Actor Robert Downey Jr. is not interested in getting an Oscar for his superhero avatar of Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The actor made the revelation on Monday while taping "The Howard Stern Show". He also quipped about Martin Scorsese's recent comments to Empire magazine that Marvel movies are "not cinema", reports hollywoodreporter.com.
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Downey Jr tried to brush off the remark, saying he doesn't think Scorsese really cares that much. But Stern said he believed the "Taxi Driver" director didn't like the movies and others in the industry had the same feeling, which is why Downey Jr was never nominated for an Oscar for his work as Tony Stark.
"I'm so glad you brought this up because there was some talk about it, and I said 'let's not' and because I'm much more like you...
The actor made the revelation on Monday while taping "The Howard Stern Show". He also quipped about Martin Scorsese's recent comments to Empire magazine that Marvel movies are "not cinema", reports hollywoodreporter.com.
Also Read:?Robert Downey Jr to be back as Iron Man
Downey Jr tried to brush off the remark, saying he doesn't think Scorsese really cares that much. But Stern said he believed the "Taxi Driver" director didn't like the movies and others in the industry had the same feeling, which is why Downey Jr was never nominated for an Oscar for his work as Tony Stark.
"I'm so glad you brought this up because there was some talk about it, and I said 'let's not' and because I'm much more like you...
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