Originally posted by DARTH POWER
👆He MADE Iron Man the huge hit that it was. And I honestly believe The Avengers needs to credit much of it's success to him too.
But then I suppose you could see it as all the success really being down to Marvel studios casting the right guy (I initially thought he was an odd choice). As well as doing a Fab job in picking the right Directors - Joss Whedon.
Yea true, but Marvel needs to bring him back
Originally posted by janus77
God no! He's just a boring actor and aside from playing characters that are in some way or other inadequate, he doesn't really do anything well. His Justin Hammer was one of the many "bum notes" of IM2.
Watching Rockwell in IM2 it looked like he was doing his best Gary Oldman impression the whole movie.
Originally posted by Golgo13
If Robert Downey Jr. doesn't return. He says he wants to do other roles, but I think he'll return. If he doesn't, who could play him in Hollywood?http://www.newsarama.com/film/iron-man-3-robert-downey-jr.html
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I can't think of anyone who can do the job as inspirationally as Robert Downey Jr.
I read Ironman's first issues as early as 4 yrs old. I used to pretend I was Tony making his first armor and escaping the bunker he was imprisoned in as a kid. And when I heard RDJ took the mantle. It just felt right.
The first Ironman film wasn't perfect but he nailed it as Tony Stark.
RDJ will go down in history as the Sean Connery of Ironmans.
He will always be the best. Whilst others attempt to make the role their own.
It doesn't surprise me that IM3 took such a Bond style execution in its storytelling.
There could be several actors, with different takes.
For a close to faithful resetting of Iron Man, you could have Josh Hartnett play him in the style of a young Tommy Lee Jones... Debonair billionaire industrialist, hard driving, hard drinking ... quick witted but burning up inside with some demon or other.
For a continuation of the current style, but with a grittier feel, Rob Lowe would be perfect for the role.
Originally posted by janus77
There could be several actors, with different takes.For a close to faithful resetting of Iron Man, you could have Josh Hartnett play him in the style of a young Tommy Lee Jones... Debonair billionaire industrialist, hard driving, hard drinking ... quick witted but burning up inside with some demon or other.
For a continuation of the current style, but with a grittier feel, Rob Lowe would be perfect for the role.
Rob Lowe is one year younger than RDJ. And is a great choice for a successor.
The writers will definitely need to go with the Demon in a Bottle saga style of writing to make the new role its own.
The films flirt with the idea, but never push the fact that Tony is an alcoholic.
Originally posted by JayDaDon
I could actually see Lowe as Stark, but to market the next Iron man movie starring Rob Lowe would be a risk. Then again, doing it with RDJ at first was a hell of a risk too.
Doing the first film with RDJ was genius.
He applied for the role and he was perfect.
Christ they wanted Tom Cruise originally. And he turned the role down because they didn't show his face enough because of the mask!
What an *******.
Can you imagine Cruise being Ironman?
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