Robert Downey Jr. played a part in Chris Evans' casting as Captain America in the MCU. The two actors had been great co-stars since they first shared the screen in 2012's The Avengers. Downey Jr. and Evans both ended their respective franchise arcs at the same time in Joe and Anthony Russo's Avengers: Endgame in 2019, which also marked the end of Marvel's Infinity Saga.
Much has been said about Downey's casting as Iron Man in the MCU. Understandably, studio executives were skeptical about hiring
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