Marvel's The Avengers: Press

IRON MAN: What were Robert Downey Jr.’s first meetings like with Whedon when the script was being developed? β€œWell, I said, β€˜I need to be in the opening sequence. I don’t know what you’re thinking, but Tony needs to drive this thing.’ He was like, β€˜Okay, let’s try that.’ We tried it and it didn’t work, because this is a different sort of thing, the story and the idea and the theme is the theme, and everybody is just an arm of the octopus. But what was I like?” He laughs. β€œAs usual, just fβ€”ing aggressive and hurtful; whatever. The usual.”