On-screen and off, he really is the hero of the MCU.
The Big Picture The Avengers marked the first major team-up of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and while the 2021 film had the rare luxury of having the majority of its roster including its villain pre-established in prior films, the bulk of the weight that it had to carry centered on believably tying the heroes together, all within a reasonable runtime. As a result of this burden, many supporting characters from the lead-in films had to be benched for The Avengers.
Robert Downey Jr. Made Sure Gwyneth Paltrow Was Included in 'The Avengers' In 2012, during a promotional press junket prior to the film's premiere, the Los Angeles Times reported on Whedon's initial inclination to exclude the bulk of the supporting characters from The Avengers. "You need to separate the characters from their support systems in order to create the isolation you need for a team," he told the publication. Ultimately, it was Downey Jr.
The Incredible Hulk didn't even keep its Bruce Banner, with Edward Norton being replaced by Mark Ruffalo, and its supporting characters would be benched for quite some time. William Hurt's Thaddeus Ross didn't make a return until 2016's Captain America: Civil War, Tim Roth's Emil Blonsky is finally seeing a resurgence post-Endgame, and Phase Five of the MCU will reportedly bring Liv Tyler and Tim Blake Nelson back into the fold with Captain America: Brave New World.
However, for Tony Stark and Iron Man's arc, Pepper Potts has been integral since the beginning. Pepper herself would even grow to become a larger part of the MCU, showing up in her Rescue armor during the final battle of Avengers: Endgame. At the aforementioned press junket, Joss Whedon added, "[Robert Downey Jr.
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