WIRED just posted this video of the Russos breaking down each hero in Avengers: Infinity War:
Here’s what they said about Tony Stark:
“Tony Stark is Iron Man. I think in a lot of ways he is the heart and soul of the Marvel Universe.” – Joe Russo
“Tony Stark’s powers are fascinating because they basically come from his mind. They come from his scientific knowledge, his brilliance, his intelligence, and his sort of aspirations. It allows you to sort of track a journey in his character and watch him evolve and sort of better himself through the use of these powers.” – Anthony Russo
“He’s a fascinating character. He’s a character we love because he’s eminently flawed. And we like characters that are challenging and that express their humanity. And I think Tony Stark does that as well as any of the characters. He started off as a narcissitic alcoholic and grew into a hero, which I think makes him eminently relatable, and why he signifies what the Marvel Universe stands for – that notion of character first and heroes are defined through the choices that they make.” – Joe Russo
“He has one of the most exciting power sets of any of the characters.” – Anthony Russo
“He’s a character we love because he’s eminently flawed. And we like characters that are challenging and that express their humanity.”
Friendly reminder that morally vanilla characters that tick all the boxes on Tumblr’s purity tests and have zero flaws are actually boring as hell.
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