Iron Man screenwriter Mark Fergus on his Irish heritage and working with Robert Downey Jr

The journey from business school to an Oscars was a surprising one for Iron Man screenwriter Mark Fergus

Fri, 16 Jul, 2021 - 15:00

Esther N McCarthy

He’s the Oscar-nominated screenwriter who can count Marvel’s Iron Man among his screenplays. Now Irish/American writer and filmmaker Mark Fergus has told how working closely with Robert Downey Jr and director John Favreau on the 2008 smash was a career highlight.

Fergus and his writing partner Hawk Ostby were hired by Favreau and top producer Kevin Feige to shape the screenplay for RDJ’s first outing as the offbeat superhero.