Robert Downey Jr. praised Jon Favreau for being ambitious in his filmmaking, shouting out many films he has directed, including 'The Lion King' and ‘The Jungle Book.’ Robert Downey Jr.
might be devoid of iron, but he's sure got some steel. The Academy Award-winning actor, 59, is speaking out about rapid technological advancements and how he plans to fight back if his name and likeness are manipulated by artificial intelligence . "I intend to sue," he told the "On with Kara Swisher" podcast.
HOLLYWOOD EXECS WARN AI STEALS JOBS BUT CAN'T DO JOB OF TRUE ARTISTS: ‘I WANT TO WORK WITH HUMAN BEINGS' Robert Downey Jr. says he plans to sue if someone manipulates his likeness through artificial intelligence. (JC Olivera/Getty Images) It all comes back to Downey Jr.
's alter ego, Tony Stark, whose own alter ego is Iron Man. For several years, Downey Jr. portrayed the superhero in nearly a dozen Marvel films, but things changed when [spoiler alert] his character died in the 2019 cinematic smash, " Avengers: Endgame .
" WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)? In the past, Downey Jr. has spoken about his likelihood of returning as Iron Man. In 2020, he made a candid confession to Joe Rogan.
"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.
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But the other thing is, I wanna do other stuff," Downey said. Downey Jr. has said he doesn't think he'll .