In Part III of MTV's interview with Bob Layton, they discussed his visit on location. The first thing he discussed was settling a creative dispute between Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Favreau over Jim Rhodes character.
“When I first got on the set, there was a dispute going on between Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. about [Jim Rhodes’] character,” Layton explained to MTV News. “That’s how I was introduced to them. It was like, ‘here’s the guy who helped created the character, why don’t we ask him?’"
"We got into this lively discussion in terms of how Jim Rhodes would react to a certain situation and we all came to some sort of agreement on that," he explained. "I basically acted as an arbitrator.”
Bob also sat in with the special effects crew for awhile:
“The guys from the special effects unit took me to their trailer and showed me some of the stuff that they were working on which just blew me away," he said. "I had lunch with the cast and crew and just had a really great time there.”
Apparently Mr. Layton was on set for the filming of the Monte Carlo racetrack scene and was very impressed with everything that went on. In conclusion, Bob summed up his impression of the visit by saying: “Here’s the thing that really impressed me. I went there kind of slack-jawed and in awe of meeting Robert Downey Jr., Jon Favreau and Mickey Rourke. [But] Jon and Robert and the entire cast and crew seemed to be more fans of me than me of them.”
“They were so incredibly respectful and they had read all the comics and knew the stuff backwards and forwards. I was blown away by it," he laughed. "They treated me like I was visiting royalty. I had an absolutely tremendous time. They’ve been incredibly respectful and terrific as far as me and my contributions to the history of the character.”
DogsOfWar-It looks extremely promising that the cast and crew are so into the source material, especially for a sequel. MTV's part IV will be discussing Layton's take on "Iron Man 3" so stay tuned.