Timothy Olyphant talked about losing the role of Iron Man to Robert Downey Jr.Appearing on a recent episode of The Playlist’s Bingeworthy podcast, Olyphant opened up about his mindset while he was auditioning for the role of Iron Man. “I can only tell you that I remember thinking that was the first time where, because I’m a bit of a slow learner and I think I was scared to death of the things that come with success in this business, but that was the time where I remember thinking, ‘Well, I can’t get any more grounded and so this would be fun,'” he said. Olyphant went on to praise director Jon Favreau, whose involvement made him really want the role. He continued, “I think prior to that I was like, ‘Oh, I don’t want those kinds of problems.’ And I think part of that appeal was those conversations that I had with [Jon] Favreau – I just have a tremendous amount of respect for him and I just like the guy. He’s just a good dude.”While Olyphant did not land the role of Iron Man, he stressed that there is no bad blood between him and Favreau, whom he ended up collaborating with years later. “If you’re going to go down that road, you’re not going to find anyone better to go down it with, so I have fond memories of that experience, you know? I try to see things simply for what they are and not what they could be and any conversations I had with Jon about that job and about that process, I remember it very fondly,” the actor said. “It was an enjoyable process… And, well, he’s the one who hired me for [The Mandalorian], so he doesn’t owe me anything.”RELATED: RUMOR: Lucasfilm Is Considering Turning The Mandalorian Season 4 Into a Movie
Timothy Olyphant talked about losing the role of Iron Man to Robert Downey Jr.
Appearing on a recent episode of The Playlist‘s Bingeworthy podcast, Olyphant opened up about his mindset while he was auditioning for the role of Iron Man. “I can only tell you that I remember thinking that was the first time where, because I’m a bit of a slow learner and I think I was scared to death of the things that come with success in this business, but that was the time where I remember thinking, ‘Well, I can’t get any more grounded and so this would be fun,'” he said. Olyphant went on to praise director Jon Favreau, whose involvement made him really want the role. He continued, “I think prior to that I was like, ‘Oh, I don’t want those kinds of problems.’ And I think part of that appeal was those conversations that I had with [Jon] Favreau – I just have a tremendous amount of respect for him and I just like the guy. He’s just a good dude.”
While Olyphant did not land the role of Iron Man, he stressed that there is no bad blood between him and Favreau, whom he ended up collaborating with years later. “If you’re going to go down that road, you’re not going to find anyone better to go down it with, so I have fond memories of that experience, you know? I try to see things simply for what they are and not what they could be and any conversations I had with Jon about that job and about that process, I remember it very fondly,” the actor said. “It was an enjoyable process… And, well, he’s the one who hired me for [The Mandalorian], so he doesn’t owe me anything.”
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