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Why Robert Downey Jr. turned down a Deadpool & Wolverine cameo as Iron Man - even after Ryan Reynolds 'gave him the hard press'
Robert Downey Jr. surprised Ryan Reynolds and the screenwriters for Deadpool & Wolverine when turning down a cameo as Iron Man in the summer blockbuster.
Before he turned down the offer, screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick had planned to open Deadpool & Wolverine with a scene featuring Downey's Iron Man/ Tony Stark and Jon Favreau's Happy Hogan. 'The movie benefitted from his incredible performance, but we got something more important: his generosity of time and energy to talk story and brainstorm larger themes and ideas' Reynolds wrote on Instagram (Pictured in London in April 2023) Yeah, the movie benefitted from his incredible performance, but we got something more important: his generosity of time and energy to talk story and brainstorm larger themes and ideas.
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