Robert Downey Jr.’s Trailer Compound Made His ‘Captain America’ Costars Jealous
It takes a village to raise a chid and, apparently, it takes a village of trailers to accommodate Robert Downey Jr. on the film set of a Marvel movie.
In this Associated Press video above of the London press conference for Captain America: Civil War, it’s clear that Iron Man’s trailer situation — which is comprised of not just one trailer, but multiple campers known collectively as “the village”— has become a real point of envy for his fellow co-stars.
“He has, like, five of ‘em,” says Anthony Mackie, a.k.a. The Falcon, while pointing at Downey Jr.
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“Robert actually has the smallest trailer. He just has another four trailers around it,” adds Paul Bettany (Vision)
“One day I had lunch and was eating my burrito in my humble, little trailer,” says Daniel Bruhl, who plays villain Zemo in Civil War. “Somebody knocked at my door and said … ‘You’re cordially invited to Robert Downey’s village.’”
“Then in the far distance, I saw that huge space,” Bruhl remembers, sounding a little awestruck.
Downey — who, in case you forgot, topped last year’s Forbes list of the highest paid actors in Hollywood — responded by jokingly referring to himself as “the Graydon Carter of the M.C.U.” and noting that the state of Georgia wanted to give his “village” “its own ZIP code.”
The whole thing makes you wonder if the civil war between Marvel’s superheroes really started because everyone resents the amount of trailer square footage Downey has amassed. To be fair, though: That Iron Man suit really does take up a ton of room.
