21 Perfect Superhero Movie Casting Choices That Nailed Their Characters

by Ewan Paterson

1. Robert Downey Jr. As Iron Man - Marvel Cinematic Universe

Marvel Studios
Marvel Studios

There's a reason why Tony Stark is Marvel's most popular character right now, and no, it isn't because of the suit.Robert Downey Jr. was the perfect choice to play Tony Stark because of a multitude of factors (his talents as a thespian of course being one of them), but if anything has contributed to Downey's accomplishments as the arms-dealer turned superhero, it would be his real life experiences.

The story of Iron Man is one of the phoenix rising from the ashes. Of redemption, renewal, and rebirth. Having courted a career fraught with controversy despite the amazing talent left in its wake, many thought that Marvel were taking a gamble by giving the part to RDJ.

If anything however, these experiences merely emboldened the superb articulation of the character on screen, and with six films under his belt as the most popular Avenger out there, calling this casting a 'risk' almost seems ludicrous in retrospect.I'm still on Team Cap though.

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