stoney-stark:

robertdowneyjrfanfacts:

ilyone:

I just read this article about how RDJ pushed for more screentime and had Cap3 changed from a proper sequel to the Winter Soldier to Civil War. So, to quote the article “ The smart money was on a third film focusing on the Winter Soldier’s rehabilitation: a redemption arc for Bucky Barnes and closure for Steve Rogers. (…) So if Civil War turns out to be an unsatisfying conclusion to The Winter Soldier, fans have an all-too pragmatic explanation to blame: Robert Downey Jr.’s contract negotiations.”

I don’t thank you for being so close in character to Tony Stark that you don’t know when it’s time to take a step back and let the others shine, Mr Downey Jr. Iron Man is an interesting character, but he already has the most screen time in the MCU, between his own movies and his huge lead role in the Avengers movies. I’m mad that screen time had to be taken from characters who deserved a proper development. 

Daily dot article (written by a shipper ) vs the quotes from the filmmakers

It wasn’t a given that Downey was going to do Civil War. He wasn’t contracted, and so we had to go woo him.

Once we convinced Kevin this was the right way to go, he said, okay, now
you guys got to go get Downey. So we met with Downey, and Kevin came
with us. It took a series of meetings
but things went well from the get-go, and we ended up spending an
enormous amount of time with Downey on this movie. He’s a wonderful
collaborator. Character is very important to him and he pours himself
into it and he loves it. We use him as a guide, a lot. We had really
radical ideas for the character which turned him on. I would say this.
Clooney told us one time…when we made Welcome to Collinwood,
Clooney played a small role in that movie to help us get it made. We
were thanking him for taking the role and saying we were sorry it wasn’t
a bigger role and he said, ‘are you kidding me?’ He goes, ‘the job of a
leading man is to show up and let everybody else steal the scene. I get
to steal the scene, here. This is great fun for me.’ I think Downey
might’ve gotten that here. Cap had to carry the load of the arc, and
Robert had the ability to go more off book than the character would
normally go in a movie. Get darker, go to a stranger place. That really
turned him on as a performer.

So blame the people who changed their minds about what Captain America 3 would be about, not a professional who wanted the best for himself.

did someone just try to personally blame rdj for their mcu film not turning out the way they wanted it…?