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Downey JR the perfect Iron-Man

Fri 27 Apr 4:30 PM

Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Favreau, the men behind next year's much anticipated Iron-Man have broken their silence.

Director Favreau revealed he's a big fan of the Marvel comic book hero but didn't want to play safe when casting the lead role, namely Downey Jr.

He told USA Today: "We didn't want to just go with a safe choice. The best and worst moments of Robert's life have been in the public eye. He had to find an inner balance to overcome obstacles that went far beyond his career. That's Tony Stark (AKA Iron-Man). Robert brings a depth that goes beyond a comic-book character who is having trouble in high school, or can't get the girl. Plus, he's simply one of the best actors around."

Downey added: "I'm more diligent than I used to be.

"I want to show Jon he was right to have faith in me. Whatever questions might have arisen about my life weren't issues with him."

"He struggles with his lifestyle, he struggles with the drinking," Downey says of his multi millionaire character Stark. "He faces the same issues a lot of people do."

Iron-Man, which also stars Gwyneth Paltrow, is due next summer.