Elon Musk Inspired “Iron Man” Tony Stark Movie Portrayal



SpacX Founder Elon Musk

Apparently, Iron Man Tony Stark is Space X founder Elon Musk – minus the five kids and the messy divorce. Jon Favreau writes the following for the 2010 Time 100:

Elon Musk makes no sense — and that’s the reason I know him. When I was trying to bring the character of genius billionaire Tony Stark to the big screen in Iron Man, I had no idea how to make him seem real. Robert Downey Jr. said, “We need to sit down with Elon Musk.” He was right.

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