Robert Downey Jr. On Starting The MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE

Robert Downey Jr. On Starting The MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE

Iron Man actor Robert Downney Jr. discusses being the catalyst for today's unstoppable, box office juggernaut known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. "...And you go, O.K., life is doing something here that included me but did not require me."

By MarkJulian - Sep 10, 2014 05:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Iron Man
Source: Vanity Fair

Robert Downey Jr. will grace the cover of the October issue Vanity Fair, in which he reflects on the highs and lows of his career - from his battle with substance abuse to currently presiding atop the Marvel empire. Of interest, is Downey's take on starting the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Iron Man (2008). Said the Tony Stark actor, "I’ve gone from being convinced that I am the sole integer in the approbation of a phenomenon to realizing that I was the lead in the first of a series of movies that created a chain reaction that, if everything didn’t fire the way it was supposed to, there’s no operator, no anything. And you go, O.K., life is doing something here that included me but did not require me. But, yes, that role means a lot. Marvel is kind of like this sacred brotherhood.

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The October issue of Vanity Fair goes on sale September 16th.
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