Robert Downey Jr. Jokes ‘Oppenheimer’ Set Was ‘a Wonderfully Rude Awakening’ After the MCU

The actor tells The View “having no set chairs, not a lot of craft service, and bathroom breaks being very scarce” was certainly different

Robert Downey Jr. and Christopher Nolan attend the 2024 Sundance Film Festival Opening Night Gala: Celebrating 40 Years at DeJoria Center on January 18, 2024 in Park City, Utah.
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After more than a decade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Tony Stark/Iron Man, filming “Oppenheimer” was definitely an adjustment for Robert Downey Jr. In fact, the actor joked Wednesday that the experience was actually “a wonderfully rude awakening.”

Following his Oscar nomination for his lead role in “Oppenheimer” — his third Oscar nomination ever — Downey stopped by “The View” to discuss his time on the film, as well as his new book “Cool Food.” While there, the actor praised the fact that “movies are back” and “things are kind of something like normal” after the strike, and he regaled the ladies with stories of his time on set.

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