Since the birth of the first Iron Man in 2008, Robert Downey Jr. has always been the central figure of the MCU. Robert Downey Jr. has starred in 8 outstanding Marvel movies in the past 10 years and has successfully become the Iron Man in everyone's mind. In "Reunion 4", he also successfully completed his mission and retired. Today, let us analyze the reasons why Downey left Marvel.
1. Marvel's low return on investment
In fact, the main reason is that Robert Downey Jr is too expensive. Of course, it is undeniable that Robert Downey Jr., who plays Iron Man, is one of the most important characters. In the past 10 years, Marvel’s 19 movies have earned nearly $15 billion in box office. Iron Man is not only the super rich man in the show, but also the highest paid among all the Avengers. For the "Avengers 3" reward, Iron Man's income is as high as 50 million US dollars. Scarlett Johansson in "Black Widow" ranked second with a salary of $10 million, while the new Spider-Man Tom Holland's salary was only $3 million. This is a far cry from Robert Downey Jr's $50 million. You know, Downey’s first "Iron Man" paid only $500,000. Using Downey will only make Marvel spend more and less income. What general company would like to do this?
2. Steel did not appear in the fourth stage
According to Screeranr's report, the fourth stage started with "Spiderman: Heroes Expedition", with "Black Widow", "Black Phoenix" and "Eternal Race" ", "Guardians of the Galaxy 3", "Doctor Strange 2" and so on ended. "Iron Man", "Captain America" and "Thor" who have already produced the trilogy will disappear in the fourth stage. In addition, since DC's "Wonder Woman" leads the current trend of female heroes, Marvel does not reject the introduction of "Valkyrie" and "Crimson Witch" after the double blacks with very attractive female heroes.
3. Marvel wants to develop new characters
There are many heroes in Marvel comics. And everyone should have heard the news of Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox recently, so the protagonists who belonged to Fox before, including "Fantastic Four" and "X-Men" will return to Disney's banner. And Marvel's main income from these heroes is not only box office income, but also peripheral products such as toys. With Marvel alone, Disney can make $350 million in profits from its surrounding products every year. With so many hero stories to be developed, there is no reason to continue filming "Iron Man 4" unless they cannot promote new characters in the future.
4. Downey is over half a hundred
Although Iron Man looks good in the movie, he has handsome features and strong physique. But in fact, Robert Downey Jr. is 53 years old, and his physical strength is not as good as in his early years. To be a superhero requires a lot of action scenes. Therefore, Marvel movies have very strict body requirements. In summary, it can be inferred that Marvel also wants to take this opportunity to change a group of new superhero actors. Imagine, would a 15-year-old comic book fan like a 60-year-old hero? Although very reluctant, the old will not go, and the new will not come. Even Iron Man, who created Marvel's ten-year prosperity, is the same.
After "Reunion 4" was released, the only possibility to see Iron Man again is a guest actor like Stan Lee. What do you want to say about the departure of Iron Man? Let us leave a comment below to discuss.
