Robert Downey Jr.: Iron Man 2 Role Was Daunting

Robert Downey Jr.: Iron Man 2 Role Was Daunting

The seemingly cool, calm and collected Robert Downey Jr. confesses to being nervous about reprising the role of Tony Stark/Iron Man in Iron Man 2.

By bsprecher - Sep 25, 2009 10:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Iron Man 2
Source: Metro

Having met actor Robert Downey Jr., I can say from experience that the man is one cool customer. Downey Jr. entered the quiet press room at the San Diego Comic-Con with boisterous bravado, sporting a crazy pair of neon green sneakers and a huge smile. He was Tony Stark incarnate. Or, rather, Tony Stark is Robert Downey Jr. At least, the same cocky-yet-playful confidence of Tony Stark comes from the actor himself: it's no act.

So, I was surprised when I read a recent article where RDJ confesses to having some trepidation about returning to the role that has catapulted him to the top of the Hollywood short-list of leading men. RDJ said:







"I've never been in a sequel, and it's very daunting because I feel the expectation of the millions of people who watched the first one and enjoyed it as well as told me that it was a little different than your usual genre picture and that they expected us to not screw it up.

"So, I actually have taken Iron Man 2 probably more seriously than any movie I've ever done. I'll never be here again. I'll never be 44-years-old making a sequel, making this and that, so I'm really kind of just running on gratitude right now."











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