Regarding one of the performers in his most recent film, Christopher Nolan has made a controversial yet accurate comment.
Robert Downey Jr. came up during the illustrious director’s chat with the Happy, Sad, Confused podcast.
In Oppenheimer, the actor portrays Lewis Strauss, but Nolan felt it was important to draw attention to another extremely important character he had previously played.
“I thought when [Jon] Favreau had the insight to cast him as Iron Man, it was one of the greatest casting decisions in the history of movies,” Nolan stated.
“Now, you look at what that did and where that went with everything, and I think that was Jon just knowing what an incredible actor and what an incredible potential there was.”
Funny enough, Nolan revealed how that amazing casting choice was made in a separate interview with Wired with Downey Jr.
The actor first made the joke that it was “God’s will” and a “pretty good screen test” that led to him becoming one of Marvel’s top superheroes.
But ultimately, he told us the background we’ve all been waiting for.
He told WIRED, “Jon Favreau filmed a movie called Zathura the same weekend I shot a movie called Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
“They both failed, and we were both desperate to try and accomplish something significant.
Everyone who knew and loved me thought, “This will do,” when Iron Man came out. Until the release of The Dark Knight And now here we are.
The two exchanged some back-and-forth, and they even speculated on what the Avengers films may have been like under the direction of Nolan.
Due to the director’s penchant for making his films slowly, Downey Jr. made the joke that they would likely still be filming the first installment of the series.
Nolan responded with his own kind of humor, though.
Given that I collaborated with you on Oppenheimer, I can assume that it would be excessively Tony Stark. You’d sort of be running away with the movie, he remarked.
Robert was also questioned if he would be open to utilizing a real-life jet pack to portray Iron Man rather than using wires and a green screen because Nolan often dislikes using CGI in his movies.