Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. On Iron Man 2

Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. On Iron Man 2

Check out these previously unreleased interview bits with Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Favreau obtained during the filming of Iron Man 2.

By Hawksblueyes - Oct 03, 2010 07:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Iron Man 2
Source: LA Times



Geoff Boucher with the LA Times has posted some interesting quotes from interviews conducted with Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Favreau while visiting the set of Iron Man 2 some time ago. These quotes give a fairly good look at what it may have been like on the set of a potential blockbuster sequel to a blockbuster.

Favreau on the Double Edged Sword of success...

“The challenges are to maintain the tone and the personality. You can’t fall into the trap of getting too precious with the material or taking yourself too seriously. You also need to escalate things appropriately. You can fall into a real trap with these things of telling the same story over and over again — playing it too safe and relying on familiar things — or just the opposite of being too ambitious and letting the plot become too baroque or cluttered with too many characters. In this case, we added people to change the dynamic of the core group. We didn’t want to do something that felt like another episode of a sitcom. There was a very comfortable dynamic with the characters after the first one and there’s a temptation to just become episodic when that happens.”

Downey on what he needed to avoid making the sequel...

“I needed to remember not to forget. I didn’t want to forget the way we made it happen last time, which was very seat-of-our-pants, very synergistic and open to finding the big ‘ah-ha’ moments…. We said last time that we couldn’t imagine that we’d get so lucky to get a shot at doing it [a second time in the same fashion]. It was tantamount sometimes to making a crazy, cosmic double entendre. Our thing is order out of chaos. The hours are weird but it pays pretty good.”

Downey on revealing Iron Mans identity...

“It was one of the big keys to our success. You’ve got to break the mode as many ways as possible. That, by the way, on the day, was an ‘alt.’ That scene in the first movie, I mean, where I tell everyone that Tony Stark is Iron Man, that was [a departure from the script] where Jon said, ‘Just do one take where you look right down the barrel of the camera and say it.’ We decided that it made it more interesting. And the first one, where I stuck to the cards, that didn’t go so well; I start talking about my dad and get real stoic and seem traumatized. So we went in a different direction. And that’s what we do here more than anything is that we try to defy expectation, if only for ourselves and our satisfaction as fans of these kinds of movies. It’s kind of Pickford-Chaplin thing of the lunatics taking over the asylum. Look, you imagine this film is going to have a certain amount of success whether we do it in an interesting way or not just because of last time. The first will get people to come see the second. We felt more motivated to countermand that [moviegoer] tendency. I feel like this is our generation’s chance to sit in the catbird seat and make movies for the present and future generations…we’re trying to make it really deep. Or maybe we’re trying to make it seem really deep. Half the time we’re just trying to entertain ourselves.”

Downey on his trust in Favreau...

“Here’s the thing. We realized pretty early on with this second one that there was not going to be much of anything elegant about the way we did this movie. It was essentially going to be a screaming, wild-eyed bar fight just to get that naturalism that we got in the first one…there’s all these thing you’re juggling and some of them are on fire. It all goes back to Jon and I. That first screen test and me bringing everything I had to bear on it and getting the opportunity for this role. Jon and I are the same exact guys but we’ve also changed a lot internally; some of that was prompted by external things like success and a deep feeling of accomplishment after connecting with an audience that embraced this whole thing. There’s a possibility to have legacy with this thing. We’re not fooling ourselves – it’s entertainment for a general audience — but to me that is the most exciting realm of creative activity. There is a possibility of a legacy.”
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Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 10/3/2010, 7:49 AM
;)
dcpaper
dcpaper - 10/3/2010, 8:51 AM
@ brazilianbatman

What about that Thor footage
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 10/3/2010, 9:14 AM
Everybody is going to laugh at me but I liked IM2 very much. What I found to be it's major problem was the sound. There was none. Every conversation sounded like it was taking place in a fully carpeted (walls included) studio. There was absolutely no warmth or ambiance to the voices. For that matter, when they were outside there was no ambient sound at all, nothing, no cars going by no background voices.

There was no natural flow to the sounds we were hearing. This throws everything off to the viewer in a completely unnoticeable manner. Whatever a person takes in is processed as unbelievable if the sound doesn't fit. Your brain will tell itself that what you're seeing doesn't fit with what you're hearing and it will come off as forced or un natural. If you don't beleive what I'm saying try watching some of it again (no need to watch the entire thing, any part will do). You'll see what I mean.
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 10/3/2010, 9:28 AM
brazilianbatman: Maybe Stark figured that seeing as how the whole world knows that he is IM there was no more sense in disguising his voice coming through the suit. I also liked his voice in IM better.

