Robert Downey Jr. Talks Iron Man in 'Captain America 3'

Next year's Captain America: Civil War kicks off Marvel's
nine-movie Phase Three , which will signal major changes
within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. During the studio's
October press event , Marvel confirmed the Civil War title,
and that Robert Downey Jr. will star as Iron Man, alongside
Chris Evans as Captain America and Chadwick Boseman as
Black Panther. The story will be based on the Civil War
comics, where Tony Stark feuds with Steve Rogers over the
Sueprhero Registration Act. The comic book essentially
transformed Stark into a villain, as he found himself at odds
with his fellow Avengers and even cloning Thor in the
process. When asked about the possibility of playing a
villain, in a new interview with Empire , Robert Downey Jr.
had this to say, hinting that fans will start to see changes in
his character in this year's Avengers: Age of Ultron .
"It's natural to change your views. The main thing to
me is, what sort of incident could occur, and what
sort of framework could we find Tony in? The clues about
where we might find him next are in Ultron . But what would
it take for Tony to completely turn around everything he's
stood for? Joss (Whedon) brings this up all the time. It's
kind of weird that these guys would have all these throw
downs all over planet Earth and yet when the movie's over,
nobody minds. What would the American government do if
this were real? Wouldn't it be interesting to see Tony doing
something you wouldn't imagine?"
When asked if he will play Marvel's next great villain in
Captain America: Civil War , Robert Downey Jr. had this to
say.
"I wouldn't put it that way. The biggest question is,
for Chris and for Cap, how do we bring Cap to a
place where people go, 'Man, I never thought I would see
such a vast change in Steve.' After you see Snowpiercer ,
you're like, 'I want to see a little bit of that guy.'"
Robert Downey Jr. also talked about how Marvel wanted to
bring him in for the Civil War story line, and how they would
have to go in another direction if he wasn't on board.
"They said to me, 'If we have you, we can do this, or
Cap 3 has to be something else.' It's nice to feel
needed. And at this point it's about helping each other, too. I
look at it as a competition and I go, 'Wow, maybe if these
two franchises teamed up and I can take even a lesser
position, with people I like and directors I respect, maybe
we can keep things bumping along.'"
Captain America: Civil War comes to theaters May 6th, 2016
and stars Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Frank Grillo,
Chadwick Boseman, Daniel Brühl. The film is directed by
Anthony Russo, Joe Russo.