Today the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the biggest thing in entertainment. Between movies and now TV the MCU is the movie franchise that is still above and beyond all others. It’s been such a success for so long that it’s easy to forget that there was a time when it didn’t yet exist, and what a risk it took when it banked on Robert Downey Jr. to star in the original Iron Man movie.
Robert Downey Jr. was a talented actor, but one that had been dealing with addiction issues when he was considered for the role of Tony Stark in Iron Man. David Maisel, credited by many as the man who initially came up with the concept of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, recently spoke to The New Yorker about the fact that not everybody at Marvel was entirely sold on the idea of Downey due to his past struggles. Maisel explained…
