I do not see him as iron man, but he is a talented actor with plenty of
range. so I look forward to seeing what he does with the part. I never
saw Keaton as Batman and that turned out great in my opinion, so ...
Tracey
Keith Johnson wrote:
> I am intrigued by this casting. If you want an actor who can play someone
> who's suave yet full of inner demons, I guess Downey is it. Not sure how
> he'll look or play as the cool, handsome billionaire playboy, but hey,
> Michael Keaton didn't exactly look like Bruce Wayne, and he did a decent
> job. I'm more concerned that it's a completely in-house Marvel production.
> Wonder how it'll play? I guess for me the jury's completely out, because,
> while I'm certainly well-versed in Iron Man lore, I'm not exactly a fan. I
> bought his books for about four years, but outside of that all my exposure
> to the character comes from teams like the Avengers, and storylines like
> "Civil War".
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> Any thoughts on this one?
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> Robert Downey Jr. -- I am "Iron Man"
> By Borys Kit and Sheigh CrabtreeFri Sep 29, 2:16 AM ET
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> Robert Downey, Jr. is suiting up to star in "Iron Man," a superhero movie
> based on the Marvel Comics character. Jon Favreau is directing the Paramount
> Pictures release. Filming is slated to begin in February in Los Angeles.
> Downey will portray Tony Stark, a billionaire industrialist and genius
> inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Using
> his intelligence and ingenuity, Stark instead builds a high-tech suit of
> armor and escapes captivity. Upon his return to the U.S., he uncovers a plot
> with global implications and must don his armor and protect the world. The
> comic debuted in the 1960s, and Iron Man's origin involved Stark being a
> prisoner of the Viet Cong. The movie version will be set in today's
> geopolitical climate.
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> Budgeted at more than $100 million, it marks the first feature film to be
> produced independently by Marvel Entertainment, which previously licensed
> its characters, such as "Spider-Man" and "X-Men," to other studios. Marvel
> president of production Kevin Feige said the filmmakers looked for the best
> actor to embody the character.
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> "The Marvel characters are not just about how high they jump or how fast
> they fly, they're about their character flaws," Feige said. "They're about
> their inner demons. They're about the struggles that they go through between
> being a man and being a hero."
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> Downey, who has battled his fair share of inner demons, worked hard to get
> the role, getting in shape and even growing a goatee like the one Stark
> sports in the comic books.
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> "In every casting announcement we've done, people in their mind's eye have
> their own view of it and let us know about it. We're used to it," Feige
> said. "The point is, we looked at everybody, and we found the best person
> for the role. It's as confident a casting move as we've ever done. The proof
> will be in the pudding, but he is Tony Stark."
>
> Downey returns to theaters on November 10 in the Diane Arbus bipic "Fur"
> opposite Nicole Kidman.
>
> Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
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