Garry Shandling On Working With Robert Downey Jr. In Iron Man 2!

Garry Shandling On Working With Robert Downey Jr. In Iron Man 2!

The actor briefly talks about his experience working alongside Robert Downey Jr. on Iron Man 2 and reveals how the senate hearing scene went from 5 pages to 15...

By JoshWilding - Sep 27, 2010 09:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Iron Man 2
Source: Daily Comet

"He’s unbelievable," the actor said when asked what it was like to work with Robert Downey Jr. "He is so fast, funny and facile at playing in the moment. That is very, very special, and that’s exactly where I like to be."

As you'll probably already know, Shandling played a U.S. senator who wanted Tony Stark's Iron Man armour to be handed over to the US government for what he claimed was for the sake of national defense. When asked about his and Downey Jr's confrontation at that senate hearing, he revealed that he and the actor talked about how they'd do the scene before filming.

"I liked to improvise and he likes to improvise and Jon said that was fine as long as we gave him the story. So what was a five-page scene turned into a 15-page scene."

Iron Man 2 is out on DVD and blu-ray on September 28th in the US and on October 25th in the UK!




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Gmoney84
Gmoney84 - 9/27/2010, 10:29 AM
I can't wait to own this Blu-ray. I'm pumped about some new Thor stuff.
DCMarvelFreshman
DCMarvelFreshman - 9/27/2010, 10:29 AM
Nice find Josh! I loved Garry's role.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 9/27/2010, 10:32 AM
DCMF: Thanks bud, and so did I! That final scene between him and Downey Jr, when "Highway To Hell" starts playing in the background, was great fun as was the whole senate hearing! The two of them had some great chemistry together.

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Vital
Vital - 9/27/2010, 4:50 PM
lol "yes dear?"
Joe6Pack74
Joe6Pack74 - 9/27/2010, 8:31 PM
I wish they would bring back the "Its Gary Shandling Show" that was great. And while they are at it "Get a Life" with Chris Elliot.
Magicfingers
Magicfingers - 9/27/2010, 11:26 PM
I like Shandling and I loved his role in Iron Man 2. I give Jon Favreau respect for letting them play around and do a little improv on set. It makes for great work and a good work environment. Plus, it's a whole lot of fun! XD
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