Vin Diesel Praises Avengers Co-Star Robert Downey Jr.

Entering its third weekend in theaters, Avengers: Endgame is one of the highest grossing films of all-time. Needless to say, cast and crew behind the film are ecstatic at its performance. Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy star Vin Diesel took to Instagram earlier this evening to give a shout out to his co-star Robert Downey Jr. on an illustrious Marvel Cinematic Universe run.

Sharing a picture of the two, Diesel penned a heartfelt tribute to the Avengers star, saying Downey provided him the inspiration to take Fast 9 to "new heights."

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My brother Bobby... let me tell you about this amazing individual. He has a way of giving everyone he comes in contact with so much inspiration. You see it in the roles he plays. Like me he has never won an Oscar, but that means zero when it comes to how he has affected the world. His very existence represents the power of resilience. The love you have for him pales in comparison to the love I have for his spirit. On the weekend of the highest grossing movie of all times he in the most humble way says, your next brother. Fast 9 is going to take the industry to new heights! His belief in me sometimes scares me. I never want to let anyone down. So I will do everything in my power to make sure FAST 9 is everything! I love you RDJ and your brotherhood is truly a gift of which I am eternally grateful for. #teamstark #wearegroot #disney #marvel #universal #daretodream #teamgroot #domtoretto #FAST9 #leadwithlove #bloodshot #iloveyou

A post shared by Vin Diesel (@vindiesel) on May 11, 2019 at 3:04pm PDT

Diesel and Downey appeared in two MCU films together in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Unfortunately for fans of both Groot and Iron Man, the characters were never able to meet on-screen before the latter made the ultimate sacrifice in an attempt to stop Thanos (Josh Brolin) from destroying Earth for a second time.

Avengers: Endgame is now and theaters and will be followed by Spider-Man: Far From Home on July 2nd.

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