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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Robert Downey Jr.<\/strong><\/a> is standing by his friend and costar Chris Hemsworth<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n The Marvel actors brought Iron Man<\/strong><\/a> and Thor<\/strong><\/a>, respectively to life in the expansive Marvel Cinematic Universe<\/strong><\/a> for years. Their fate moving forward is less clear<\/a>. <\/p>\n In a new interview, Chris<\/strong> admitted that it was sometimes frustrating playing Marvel\u2019s god of thunder<\/a>, saying that his character felt less dimensional than the other heroes. <\/p>\n \u201cSometimes I felt like a security guard for the team,\u201d he reflected. \u201cI would read everyone else\u2019s lines, and go, Oh, they got way cooler stuff. They\u2019re having more fun. What\u2019s my character doing? It was always about, \u2018You\u2019ve got the wig on. You\u2019ve got the muscles. You\u2019ve got the costume. Where\u2019s the lighting?\u2019 Yeah, I\u2019m part of this big thing, but I\u2019m probably pretty replaceable.\u201d<\/p>\n Robert<\/strong> was not having it. <\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cFirst off, Thor as a character was super tricky to adapt \u2014 lots of implied limitations \u2014 but he and Ken Branagh<\/strong> figured out how to transcend, make him somehow relatable but godlike,\u201d Robert<\/strong> told Vanity Fair<\/a>. <\/p>\n He continued praising Chris, saying that he was \u201cin my opinion, the most complex psyche out of all us Avengers.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s got wit and gravitas, but also such restraint, fire and gentleness,\u201d he said, adding that his performance in Avengers: Ragnarok<\/strong>, Avengers: Infinity War<\/strong> and Avengers: Endgame<\/em> was \u201ca formidable hat trick.\u201d <\/p>\n Did you know that Chris<\/strong> didn\u2019t even think that he would be cast as Thor? Find out who else was in the running<\/a>. <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n