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Avengers: Endgame directors pitched Tony Stark’s arc to Robert Downey Jr.

May 3, 2019 by Samuel Brace

Joe and Anthony Russo, the directors of Avengers: Endgame, made sure to pitch Tony’s ending to Robert Downey Jr.

There were some truly emotional moments during Avengers: Endgame, especially when you consider how long fans have spent with some of these characters. This is particularly true with Robery Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark, who has been with the MCU since the start.

Out of respect for the character, the directors of Endgame, Joe and Anthony Russo, made sure to pitch Tony’s arc to Downey Jr. directly, making sure that he was happy with what they had planned. Speaking to THR, Anthony said:

“We did pitch Robert his arc, because he kicked off the entire MCU. The Tony Stark arc is the longest and perhaps fullest in the MCU. Once we decided we wanted this kind of ending for the character, we certainly wanted to make sure Robert was comfortable with it, just because of his enormous contribution to the MCU. We did pitch it out. We went over to meet with him and we pitched it out to him.

“A lot of the actors are not opinionated about what we do. They like the fact that we are sort of in control of these stories and we are driving where they should go and we have a vision for where they should go and they trust in that. I think Downey may have had mixed emotions about thinking about [where Tony Stark ends up in Endgame], but I think at the end of the day, he totally accepted it.”

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What did you think of the way Tony’s story ended? Do you think it was a fitting way for the character to leave the MCU? Let us know in the comments below and on Twitter @flickeringmyth…

Avengers: Endgame stars Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Evans (Captain America), Mark Ruffalo (Hulk), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), Josh Brolin (Thanos), Brie Larson (Captain Marvel), Paul Rudd (Scott Lang), Don Cheadle (War Machine), Karen Gillan (Nebula), Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther), Tom Holland (Spider-Man), Sebastian Stan (Winter Soldier), Anthony Mackie (Falcon), Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch), Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange), Danai Gurira (Okoye), Benedict Wong (Wong), Chris Pratt (Star-Lord), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), Dave Bautista (Drax), Bradley Cooper (Rocket), Vin Diesel (Groot), Karen Gillan (Nebula), Pom Klementieff (Mantis), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Gwyneth Paltrow (Pepper Potts), Evangeline Lilly (The Wasp), Letitia Wright (Shuri) and Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie).

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Anthony Russo, avengers: endgame, Joe Russo, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Robert Downey Jr.

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