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RDJ’s portrayal of Iron Man is partially based off Elon Musk, not the other way around.

Edit: Since I’m being downvoted, here you go, today you learned: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/true-story-elon-musk-robert-d...




and Larry Ellison, Elon Musk was still too young on the scene in 2008, and not the celebrity he is today.



Not sure about that tibit, but in general that book is said to be inaccurate/too rosy of musk.

From what I have heard, it was both:

Elon Musk, Larry Ellison Appear In Iron Man 2

https://www.forbes.com/sites/velocity/2010/04/29/elon-musk-l...




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