“The best movie I’ve ever acted in”: this statement from Robert Downey Jr. drives Marvel fans crazy

“The best movie I’ve ever acted in”: this statement from Robert Downey Jr. drives Marvel fans crazy



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It is difficult to be constantly associated with a fictional character, even if he enjoys worldwide popularity and has made his interpreter extremely rich. This is essentially what Robert Downey Jr.’s latest speeches suggest, following his remarkable performance in Oppenheimer by Christopher Nolan. Play there Lewis Strauss, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and political opponent of J. Robert Oppenheimer, played in the film by Cillian Murphy. A role very far from the one he played during 11 years and as many films, and who made him famous: Tony Stark that is to say Iron Man.

Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) - Avengers: Infinity War
Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) – Avengers: Infinity War ©Disney

It is certain that his interpretation in the armor of this MCU superhero, leader of the Avengers, is of the highest level. He is perhaps the actor, with Chris Evans in the role of Captain America, who participated most in the success of the MCU between 2008 and 2019, since the first Iron Man until the apotheosis Avengers: Endgame. Adored by millions of viewers in this role, who became a superstar thanks to the huge success of the MCU films during the 2010s, Robert Downey Jr. has become inseparable from this character. So when he slips into the British premiere ofOppenheimer that this film”it is the best film he has acted in“, Marvel fans see red.

Iron Man fans react to X

It took a simple reprise of Robert Downey Jr.’s statement by the X Film Facts account for Iron Man worshipers to step forward. Small anthology below.

There are dozens of these messages, proof of this the disappearance of the character at the end ofAvengers: Endgame left an open wound in the hearts of MCU fans. Other posts are more nuanced, pointing out, for example, that Robert Downey Jr.’s performance as Iron Man may be his best, but thatno MCU film is on the level ofOppenheimer. Others go beyond simple opposition to Iron Man, noting e.g his outstanding performance In Thunder in the tropics by Ben Stiller.

Thunder in the tropics
Thunder in the tropics ©Paramount Pictures

Source: Cine Serie

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