VIDEO : Robert Downey Jr. Says Chris Evans Is Huge Part Of Why The MCU Has Worked So Well

with The Hollywood Reporter for an in-depth profile, and one of his co-stars dropping in to share some kind words.
Robert Downey Jr., the actor best known for playing Tony Stark/Iron Man, shared that Evans is the reason the MCU works.
"[Evans'] suspension of his own disbelief, regardless of whatever doubts he had, is the reason all these other worlds are able to be built," Downey Jr. explained. "Starting with Avengers, and then Guardians, and Black Panther. People love to say ? and I'll eat it up ? that I'm kind of the progenitor of this whole universe. But if you want to talk about it in terms of team building, and you want to talk about it as the most successful creative relay race in the history of cinema, he was the critical leg."
Downey Jr. also went on to talk about Evans? growth over the years.
"I've been in hundreds of scenes with this guy," Downey Jr. added. "Nobody laughs more than him. Sometimes he makes me self-conscious, like, 'Should I be more fun?' There's a little bit of, like, just trying to shake out the anxiety. And I've also seen him, over the last 10 years, go from being someone who had laughably real social anxiety to someone who has grown more and more comfortable in their own skin."
We love hearing these kind words between co-stars, especially since their characters had a falling out back in Captain America: Civil War. Cap and Tony haven?t been seen onscreen together since, and fans are hoping Avengers: Endgame will provide a heartfelt reunion. Unfortunately, many also believe that their characters are the most likely to die in the upcoming film.