MCU Star Daniel Brühl Recalls the Time Robert Downey Jr. Invited Him to His “Village”

Daniel Brühl portrays Helmut Zemo in the MCU. He first appeared in ‘Captain America: Civil War’ (2016), where he serves as the main villain. Zemo is a former Sokovian special forces operative whose family was killed during the events of ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ (2015), which fuels his desire for revenge against the Avengers.

As one of the most complicated villains in the MCU, Brühl got the opportunity to reprise his role in ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ (2021) where he sort of gets his redemption arc now becoming an anti-hero.

The actor recently sat down with GamesRadar+ to promote his latest show, ‘The Franchise,’ and also revealed one strange, but little-known detail regarding his off-screen relationship with Robert Downey Jr. Apparently it took place during his days filming ‘Civil War,’ and it’s something that the actor will remember for the rest of his life.

Apparently, Brühl made RDJ laugh so hard, that he warranted himself an invite to RDJ’s mysterious “village.” The actor apparently has a whole “village” during filming instead of just one trailer.

I came to this gigantic park like the new kid at school. I really felt like a school boy again. I remember the first day I had with Downey Jr., we had a scene together and I made some sort of joke and he laughed forever. He then said, ‘Oh you are funny, do you have allergies?’ I was like, ‘Allergies?'”

Later that day when I was in my trailer happily eating a burrito at lunch, somebody knocked at my door to say, ‘You have cordially been invited to Robert Downey Jr.’s village to have lunch’. I was like, ‘Village?’ I put down my burrito and was driven there. I arrived at his village and there was a huge fence and a bouncer. He treated me so nicely, gave me a present, and I was like, ‘This is a dear diary moment’. I was super starstruck.

Source: GamesRadar+

We know that Downey is set to return to the MCU in the upcoming ‘Avengers’ installment but as Doctor Doom not as Iron Man, and according to fans, they would love to see him interact with Brühl again.

Brühl however was a bit more mysterious when it comes to his MCU future. The actor was recently asked about his potential role in the upcoming ‘Thunderbolts*’ which will mark the return of several notable villains:

Y: So you’re still in with them? Does that mean you will make a cameo in Thunderbolts*?

DB: [laughs] Next question.

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