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The Russo Brothers Describe Their Nerve Wracking Pitch to Robert Downey Jr. for CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR
The MCU was created when Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark came on the scene and proclaimed “I am Iron Man,” in the final moments of his Marvel debut film, which was a huge hit in the box office and the running start to the greater universe of superheroes we know now. Downey went on to star in Iron Man 2 & 3, as well as The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron, but amid the non-stop excitement, the Russo Brothers, who kicked off their Marvel reign in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, were getting ready to change the landscape of Marvel in Captain America: Civil War. The directors were looking to introduce Spider-Man amid a major rift between Iron Man and Captain America, causing a ripple effect among the Avengers. It was a pivotal and unexpected turn in the film series, and Joe and Anthony Russo recently explained their journey to making it a reality. In an interview with THR ahead of the Russos’ return to Marvel, the brothers said they first had to pitch their plan to MCU boss Kevin Feige. Anthony said:“We pitched Kevin on the idea and Kevin goes, ‘All right, I buy it. Now you guys got to go get Downey.’ And I was like, ‘What do you mean we got to go get Downey? Aren’t you coming?’ And he didn’t.”Joe explained that they turned their focus to securing RDJ, and through nerves, they made their pitch plan:“Downey was sitting on a chaise lounge, splayed out like a king, on the roof of his office in Venice. Ant and I showed up and we’ve been rehearsing this pitch, and you’re literally pitching the biggest movie star in the world to take his giant cash cow character and convert it into a villain.”Anthony added, “In a Captain America movie.” Joe went on:“In a movie that wasn’t even titled after his character. And it was the pitch of our lives. And he said, ‘Yes, let’s do it.’ He liked the risk, to Robert’s credit, and that choice led the explosive upside to Infinity War and Endgame.”Downey obviously has major confidence in the Russos, and has even agreed to play the villain, Victor von Doom, in their upcoming films, Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. I know I speak for many fans when I say I am more confident in these films than I have been in anything Marvel has made in a while. The Russo Brothers are fantastic filmmakers, and I can’t wait to see what they do this time around.
The MCU was created when Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark came on the scene and proclaimed “I am Iron Man,” in the final moments of his Marvel debut film, which was a huge hit in the box office and the running start to the greater universe of superheroes we know now.
Downey went on to star in Iron Man 2 & 3, as well as The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron, but amid the non-stop excitement, the Russo Brothers, who kicked off their Marvel reign in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, were getting ready to change the landscape of Marvel in Captain America: Civil War.
The directors were looking to introduce Spider-Man amid a major rift between Iron Man and Captain America, causing a ripple effect among the Avengers. It was a pivotal and unexpected turn in the film series, and Joe and Anthony Russo recently explained their journey to making it a reality.
In an interview with THR ahead of the Russos’ return to Marvel, the brothers said they first had to pitch their plan to MCU boss Kevin Feige. Anthony said:
“We pitched Kevin on the idea and Kevin goes, ‘All right, I buy it. Now you guys got to go get Downey.’ And I was like, ‘What do you mean we got to go get Downey? Aren’t you coming?’ And he didn’t.”
Joe explained that they turned their focus to securing RDJ, and through nerves, they made their pitch plan:
“Downey was sitting on a chaise lounge, splayed out like a king, on the roof of his office in Venice. Ant and I showed up and we’ve been rehearsing this pitch, and you’re literally pitching the biggest movie star in the world to take his giant cash cow character and convert it into a villain.”
Anthony added, “In a Captain America movie.” Joe went on:
“In a movie that wasn’t even titled after his character. And it was the pitch of our lives. And he said, ‘Yes, let’s do it.’ He liked the risk, to Robert’s credit, and that choice led the explosive upside to Infinity War and Endgame.”
Downey obviously has major confidence in the Russos, and has even agreed to play the villain, Victor von Doom, in their upcoming films, Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.
I know I speak for many fans when I say I am more confident in these films than I have been in anything Marvel has made in a while. The Russo Brothers are fantastic filmmakers, and I can’t wait to see what they do this time around.
