Jon Favreau Had Emotional Reaction To Learning Iron Man's Endgame Death
The Russo Brothers reveal that Jon Favreau originally didn’t want them to move forward with Iron Man’s iconic death scene in Avengers: Endgame. Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, Avengers: Endgame premiered in 2019 and triumphantly completed both the MCU’s Infinity Saga and Phase 3 of the franchise. Well before that in 2008, Favreau introduced the world to Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark, kicking off the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Iron Man.
Tragically, Iron Man's tenure as a superhero came to an end in Avengers: Endgame's final battle.At the end of the film, Tony was able to steal the Infinity Stones from Thanos (Josh Brolin) and his minions. Following Doctor Strange's (Benedict Cumberbatch) grand calculus of the multiverse, Tony heroically sacrificed his life to restore and save the world with the flick of his fingertips. Fittingly, his final words were a callback to his classic catchphrase from Favreau's original film: “I am Iron Man.”
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In a recent dive into their movies with Vanity Fair, the Russo Brothers discuss the most memorable and iconic scenes they’ve directed in the past. While reviewing Iron Man's pivotal moment in Avengers: Endgame, the Russo Brothers explain the pressures they encountered after Favreau read the script for the film. Read the full excerpt below:
Anthony: Part of the pressure came from Jon Favreau, who called us up after he read the script. And said to us, “Are you guys really going to kill Iron Man?”
Joe: He did. And I remember pacing on the corner of a stage on the phone with Favreau trying to talk him off a ledge. Cause he’s like, “You can’t do this. It’s going to devastate people and you don’t want them
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