’s future drug addiction. I helped them understand how good it was for the role“He said in 2022.”We were all convinced that he was sober and that he would stay like that.»

Continue belongs to history. Jr. Robert Down. He became the face of IRON Man, lit his career and inherited himself as one of the most respected actors of his generation. We have seen it shine in the Oppenheimer, available on Netflix, a film for which he won an Oscar for the best auxiliary role, and recently in The Shitphizer by Park Chan-Wook.

He was also announced by Stephen Knight’s Casting of Vertigo Remain, Comedy All-Star Weekend with Jamie Foxx and Eva Longoria and, of course, the following Avengers: Doomsday, is scheduled for December 16, 2026.

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