Robert Downey Jr. can rely on one long and varied career in the film and television industry. The actor can be seen as the main character Tony Stark in the Iron Man films, but has proven through appearances in films like Chaplin and Oppenheimer or series like The Sympathizer that he has the ability to… different Genres to convince.
Robert Downey Jr. wanted to play a character he could inspire his son with – and regretted his choice
As the film magazine Collider reports, the actor saw each other in 1998 forced for various reasonsto accept the role of Special Agent John Royce in the film The Hunt.
Basically, Robert Downey Jr. wanted to play a role in a film that he would watch in the theater with his own son. In addition, being involved in a film like On the Hunt was intended to increase the level of awareness of the actor, who was not yet so famous at the time. He said:
I thought that maybe I was missing something and that I really needed to be in one of those movies that I wanted to take my kid to.
The film On the Hunt is one Sequel to the famous film On the Run starring Harrison Ford. While On the Run celebrated commercial success and was enthusiastically received by critics, On the Hunt came
less good.
Robert Downey Jr. himself once described the film as the “Perhaps the worst action film of all time”. In the film, Tommy Lee Jones as a US Marshal and Wesley Snipes as a fugitive engage in a chase. Robert Downey Jr. joins Tommy Lee Jones’ character in the role of a DSS agent.
The actor felt right from the start very uncomfortable on set
from On the Hunt. Correspondingly critical Looking back, his verdict on this experience was:
I’d rather wake up in prison because of a tuberculosis test than wake up another morning knowing I’m going on set.
Apparently
Robert Downjey Jr. was bored. immediately in the role of John Royce, which he only as “Johnny Handgun”
designated.
Based on this experience, the actor realized that in the future he would seek roles in film projects that also included him on a creative level satisfied.