Iron Man screenwriter Mark Fergus on his Irish heritage and working with Robert Downey Jr
Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark in Iron Man.
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.
