Also, Downey’s Stark has become a mentor who can continue his evolving story arc by showing up in a few scenes — usually OUT of the Iron Man suit — and serve as a shepherd for younger actors in the MCU.
The difference with Robert Downey Jr. and his role as Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is that, as he tells Australia’s News.
Even when Iron Man fights on screen, Downey’s only doing a few days in the rig that allows them to film Tony’s face inside the helmet.
Au, he keeps getting lured back by the collaborations with skilled storytellers such as Joe and Anthony Russo and, now, Jon Watts.