Jeff Bridges Talks "Iron Man"

Jeff Bridges Talks "Iron Man"

I know the hype is all about "Iron Man 2" right now. But Jeff Bridges still has one last thing to say about Iron Man's first outing that will make you even more excited for "Iron Man 2"!

By jman1977 - Dec 01, 2009 02:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Iron Man
Source: slashfilm.com

I hope everyone had a good holiday! Now that that's out of the way:

The first "Iron Man" was awesome, I mean it was above awesome. "Iron Man" not only told a solid story, keeping you interested all the way through, it also proved that a B list Marvel character could also be done right for a successful presentation on the silver screen and, not to mention make a ton of money. Hey, nothing wrong with that right?

Jeff Bridges finally chimed in with his Iron Man experience saying:

“They had no script, man! They had an outline,” says Bridges. “We would show up for big scenes every day and we wouldn't know what we were going to say.”

This from Slashfilm:

"Bridges, director Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. would literally act out sequences during primitive rehearsals, Downey taking on Bridges’s role and vice versa, to find and essentially improvise their way to full scenes, the actor recounts. Bridges says that the entire production was probably saved by the improve prowess of the film’s director and star."



So, it turns out that Favs and Downey Jr. improved most of the important stuff, but they did it successfully. Which is something that does not always happen. Normally it is a major failure unless the right guy for the right job is up to bat. Thank Galactus that Favs was the one challenged with bringing "Iron Man" to the big screen and if it helps the quality and over all flow of "Iron Man 2" I hope they didn't work off a script for that one either.
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Bark4Soul
Bark4Soul - 12/1/2009, 3:04 PM
That's kinda crazy, but it's all good. I think they'll continue to build off that and make a superior 2nd flick! :)
Ryden
Ryden - 12/1/2009, 3:04 PM
Cool. Jeff Bridges was an awesome Iron Monger, it would have been nice to see more of him.
thwhtGuardian
thwhtGuardian - 12/1/2009, 3:05 PM
that's pretty amazing, I mean to improv a whole movie is crazy.
Spock
Spock - 12/1/2009, 3:07 PM
I never thought Ironman was B list Character, wonder why he wanted so long to say something.
Betty
Betty - 12/1/2009, 3:07 PM
A rough script + a little improv is a good thing! Usually great results. Look at "Best in Show" and the like.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 12/1/2009, 3:08 PM
I think Iron Man was probably my favourite CBM - it was less bloated than Watchmen and more faithful than TDK!

It would've been great to see more of Bridges because he was an excellent villain!
Phinehas
Phinehas - 12/1/2009, 3:10 PM
Hey Jman! How ya been? Havent seen you around these here parts for a spell.
BruceWayneNewton
BruceWayneNewton - 12/1/2009, 3:13 PM
Spock is right. Iron Man was never really a B list hero. He is one of the most popular heroes is Marvel Universe. He ain't no Hawkeye.....that is a B lister if I have ever seen one.
crazyray
crazyray - 12/1/2009, 3:19 PM
First time comment, long time reader- the first rocked, dont mess with the formula. RDJ owned the 1st, he'll own the 2nd. Jon "I did not exhale' Favreau will do wonders again. and "B-list"??? Really???
Set2Fallfirst
Set2Fallfirst - 12/1/2009, 3:22 PM
It was fantastic I cant wait for 2 And RDJ is amazing.
ElBicho
ElBicho - 12/1/2009, 3:24 PM
Man, I'm surprised the Vince Vaughn wasn't cast as Iron Man.

Favs and Improv usually involve that guy...
imnotwearinghockeypants
imnotwearinghockeypants - 12/1/2009, 3:25 PM
Bridges pulling Stark's makeshift heart out of his chest was one of the top 5 best scenes ever in a comic book movie. Talk about sinister. I'd throw in Wolverine finally using his claws in X-Men 2, Spiderman sacrificing his body to stop the train in Spiderman 2 and the devil purging the tar and cancer from Constatine's body in Constatine for good measure.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/1/2009, 3:37 PM
Yo @ JMAN, Cool stuff man!!

