Speaking out against the rapid improvements in technology, the 59-year-old Academy Award-winning actor says he will fight back if artificial intelligence manipulates his name and likeness.
It ultimately boils down to Tony Stark, Downey Jr.’s alter ego, who is Iron Man himself. Downey Jr. played the superhero in almost a dozen Marvel movies for a number of years, but that changed after [spoiler alert] his character died in the 2019 blockbuster “Avengers: Endgame.”
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Downey Jr. has previously discussed his chances of playing Iron Man again. He told Joe Rogan his true feelings in 2020.
To me, starting up again is off the table. I feel I’ve done all I could with that character. There would have to be a super compelling argument and a series of events that made it obvious. … But the other thing is, I wanna do other stuff,” Downey said.
