It’s nothing new to say that Elon Musk served as inspiration for Marvel Studios in shaping their Tony Stark. After all, he was a millionaire in the new technology sector who also enjoyed his public image. Now, thanks to a recent talk, we have learned what the actor who brought Iron Man to life thinks about the controversial Tesla owner.
Robert Downey Jr.’s advice to Elon Musk
It was during a visit to the podcast ‘On with Kara Swisher’ where Robert Downey Jr. shared his thoughts on this real-life Iron Man. His opinion is not exactly positive, and he has some advice to give:
“I’ve only seen him a few times. (…) As a white American man nearly 60 in recovery, I just wish he would tone down his attitude a bit, but it’s not my problem. I know that whole idea of ‘Anything goes because we’ve got to get to Mars’ doesn’t really work for me. But, again, you know, you have to look at everything he’s done to prove why he’s valuable.”
As Variety recalls, Mark Fergus, writer of the first solo film of the armored Avenger, once described Tony Stark as an Elon Musk with the brilliance of Steve Jobs and the showmanship talent of Donald Trump (before becoming president). “He was the only one who had that fun factor, that celebrity aura, and that real business substance,” he added.
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On the other hand, Jon Favreu, who directed the film, remembers how Downey Jr. himself approached him to suggest a meeting with the South African billionaire. “This is a guy who can give us an idea of what it would really be like to be Tony Stark.” We don’t know if it happened, but the businessman did end up having a cameo in Iron Man 2 which speaks volumes about his good relationship with Marvel.
The millionaire has also had cameos in other productions like The Big Bang Theory. Elon Musk is currently facing a lawsuit from Hollywood, in this case from the producers of Blade Runner 2049, for copyright infringement.
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