In December 2023, Vainness Honest printed a roundtable interview with a number of of the “Iron Man” actor’s interior circle, together with “Oppenheimer” director Christopher Nolan and “Avengers: Endgame” administrators Joe and Anthony Russo.
Of his time spent working with Robert Downey Jr., Nolan mentioned, “I would not name them improvisations as a result of loads of it was very rigorously deliberate, however he had plenty of elaborations, issues that he wished to carry to the character, issues that he wished to check out.” The director added, “I feel he beloved that freedom to maneuver across the room and current himself with no matter vitality he felt like: ‘Let’s strive it once more! Let’s strive it a distinct manner!'” Slightly late, Nolan concluded, “So he was in a position to actually thrash it out, actually attain for one thing and stretch himself.”
The Russo brothers, who directed RDJ thrice throughout their time within the MCU, had comparable tales. “Robert is legendary for throwing the plan out the window and climbing on prime of the sofa and no matter, type of going off-book,” Joe Russo mentioned, earlier than elaborating how Downey thrives probably the most when spontaneity is concerned.
Brother Anthony added it was that originality that helped RDJ play Tony Stark for therefore lengthy, saying, “Robert has definitely lived an advanced life. He understands the stakes, he understands loss, he understands the turns life can take between ups and downs. He is all the time searching for that degree of depth, that degree of complexity. I feel he is aware of that is what all of us come to films for within the first place.”