You have to pay close attention to catch the sound problem. Try it once and you'll see how un natural it makes the scenes. It rears it's ugly head in every scene that isn't an action sequence.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 10/3/2010, 9:48 AM
In other words IRON MAN 2 was a big sell out!

It was okay, but it should have been AWESOME!

It had too many loose plot holes and stupidness, bit like SMALLVILLE! : P


'Demon in a Bottle' was perfect dammit!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 10/3/2010, 9:49 AM
On another note...

WAR MACHINE & HAMMER owned!!!
TheDarqueOne
TheDarqueOne - 10/3/2010, 9:56 AM
For me Iron Man II was a very enjoyable leap into a real comics Universe. I don't think it is perfect of course but the flaws are very trivial.

jusme6
jusme6 - 10/3/2010, 10:06 AM
The realism that made IM great was not at all present in IM2. Very Smallvill-ish (good call Lee). Loading up a movie full of ACDC music makes it feel like a movie for people who grew up in the 80's. There was little to no emotion in the whole movie. The Tony we could all relate to and understand was not pressent in IM2. I don't fault RDJ or Favreau though. I fault the studio and the suits in charge. Hopefully Thor and CA:TFA will be more like IM and TIH than IM2.
HULK2099
HULK2099 - 10/3/2010, 10:27 AM
luv these guys
Cole91
Cole91 - 10/3/2010, 10:29 AM
I felt Iron Man 2 was a very faithful representation of the Iron Man comics circa late 1970's-80's. They were all about Tony Stark's strained relationship with the government, his bouts with alcohol, Justin Hammer sending super powered goons like Whiplash after him, and folks like Nick Fury and Captain America regularly popped in for whatever reason. In this sense, I enjoyed the film a great deal.
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 10/3/2010, 10:44 AM
LEEE: I didn't see any loose plot holes. I did notice certain things that lead directly in to some of Marvels upcoming films, the same way something in a comic may have little to do with that comics story.

People were excited to see this shared Marvel universe, well that's part of it. Just like in the comics, you may have to buy a different title to understand exactly what was happening on page 2 of the issue you're reading. I liked that about the movie.
conformist21
conformist21 - 10/3/2010, 11:00 AM
Iron Man 2 had all the elements to be an amazing sequel, it was not executed well enough and it was merely a great sequel
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 10/3/2010, 11:18 AM
Even though IM2 wasn't as good as IM, it sure does beat majority of the comicbookmovies that been out minus The Incredible Hulk, Watchmen, Kick-Ass, Spider-Man 1&2 and X-Men 1&2.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 10/3/2010, 11:46 AM
I LOVED IM2
GarageNinja
GarageNinja - 10/3/2010, 12:18 PM
IM2 was great, I'll probably watch it as much as the first. They were rushed though and imo the part that suffered was when he discovers that new element and fabricates it in like 5 minutes. Then the new element added to the RT miraculously counteracts his illness. But hey, Im ok with that because its a freakin comic book movie.

All the characters were great, specifically the character interactions. Rodey & Stark, Pepper & Stark. Vanko & Hammer

Jackson's Fury was weak in this movie though.
Minato
Minato - 10/3/2010, 12:53 PM
I dont see what made IM2 bad for yall. The movie was as epic as it could get without stomping on the ability to progress the main charictor in Avengers. Out of all the main team (Hank & Jan or Clint and Natasha) Tony is the only one who can bring comedy. The movie was comical but not silly at all to me. I think RDJ captures all sides of Tonys personality well. He even made me believe he could create an element. As far as action Monaco was great and made the Suitcase armor believable. The final action scene he defeated 32 Hammeriods and Whiplash while scrapping with War Machine. Favs Killed it suck it up and admit it.
Minato
Minato - 10/3/2010, 12:56 PM
Greatest CBMs in order

1.The Dark Knight
2.Watchmen
3.Ironman 2 (yea i said it wanna fight about it)
4.Spiderman 2
5.Batman Begins
Minato
Minato - 10/3/2010, 12:58 PM
PS None of the x-men movies were as good as if marvel woulda done them. Theyre not close to my list.
JohnTom88
JohnTom88 - 10/3/2010, 4:24 PM
IM 3 could be the Star Trek 2 of all superhero films because they have Khan, "Gene Khan" alias the Mandarin.

JohnTom88
JohnTom88 - 10/3/2010, 4:31 PM
IM 3 could be the Star Trek 2 of all superhero films because they have Khan, "Gene Khan" alias the Mandarin.

jbender
jbender - 10/3/2010, 6:46 PM
You want serious brooding stuff, you watch Dark Knight.
You want fun adventure stuff, you watch IronMan. It's that simple.
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