Robert Downey Jr reveals how uncomfortable Iron Man’s suit used to be years go as Marvel wanted to cut costs

In a talk show, Robert Downey Jr opened up about how uncomfortable it used to be sporting the Iron Man suit as Marvel wanted to spend as little as they could on CG replacement. He also shared whenever he put the helmet on, it slammed closed and was ‘absolutely blinded’ and was unable to see anything.

Over the years, the Iron Man suit became more complex and reliant on CGI (computer generated imagery).The first film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe - ‘Iron Man’ was released back in 2008.Both actor Robert Downey Jr and Marvel Studios are significantly richer than they were.

Meanwhile, Downey has retired from the Marvel films after last year’s ‘Avengers: Endgame’, but there have been speculations about a possible return. When asked about a rumoured cameo in the upcoming ‘Black Widow’ movie at the premiere of ‘Dolittle’, and he neither confirmed nor denied the rumour.