I think we can all agree that no actor is more synonymous with the Marvel Cinematic Universe than Robert Downey Jr. who pretty much helped kickstart the whole thing in 2008, launching a global phenomenon that is still by far the most dominant force in all of entertainment.
Following RDJ's emotional franchise exit in 2019's Avengers: Endgame, the 57-year-old actor has seemingly distanced himself from the MCU but on a rare occasion, the Iron Man actor is breaking his silence on what he misses most about the billion-dollar franchise. Surprisingly enough, Downey considers working on 2013's divisive Iron Man 3 a pretty enjoyable experience and includes it among the things he misses about being in the Marvel bubble.
Speaking with Deadline to discuss the Netflix documentary about his father, filmmaker Robert Downey Sr., RDJ revealed that he misses the people whom he worked with for over a decade. He shares: "What I miss most? Being in the trenches with Kevin Feige throughout; the beginning with Jon Favreau, it's like a beautiful dream now; the middle, with Shane Black on Iron Man 3, we'd just had Exton and shot it mostly in Wilmington, NC."
Downey added: "It was idyllic and subversive. And The End, when I realized I'd made so many close friends in the MCU cast, and the Russo Brothers helping me embrace Tony's arc."
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Meanwhile, there have been rumblings over the last couple of weeks that RDJ will make his impactful return to the MCU in Avengers: Secret Wars, a project that will reportedly feature almost every Marvel actor from past and present films, including the ones that weren't produced under the Marvel Studios banner.
All of Robert Downey's MCU films are available to stream on Disney+.
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