JonF
JonF - 12/1/2009, 3:41 PM
For the last time, Iron Man was NEVER a b-list character! That's a HUGE misconception!! How could he be one of the Avengers big three if he were B-level? The success of the movie proved this! No character could consistently sustain his own starring title for 47 years if he were b-list! Get with it! For example:The New Warriors, Power Pack and Moon Knight would be considered b-list, NOT Iron Man! IM has been at the forefront of nearly every major Marvel event since his inception!!
mwmcintyre
mwmcintyre - 12/1/2009, 3:53 PM
Came for the smackdown for the "B-list" comment, did not leave disappointed.
MisterFixit
MisterFixit - 12/1/2009, 4:02 PM
he means B list about non- comics-fan knowledge of the character
akthunder
akthunder - 12/1/2009, 4:20 PM
You know I never was a fan of Iron Man. Watched the movie twice, second time I loved it. Really a great movie. Way more realistic than Batman.
thwhtGuardian
thwhtGuardian - 12/1/2009, 4:46 PM
He may not be b list with comic fans, but before the movie came out he was with the general public. You have to remember we live in a very isolated community when it comes to that.
Deadpool813
Deadpool813 - 12/1/2009, 4:52 PM
He´s just mad cuz he got killed in the first movie and wont make an appearence in the 2nd!

Loser!
rockstar728
rockstar728 - 12/1/2009, 4:54 PM
wow - that is crazy. Jeff Bridges and Robert Downey Jr. are the MAN!
jman1977
jman1977 - 12/1/2009, 5:07 PM
Thanks for clarifying for me Mister Fix it. As far as Marvel is concerned you guys are right he's right up there, the general movie going public's a list Comic charecters are Spider-Man, Batman, Wolverine, Superman, The X-Men. Why do you ask I mixed marvel and dc together? Because I dont believe the soccor mom that takes her 15 kids to the movie to see the new Batman or Wolverine flick knows the difference, there all just comic guys to those people. Just my 2 cents for what it's worth. Iron Man is the shizitt SON, dont get it twisted!!!
jman1977
jman1977 - 12/1/2009, 5:10 PM
Phinehas Iv been good brother. Out of town for the holidays and maxin and relaxing.
head
head - 12/1/2009, 5:31 PM
i know im a little late to comment, but Iron Man is NOT a B lister


thank you

:)
antz1104
antz1104 - 12/1/2009, 5:32 PM
Wow, thats a cool way to make a movie rock that hard. How have you all been?
joob234
joob234 - 12/1/2009, 5:40 PM
ahhhh man.... i thought he was gunna say Ezekiel Stane was gunna be in iron man 2 or something as a surprise cameo to lead to iron man 3 :(

cool news tho
jimthefan
jimthefan - 12/1/2009, 5:44 PM
improv seems to never fail everytime i hear somthing with no script its brilliant
JonF
JonF - 12/1/2009, 5:46 PM
Fixit and jman - Screw non-comics fans! THEY need to get with it! If they aren't interested in learning about these characters, then why should we court them for approval? Of course the studios always will, but it's the comic book fans that have sustained these characters long enough to justify making movies about them!

My priorities remain unchanged!! Quality movies made about quality properties = success, regardless of box office gross! WE want these movies made for the right reasons, while Hollywood is just exploiting these beloved icons for profit!

This is a different situation than Disney making fairy tale classics or Warner Bros. putting out another Looney Tunes film. THOSE properties are generally well known by the populace and some are considered public domain. I think it's time we stopped settling and start on the path of making the comic book heroes into full-fledged, respected pop culture staples! Heck, Spidey, Batman, Wonder Woman and Supes are already there!

I refuse to go along with catering to the ignorant! The views of non-readers shouldn't even be taken into consideration; this is why Hancock and the Matrix turned into blockbusters! Those films are nothing more than successful versions of Superman III and IV and the 1987 Masters of The Universe movie(as far as the use of non-comic book characters and the story not drawing from the source material)!

