Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe Page #2

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I assure you, the day weapons

are no longer needed to keep

the peace, I'll happily

transist to manufacturing bricks

and beams for baby hospitals,

making hemp pants, and the like.

But until that time,

can I get you a drink?

Ever since Robert was

announced as being Iron Man

and Tony Stark, people

really dug the idea,

at least in the fan world

who knew what Iron Man was.

And I think people who

didn't know who Iron Man was,

was intrigued by anything

Robert would be involved with.

The only time

I've ever gone up to

somebody at a restaurant

was when I saw Kevin Feige

after they announced Robert Downey Jr.

Just to say, "Kevin, that

was the dopest move ever."

It explained everything about the movie

that needed to be explained...

it explained their intent,

the integrity they had

about which actors they were going for,

and it was a real sea

change once Kevin took over.

And he said, "that's the

first decision I got to make

as the head of the studio."

I really took note of it.

Playing someone who's conflicted

and conflicted for the right reasons

and doesn't see the

potential that they have

and then starts living

in accordance with a code

is a great old-fashioned theme,

but I hadn't ever imagined

that I could be involved

in something that

demonstrates it on this scale.

And, you know, stock

brokers coming up to me

and taking off their tie

going, "Tony Stark, man,

let me tell you, in issue 117, the guy..."

you know, and I'm like, "wow."

Robert knew what a big opportunity

it was to be cast in this role.

I just finally know...

what I have to do.

And it was a redemption for him

in the same way that Tony was,

in many ways.

I think there's a destiny

to just about everything.

Um, all the guys you see down this row

are pretty much the

reason I'm here today,

so I'd like to thank them for

giving me a great opportunity.

And the other cast

fell into place very easily

'cause people seemed to like the idea

of working with him and I together.

Like, that was interesting to them.

People who wouldn't normally

do that kind of movie,

like Gwyneth, were reaching out.

I actually don't think that you

could tie your shoes without me.

I'd make it a week.

- Really?

- Sure.

What's your social security number?

When she'd

agreed to be in the movie

and she came into Jon's office,

Jon started crying

because he was so happy

that he knew he had the right

central elements to his movie,

and then she was like, "oh, baby."

And then she started

crying about something else,

and then we're all sitting

there, like, weeping.

You'd have thought we were getting ready

to do some really important,

like, Merchant Ivory movie.

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