Los Angeles: Robert Downey Jr's new "Iron Man 3" had to be
completely re-written after studio bosses decided to scrap any mention
of the superhero's battle with alcoholism.
Downey Jr has reprised his role as Tony Stark in the third
instalment of the franchise, and director Shane Black has revealed the
first draft of the script included the comic book character's most
famous storyline - his battle with booze.
However, bosses at the movie studio behind the film, ordered them
to rewrite the script and avoid references to Stark's problems with
addiction, reported Contactmusic.
"I think we were just told by the studio that we should probably
paint Tony Stark as being kind of an industrialist and a crazy guy, or
even a bad guy at some points, but the... stuff of him being an
alcoholic wouldn't really fly," Black said.
The movie's screenwriter Drew Pearce adds, "In our first draft Tony
was a bit more rock 'n' roll. It's kind of a 'pick your battles' thing;
alcoholism is a massive problem but it's also not the best villain for a
movie."
However, Black fears the character's drinking in the film may still
upset some critics even though he only guzzles "one glass of wine".
The character's addiction storyline would have been particularly
poignant for the franchise's star Downey Jr, who has battled real life
drink and drug problems of his own in the past.
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