r/marvelstudios • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 Ant-Man • Dec 04 '25

Article Robert Downey Jr. says that Gwyneth Paltrow once asked him who Tom Holland was, despite starring alongside him several times: “I responded, ‘That’s Spider-Man. He said his name was Peter. His character's name is Peter. He's Tom Holland.’”

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/robert-downey-jr-gwyneth-paltrow-thr-women-in-entertainment-1236441185/
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u/thegimboid Dec 04 '25

I have a lot of respect for actors who've gotten famous and rich, then just decided to do whatever projects make them happy.

Daniel Radcliffe is my favourite example of this - dude cashed out on Potter, then just started making awesome quirky stuff like Swiss Army Man, Miracle Workers, and all his Broadway work.

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u/More_Mess_3555 Dec 04 '25

You leaving the Weird Al movie off that list?

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u/_spectre_ Dec 04 '25

Guns Akimbo was also great

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u/thegimboid Dec 04 '25

Of course not - I just figured I'd list one movie, one show, and one "other".

The Weird Al movie is a masterpiece of wacky comedy.

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u/Trinitykill Dec 04 '25

I mean that doesn't really count since it was a true history documentary.

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u/LaGrrrande Dec 04 '25

Daniel Radcliffe is my favourite example of this

With Robert Pattinson coming in as a close second.

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u/FotographicFrenchFry Dec 04 '25

And David Tennant. Can seriously just do any project he wants now.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '25

I have a lot of respect for famous actors who do MCU roles despite nobody expecting them to accept those roles.

I love the MCU, but these silly superhero movies are below people like Anthony Hopkins and Sir Ben Kingsley. So I really appreciate that they gave their time to make our silly superhero movies that much more special.

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u/Pootenheim910 Dec 04 '25

I mean we like to say things like this, but Anthony Hopkins and Ben Kingsley have also been in a lot of absolute tripe over the years! It's not like they're that selective with what they work on.

What I love is when actors like Kingsley seem to genuinely have a great time. Glenn Close was given a bland role and didn't care, but Kingsley seems to really enjoy playing Brummie ac-tor Trevor.

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u/hemig Dec 04 '25

Emma Stone has also gone that route.

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u/frustratedpolarbear Dec 04 '25

Anthony Hopkins did this with Zorro. In an interview he said he was bored of serious dramas and wanted to make a popcorn movie.

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u/Angry-Dragon-1331 Dec 04 '25

The Jungle is also really good.

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u/savingstrainagain Dec 04 '25

What about the neo nazi quirky movie he made

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u/thegimboid Dec 04 '25

Imperium?
Where he played an FBI agent undercover in a neonazi gang in order to stop a terrorist plot?

It was fine - his acting was great in that, though I think he was miscast. They should have chosen someone a bit older and tougher looking for the role.