No Demon in a Bottle Storyline from Iron Man 2

Ya i think this is a smart move, you need to build a character up before you begin to bring out his flaws and show more of his human side. this will also give them a chance to develop rhodes/war machine more so that he can take more of a role in the story when stark falls victim to his addiction

as long as the studio doesen't come in to make franchise friendly changes, ala spiderman 3, it will rock regardless of the storyline. w/ Fav at the wheel it can't go wrong

i agree i mean i like the demon in a bottle storyline but i think it would be to soon just like i think it would be cool if they did the extremis (the one where he gets the nano tech in his system that way he practically gets the power of a technopath lol) storyline

Awwwwww crap,,,, isn't this why ol WAR MACHINE dons the armor???? Well IRONMAN's armor first but you know what i mean! ; )

They are not going to do it. I have been saying this from the moment they announced who is the director. Look he is an talented comedic writing and can pull off action , but Jon can't do drama and he clearly doesn't want to. Remember before the first was released he hinted at Tony's addiction making the film, but then said he cut it but promised that it would be a huge part of number 2. Now they are doing the same thing. This story will not happen it doesn't play to his strengths and it doesn't fit the tone of the films he has set. It should happen, but despite his great humor this guy can not write depth.

I couldn't agree more. I like funny Tony Stark.. I really don't like the comic one but the movie one was really funny. I might miss that if they do the demon in a bottle thing.. Maybe in IM 3 or 4 be better, when the public can bond a little bit more with the movie version Iron Man/stark.

What I love best here is that you get a sense that RDJ really knows the source material and has read every Iron Man comic out there.

KUDOS RDJ

MetalHead is on to a good idea here. We should see alcohol affecting Tony a little more, but it should be subtle. Maybe let it play a role in being a problem in the fight before the climactic fight, where being buzzed or hung over during a fight causes Tony to lose. He finds an excuse for why he loses, but he knows inside "I better be sober for the next fight". An alcoholic doesn't wreck everything overnight. He'll realize he needs to sober up for the next fight, and for a while, he'll do it. It takes this happening a few times before he'll decide "the alcohol isn't why I lost that fight. There were other factors that caused it." and he'll fight drunk or hung over again.

Turning Stark into an alcoholic wreck in the second film would kill the franchise. If it were up to me, I'd actually hold that storyline off for the fourth film. Let the third one be the long-teased battle with the Mandarin. by this time, the subtle influence of alcohol on Tony's judgment will have built up enough to where audiences won't be shocked to see Stark's life falling apart around him. He should hit bottom fairly early in the movie, allowing more of the story to be Tony's battle to overcome his addiction and redeem himself. That's the heart of the story, and shouldn't be rushed.

@stupify_me
you make no sense. You said RDJ's Iron Man was similiar to the comics but then you say that it's not even close! Personally i agree with Howllet04 and i really got the sense that he read the source material. However, i don't feel that his depiction of Iron Man was similarly not even close to the comics... because i use my words correctly...

Tony coming to realize that he has a problem with alcoholism would be very similar to when he realized while held hostage that he was wasting his life. Coming so close to losing his life he realized that he wasn't using his abilities for the greater good and that event opened his eyes to it. The whole alcoholism would/could be done in almost the exact same way and would also fit the character well because throughout the course of the films we'd be watching Tony Stark evolve into a mature adult.

It would be fitting since many rich people never have to grow up because of getting their money at a young age and never having to learn what it's like to put in a hard day's work (I'm more referring to rock stars, celebrities, SOME sports figures, etc.). The combination of all of these events would be showing us Tony Stark's evolution from the care-free playboy billionaire to a man who has come to realize his powers and abilities and is using them to help better the world in unselfish ways. You know, the old "with great power comes great responsiblity" theme that Marvel loves and would be very appropriate for the series.

Side note: another idea would be to have Tony conquering one of his problems in each film. The first was his direction in life. The alcoholism shouldn't be sooner than the 3rd. Maybe the 2nd could be his issues with women/relationships. The only reason I say this is that these types of things are what have always made us relate to the Marvel characters-- the human aspects to their lives; the fact that they aren't just superheroes, they're "real" people, too. And watching someone overcome their flaws in the face of adversity is what seperates them from the rest and what ultimately makes them a hero.

joNathanPetrelli do you know how to read? I clearly said that it wasn't close to being an exact copy. Which is very different from not even close to being like the comics.

bobbyjones6969 wow you must love movies like transformers if you thought there was any depth or emotion in ironman. There was not one emotional or dramatic scene in the film. There was action and there was comedy. The most dramatic scene in the cave where the guy who helped him died wasn't even emotional it was so heavily focused on the action that it's easily forgettable. Also I thought I was fairly clear that I didnt think Jon sucked I find him talented despite disliking most of his work. Elf was a crap fest. Most directors stick with a certain type of film its very common. How many hilarious comedy's of you seen Spielberg do? When was the last time JJ Abrams did a Spoof movie ? I never said he sucks just that he knows what he is good at.