(04-29-2019, 06:24 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: If I read the preceding posts correctly, Robert Downey Jr will now be free to use his considerable acting talents in something a lot better than these endless Iron Man roles.    

In my opinion, the guy is a really great actor who was totally wasting his career in these superhero movies.  

Nothing against superhero movies, I'm glad everyone enjoys them, I just think Robert Downey Jr needs to be winning Oscars, not flying around in a metal suit.

Without the Iron Man films, RDJ may not have gotten the chance to get those Oscar nominated roles. He used the Iron Man role to show Hollywood that they can trust him again. No studios wanted anything to do with him after his constant drug arrests, but they gave him a chance with this role and he showed them he was clean and sober. It also made him perhaps, the most beloved actor in America. His turnaround was genuine and now, all the actors that work with him have nothing but great things to say about him and it all came from playing Iron Man. Personally, I love superhero films and I don't see myself accepting a new version of The Avengers without Iron Man and Black Widow. I'll still watch the stand alone films and I love GOTG, but The Avengers is a dead franchise now, imo.

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