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The MCU Iron Man was patterned after Elon Musk; Robert Downey Jr. could do the same again with Marvel Studios' Doctor Doom
Robert Downey Jr. has a fascination with Elon Musk, which inspired his MCU Iron Man. What if it inspires his Doctor Doom?
Robert Downey Jr. made a marvel when he built the cinematic version of Tony Stark/Iron Man for 2008's Iron Man. Using bits from the original comics, his own verve and swagger (there's a reason they cast him!), and inspirations for the real world, the gestalt creation that was the MCU Iron Man quickly folded back to revise how the character was portrayed in comics.
Now, as we are here on the precipice as Robert Downey Jr. takes on his second MCU character in Victor Von Doom for Avengers: Doomsday (and presumably more), I see a possible lens RDJ could take with the character that could tie his Doom back to his Tony Stark, by going back to the man who inspired it all for him that first time around: Elon Musk.
How Elon Musk inspired Iron Man
While Elon
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