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Robert Downey Jr feels like he's part of Marvel's "old guard".
The Hollywood star reprises the role of Iron Man in the studio's latest production 'Captain America: Civil War', and has admitted he sees himself as a veteran of the franchise.
The 50-year-old actor told Variety: "[Don] Cheadle and I are just going, 'Wow, dude, look at this.' We're now like the old guard, and our storyline carries real weight just because of our history in the [canon].
"But we're also looking around like, 'Who thought that Falcon and Black Panther and Ant-Man and now Spider-Man...?' I mean it's like wow, this thing is just crazy."
This comes shortly after 'Captain America' star Anthony Mackie said Marvel makes much better movies than DC Comics.
The 37-year-old actor appears in the role of Falcon and has claimed the studio's blockbuster productions are much better than those produced by their rivals, citing DC's 'Man of Steel' to support his point.
During an interview, Anthony was asked whether he thought Marvel or DC makes better films, to which he replied: "What was the last good DC movie you saw? Exactly, Marvel."
And when the interviewer said he's a big fan of 'Man of Steel', Anthony said: "You're bananas. You're bananas. You should just email everyone you know and just ask them what they thought about the movie."

Michael Douglas' children want to follow him into the movie business.
The 71-year-old actor - who has a 15-year-old son called Dylan and a 12-year-old daughter called Carys Zeta with his current wife Catherine Zeta-Jones - has revealed his kids are eager to follow in his footsteps, though he's sounded a note of caution.
He said: "My son and my daughter both want to be in the business.
"They both want to act and I've told them to be ready for rejection.
"That's the one part I always warn everybody starting out in the business. You have to be able to take a hit and keep on going no matter what. It's hard, but you have to deal with it because it's going to happen.
"I experienced lots of rejection in my career and it's never easy. You have to keep on going and someone will say yes."
Meanwhile, Michael also said his career success and longevity has been built on focusing on the work.
He told Variety: "My career has been based on the material and it's always been based on what I think emotionally moves me, what makes me laugh and makes me angry.
"Sticking with the material rather than worrying about your image is the key and the most important thing in an actor's career. That has been the crux that has led me in my career."

Eddie Redmayne felt "vulnerable" playing a transgender woman in 'The Danish Girl'.
The Oscar-winning actor stars as transgender pioneer Lili lbe in the new movie, and said he can empathise with real-life trans women feeling like they are being judged as he felt "very exposed" just acting the part.
He told The Sun newspaper: "It leaves you feeling very exposed and vulnerable. The set itself felt very safe when I would be walking around as Lili but there was still this sense of people watching you and feeling judged.
"Imagine what it must be like for trans women who are constantly facing such judgment as well as discrimination and violence in many cases."
The 33-year-old star felt most exposed during the nude scenes for the forthcoming flick.
He recently said: "Any time you get naked in front of a crew, it's embarrassing."
In one particular scene, the handsome star had to peel off his trousers and tuck his manhood through his legs.
He explained: "It's not as if we as actors have some way of becoming comfortable with it. It would be exactly like you getting naked in front of 30 people."

Daisy Ridley will follow the box office performance of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' from her bed with "a stormtrooper mug full of hot chocolate".
The 23-year-old actress stars as Rey in the new sci-fi movie, and has revealed she'll be keeping a close eye on the public's reaction to the film from the comfort of her own home.
She shared: "This is the image I have. I'm going to be in my bed, with my cat next to me and a stormtrooper mug full of hot chocolate, and I'm just going to be looking at the box office figures.
"I'm just going to be looking at the numbers, at how many people are going to see the movie. I can't wait to see how well we do."
And Daisy's co-star John Boyega - who stars in the role of Finn - is similarly excited about the release of the J.J. Abrams-directed movie.
He told the BBC: "It feels like everyone's ready for it to come out now.
"There's been so much incredible work, so many people having input into it, and we're now ready for everyone to see it."

Barbra Streisand is to direct her first movie for nearly 20 years. The 73-year-old singer/songwriter and filmmaker has signed up to helm 'Catherine The Great', which will be the first time she has sat in the director's chair since helming 'The Mirror...