The stigma of reading CBs needs to go by the wayside and the general public needs to wisen up to what we've known all along:comic books are great entertainment!!!
joob234
joob234 - 12/1/2009, 6:15 PM
dude jonf: by what u said saying the matrix is a version masters of the universe, you know shit about the first matrix movie. try disecting that movie with logic and you'd realize most of it is based off the bible, not [frick]ing masters of the universe
harrisonefreeman
harrisonefreeman - 12/1/2009, 6:19 PM
It's 'Imrov' , short for improvise. 'Improve' means to make something better as in the 90's sitcom Home Improvement, which, ironically, did not make anything better. A vowel at the end a word makes the vowel in the middle of a word make a different sound. Grammar people. ('Grammar people.' is a sentence fragment.)
thwhtGuardian
thwhtGuardian - 12/1/2009, 6:49 PM
we're a minority jon, you gotta accept that, it doesn't belittle the genre to accept that its fan base is rather small and isolated. If you want to see your favorite heroes on screen there will always be a need for concessions to the general public, it's a fact of life, and it doesn't mean that movies that make these concessions will be bad either. No comic book character is set in stone, they change with each new writer, the movies are just a further extension of this; new writers with new interpretations. Some are good and some are bad, it's no different than the comics, some batman stories are classics...others, well we'd like to forget they were ever published. It's all relative.
DDD
DDD - 12/1/2009, 7:02 PM
harrisone@ Thanx for the English lesson!
You are absolutely right! It's nice to see
an English update on this site! To me, words
are a sacred thing and without them we would
have no discourse of ideas! Hooray for the
written word!

Like we fans know Ironman is definitely not
"B" list! Lately he's been the friggin' center
of the whole Marvel universe! Tony Stark for
President! :D
supermarioworldE
supermarioworldE - 12/1/2009, 7:27 PM
Stark for president? What about spidey.....oh, right...

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TheNameIsBetty
TheNameIsBetty - 12/1/2009, 7:36 PM
haha i love improv!
Runefyst
Runefyst - 12/1/2009, 8:06 PM
I wouldn't call Iron Man a B-lister either, but before the movie came out, he wasn't very well known to the general public.

Even if some of the movie adaptations of our beloved comics aren't made that well, at the very least, they are acting as a starting point for someone new to get into the Marvel or DC mythos.

My girlfriend, for example really has no interest in reading comic books, but she absolutely loved The Dark Knight, Increadible Hulk and Iron Man. She also liked Fantastic Four, Wolverine & Ghost Rider. They serve as a medium where her & I can share interests. And now she understands why I like reading them so much.

Like any franchise, if they're made well, and are faithful to the source material (doesn't just apply to comics, still waiting for a good video game adaption. Prince of Persia? Please?), then they'll bring in more viewers, but a lot've the crappy ones will do well too. It's unfortunate, but it's true. I just hope Marvel can buy back their property over the next few years. :)
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 12/1/2009, 8:18 PM
Iron Man was B list before the movie was announced. Sorry Shellhead fans, but he was! Im a huge fan of Black Bolt but he and The Inhumans are still B list, if a movie came out about them Im sure that would change. Iron man was always recognized and had some popularity as an Avenger obviously, but when compared to the liked of Spider Man, Batman, Superman, Wolverine etc he wasn't half as popular or well known, so if they are A list heroes, well...:)

Jon F, what thwhtGuardian said!

Jeff Bridges is great, I almost wish he didn't play Iron Monger so he could play a bigger part in some Marvel movie...
juggy4711
juggy4711 - 12/1/2009, 8:48 PM
Watchmen bloated? Dude have you read the books. They're filled to the brim. The movie was simply a reflection. Especially with the ultimate cut.

And yes Shellhead was a B tier character just like DD in comparison to Bats, Supes, Spidey, the Hulk, Wolverine, etc.... Just so happen to turn out to be one of the best CBMs ever.
StephenStrange
StephenStrange - 12/1/2009, 9:37 PM
In 60's and 70's Iron Man wasn't B list. He was A list, and as far as I am concerned he still is.
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