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[–] TrousersMcPants 16 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Iirc they originally wanted the iron man movies to show the damages done by his behavior and his alcoholism more like the comics but they ended up getting rushed to make a sequel to cash in on the popularity of the first movie instead

[–] AngryCommieKender 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm sure that RDJ's own alcoholism may have played a role there as well. Don't want to trigger a relapse.

[–] TrousersMcPants 6 points 6 months ago

Yeah, I also read his wife was concerned about the idea at the time. Which is completely fair, but I personally think that it's part of why RDJ worked so well as Iron Man, he could relate to the character.