Robert Downey Jr. and wife Susan Downey spotted at event promoting documentary about his father

Robert Downey Jr., 58, and his wife, film producer Susan Downey, 49, were spotted at the Netflix event for Sr., the documentary about his late father Robert Downey, Sr.

The Iron Man actor looked smart in an off-white linen suit with a white shirt and white shoes with red laces.

His wife, meanwhile, wore taupe plaid pants and a navy blue shirt, which she paired with a classic oversized navy blue blazer. On her feet she wore a pair of navy blue and tan futuristic-looking trainers.

The Oppenheimer star took part in a panel for the event. The project came about when Tiger King producer Chris Smith approached Robert to make a film about his life.

Instead, RDJ suggested that the film focus on the eccentric life of his father, director Robert Downey, Sr.

Brave: The Iron Man actor looked smart in an off-white linen suit with a white shirt and white shoes with red laces

Stylish: His wife, meanwhile, wore taupe check trousers and a navy camisole, which she paired with a classic, oversized navy blazer. On her feet she wore a pair of navy blue and tan futuristic-looking sneakers

Long before RDJ donned Iron Man’s suit, Downey Sr. an indie filmmaker and counterculture guru who pushed envelopes and flipped the establishment.

Downey Sr. died on July 7, 2021 at the age of 85 after a battle with Parkinson’s disease.

The screening event took place on Wednesday night and featured artifacts from Downey Sr.’s life and career. to see.

Smith sat down with deadline last month for an interview about the project and said, “I knew Robert Downey Sr., but I didn’t know him or his work very well,” Smith said.

“I had seen Putney Swope – which I think a lot of people had – but it was only Robert [Jr.] kind of pointed us in the direction that I started looking at everything else, and just got a much bigger view of the body of work and the reflection on the person.’

Smith revealed that the elder Downey’s love of filmmaking was reflected in the film and that at one point he had an alternative idea of ​​how the documentary should play out.

Smith chose Downey, Sr. run along while other parts of the crew continued with the original plan.

“It was very refreshing to be with someone that the joy of it all was still there — it was so encouraging to see it,” Smith noted, “like, at his age… there was such a purity in terms of his excitement about everything related to taking a good picture.”

Team Downey: Cameraman Kevin Ford poses with RDJ, his wife Susan and Sr.’s director Smith

Storytellers: Director Chris Smith and Robert Downey Jr. tell the audience about the making of the film

Dad: The documentary tells the story of his father, but also his own

Complicated: Downey Sr. infamously encouraged RDJ to try marijuana when he was just eight years old

Artifacts: The event also featured artifacts from the late filmmaker’s life and career

On Netflix: The documentary is currently available on Netflix

Not me: the director originally wanted to make a movie about the life of Downey Jr

In the end: Smith said, “That’s life – like, maybe we don’t always get the answers we’re looking for, but in there is the answer we’re looking for”

As the story goes, Downey Sr. Downey Jr. famously tried marijuana when he was eight years old.

In the documentary, Downey Sr. himself an idiot for that step. Both father and son struggled with drug addiction at different times in their lives.

Smith recalled, “In the final scene, he [says to his dad], “Is there anything you want your child to know?” He’s not getting the answer I think he might have been looking for, but at the same time it feels almost more poetic.”

“That’s life—we may not always get the answers we’re looking for, but that’s the answer we’re looking for.”