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I remember liking The Judge more than you seemed to, @Adam Lenhardt, but I haven't seen it in a long time. Maybe I'll revisit it. I have often wondered, though, if its relatively soft box office was a contributing factor in Downy deciding to extend his contract with Marvel beyond Age of Ultron. That was a smart move for him -- I'm of the opinion that Tony actually became a more interesting character in the latter part of his MCU run once his solo films ended -- but it is noticible that The Judge is the only non-MCU film he starred in from that period. The second Sherlock Holmes was a few years earlier, and Chef, which came out the same year as The Judge, amounted to a cameo as a favor for Jon Favreau. After The Judge, he didn't play someone who wasn't Tony Stark until this year's release of Doolittle. If The Judge had done better, could Marvel have kept him so exclusively?
Obviously, I think it worked out. But now that Downy has exited the MCU, I'm really curious what he'll do next. I'd certainly like to see him use his star power to get more medium-sized movies like The Judge made, although it will be interesting to see if audiences will turn out to see him play not Tony. I would have been happy to see Doolittle if it looked good, as I do like Downy very much, but it looked atrocious so I passed. If he attaches himself to more movies that seem interesting, I'm down. But maybe the general public was interested in seeing him as Tony more than anything else. Chris Hemsworth has struggled to replicate the success of Thor when working outside Marvel, and though Chris Evans had a hit with Knives Out, it was an all-star cast where he wasn't the only draw.
Obviously, I think it worked out. But now that Downy has exited the MCU, I'm really curious what he'll do next. I'd certainly like to see him use his star power to get more medium-sized movies like The Judge made, although it will be interesting to see if audiences will turn out to see him play not Tony. I would have been happy to see Doolittle if it looked good, as I do like Downy very much, but it looked atrocious so I passed. If he attaches himself to more movies that seem interesting, I'm down. But maybe the general public was interested in seeing him as Tony more than anything else. Chris Hemsworth has struggled to replicate the success of Thor when working outside Marvel, and though Chris Evans had a hit with Knives Out, it was an all-star cast where he wasn't the only draw.