One DnD Movie Star Made The Same Costume Mistake As Robert Downey Jr.

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves star Regé-Jean Page (Xenk) made the same mistake that Robert Downey Jr. did in Iron Man. With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves borrowing its humorous and fantastical tone from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it does make some sense that it would also fall into some of the same traps. Unfortunately for Page, that meant a very uncomfortable experience on-set.

After all, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Page admitted that agreeing to film in armor for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves was a serious regret. He compared his experience to Downey Jr.’s time on Iron Man and the stresses that came about because of it. Along the way, his detailed description disgusted the rest of the cast, as he described the sweat and agony of the suit. Check out Page’s quote below:

“I made the Robert Downey Jr. mistake. Like, filming in armor is not where you want to be. You’re hot all day. You can’t sit down. The sweat goes nowhere — it just kind of hangs out. It becomes a scuba suit, just with your own juices. It was delicious.”

Why Filming In Armor Is So Difficult

It may sound like a minor issue, but filming in armor really is a major pain. Between the added weight of the armor and the heat, it can be a major hassle for actors who are just trying to do their jobs. Downey Jr. has already been on record about how difficult acting in the Iron Man suit was, and the situation is no different for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.

Under the bright lights on the set of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, actors already can find themselves getting hot. Yet wearing a metal containment suit can make that even more difficult, especially since it gives no room for the skin to breathe. Sweat builds up and can never escape or catch cool air, so the situation only gets more humid and more uncomfortable with every passing second.

To make matters worse, trying to be expressive in a gigantic metal heat trap is incredibly difficult. While Xenk’s Dungeons & Dragons class made it a necessity to wear the armor, it is still a serious problem for an actor who is just attempting to do his job and show off his character’s emotional responses. Downey Jr. had the same problem, and if Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves ever does get a sequel, it’s likely that Page will need to find more practical suits just like the Marvel Cinematic Universe did for Downey Jr.

Source: EW