Robert Downey Jr. Iron Man origin story
by Freddenver: Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr. shared the story of how he landed the role of Iron Man, attributing it to divine intervention. When Christopher Nolan asked, "That's it?" RDJ elaborated, saying, "and I had a pretty good screening test but I will really tell you what happened, it's the same weekend I did a movie called Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, they both tanked." The full interview can be found at and the original post at
Transcript (en)
Iron Man. It was God's will. That's it, really? Well, and a pretty good screen test. But I'll really tell you what happened is the same weekend, I did a movie called Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Jon Favreau did a movie called Zathura. They both tanked, and we were both really hungry to try to do something that would make an impact. And when Iron Man came out, everyone that knew me and loved me said, this will do until the Dark Knight comes out.
