'Bulls**t', James Gunn On Post Claiming Any Actor Could've Played Robert Downey Jr's Iron Man

Full of tremendous action and drama, James Gunn's The Suicide Squad is getting rave reviews from the audiences as well as critics. Amid all this, a post claiming any actor could have played Robert Downey Jr's Iron Man is going viral on social media. Seeing this, Gunn called it "bulls**t."

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While fans think that nobody else could have essayed the role better and are quite emotional about it, the post stated, "Robert Downey Jr is a leading man, but his Iron Man could be played by almost anyone with wit; the character is more important to audiences than the actor."

The big titles of the past decade are brands and franchises established in numerous prequels and sequels. Robert Downey Jr is a leading man, but his Iron Man could be played by almost anyone with wit; the character is more important to audiences than the actor. pic.twitter.com/Cjpmyp2U6L

¡ª The Sunday Times (@thesundaytimes) August 1, 2021

This not only offended fans, but also James Gunn. "I've seen the screen tests. This is bullshit," he wrote.

I've seen the screen tests. This is bullshit.

¡ª James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 1, 2021

The tweet was about an article that talked if the era of the leading man is ending and Matt Damon is the last of them.