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Chris Pratt: RDJ was Just the Nicest Guy on the Set of Avengers Infinity War


Though Tony Stark may come out as a snarky rich guy, actor Robert Downey Jr. is the exact opposite; according to Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt, RDJ was the nicest person on the set of Avengers: Infinity War.

Talking to Empire (via ComicBookMovie), Pratt had this to say about Downey:

"Man, he set a really amazing tone. He's a bit like Tony Stark himself. I think a lot of what makes Tony Stark are the same qualities that make Downey great. I think Downey is about as rich as Tony Stark now. [Laughs] He really takes care of the actors around him in a way I've never seen before. I was a little under the weather and pushing really hard on the days I was working. He came up to me and said, 'You doing alright?' I said, 'Yeah, I've got a little sore throat.' Within ten minutes there was a person here giving me all these herbs and taking care of me. He offered me the use of his trailer where I could sit down and use some of his hi-tech healing gadgets. It was amazing. I'm living my best life."

Pratt even recalls Downey's first messages to him when he got cast as Star-Lord, and considers that maybe he should also play the same part for MCU newcomers Tom Holland (Spider-Man) and Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther):

"When I first arrived in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Downey was the first to call and tell me, 'Hey man, welcome. If there's anything you need, I will help. There are so few people on the planet who are going through what you're going through right now. I have, so I'm here. I'll always answer the phone.' I feel completely empowered to pay it forward with Tom or Chadwick. I'm not saying that I'm senior to them, other than I got that experience of opening a movie with Marvel and being along for the ride. Now I just really feel compelled to offer them, even if it's a fraction of what Downey was able to offer me, and just say, 'Anything you need, you let me know.'"

With Tony Stark being the distant mentor that he was in Spider-Man: Homecoming, it's kind of cool to know that RDJ tried his best to reach out to anyone in the MCU. It's certainly a career-altering move whenever you get cast in a Marvel film, and it's comforting to know that someone has already been there.

Chris Pratt and Robert Downey Jr. will star together in Avengers: Infinity War, and the movie comes out April 27.

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