Mackenzie Crook "can't wait" to see Ricky Gervais' David Brent movie.
The 'Detectorists' actor - who starred alongside Gervais in 'The Office' from 2001 to 2003 - has confessed he's excited to see his former co-star reprise his role as annoying office manager David Brent in new movie 'Life on the Road'.
Asked if the 54-year-old actor had been in touch about his new project, Crook exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "No I've not heard from him about that. That's going ahead without any of the other 'Office' cast as far as I know, but that doesn't surprise me to be honest. I didn't think he ever would go back and visit those old cast members.
"At the time they always said that that was it after two series, they weren't going to go back and do 'The Office' again and I don't see this David Brent project as being an 'Office' thing really. It's something entirely different. I think it will work brilliantly, I can't wait to see it."
The 44-year-old star also admitted that while he and his former co-stars - including 'The Hobbit' actor Martin Freeman - no longer see each other very often, they're all grateful for what the show has done for their careers.
He added: "I haven't seen any of them for a while. We don't have reunions or anything but when we do bump into each other it's great.
"It was a springboard for all of us and it's incredible to think back actually and trace everything back to 'The Office' and all of those doors that have opened for me because of it.
"I could never have predicted what it would lead me on to do. In between the first and second series of 'The Office' I went and did the first 'Pirates of the Caribbean' so it was like immediately jumping from Slough to Hollywood and I've sort of continued doing lots of strange jobs."
'Detectorists' Series 2 and Series 1 & 2 Box Set will be available on DVD from December 7, 2015.

Daniel Radcliffe was two hours late on his first day on the set of 'Victor Frankenstein'.
In a joint interview with co-star James McAvoy, the 26-year-old actor told the 'X-Men' star that the cast must have thought he was an "arrogant d**k" for his tardiness.
He admitted: "I was told the wrong time and swanned in two hours late I didn't even apologise. You must have thought I was an arrogant d**k."
And asked which of each other's characters they'd like to play, James said he fancies being the FBI agent Daniel will star as in 'Imperium' next year, because he gets to have tattoos.
James told Daniel in the interview: "I like the sound of your next job."
Daniel responded: "I play an FBI agent that goes undercover and joins some white supremacists."
James contiuned: "How awesome does that sound? He gets to have tattoos and everything. Do you know how many times I've got to have tattoos? None."
But Daniel, 26, added that he doesn't like the fact he had to shave his head for the part.
He told ShortList: "I'm not getting permanent swastikas tattooed. I do have to shave my head, which I'm a bit worried about.
"My scalp has never seen the sun. I'm going to look horrendous."

Cate Blanchett relished playing an "unknowable" character in 'Carol'.
The Oscar-winning actress stars alongside Rooney Mara (Therese Belive) in the romantic drama movie based on 'The Price of Salt' by Patricia Highsmith, and has admitted she enjoyed the experience of appearing as a "mysterious" character who develops a lesbian relationship.
She shared: "Carol is very mysterious and almost unknowable.
"The novel is told from Therese's perspective, so I had to wrest her sense of what she was from what Therese perceived her to be. Because we're not always who we're perceived to be."
Despite the movie's subject matter, Cate admitted she's never overly-concerned by the issue of gender.
She told Metro newspaper: "Someone's gender is never the first thing I've seen about them. My own gender is not something I think about.
"I feel a bit like an amoeba in that way. I don't mean my sexuality, I mean my gender."
Last month, Cate's 'Carol' co-star Rooney Mara claimed sex scenes with male and female partners are just the same.
Asked the differences between having a male or female sex scene partner, she said: "It's not really any different, you're still trying to capture that kind of connection between your characters.
"But Cate has very soft skin, as opposed to most men."

Extras on 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' are threatening to quit after having their phones confiscated.
Warner Bros bosses are reportedly fearful the extras will take on-set pictures of the cast, including Eddie Redmayne and Colin Farrell, but the decision to confiscate their phones has become a source of controversy, with the extras saying they need to have access to them in order to accept future work.
One unnamed extra told The Sun newspaper: "We're being treated like children. The production team is paranoid and many of us are thinking of telling them where to shove their job."
Agency Casting Collective has raised the issue with Warner Bros.
Meanwhile, 'Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe admitted recently he will be "first in the queue" to see the much-discussed prequel.
The 26-year-old star said he is pleased he isn't going to be a part of the new project and is simply looking forward to enjoying it as a fan.
He said: "I'm really happy they're doing it, but I like that I'm not involved.
"I know very little about it, but I'll be first in the queue."