"But Downey finds it impossible to remain serious for too long, mischievously poking fun at his co-star, whose devotion to Method acting resulted in him spending time in a Russian jail prior to filming: "How bad-ass was Mickey with those whips?" he grins. "But, really, at the end of the day, its just two schmucks in trailers and once in a while I'd be like, 'Hey, mind if I used your treadmill?' And Mickey goes, 'Yeah, you should try my weight vest. Helps you break the sweat quicker.' And I'd be, 'OK. See you on set, bad guy', and he'd say, 'OK, punk.'
"I'm not fully a Method guy but I like playing around with that energy sometimes. And Mickey wanted to do his part in Russian; he had a dialect coach who taught him and translated, so that was a very unique take. From the very start, he said, 'I don't want it to be Dolph Lundgren from Rocky V. I want to bring humanity and dimensions into it.' And I think he did that."
Thus invested in the success of Iron Man 2, Downey Jr says: "We felt more responsible to spend more time broadening our cast and horizons, and the story is actually significantly more complex and subtle, while you can still follow it."
"The suit was a little easier this time round although not enough for my taste. I was physically in the suit twice as much this time as last time. Despite being put under the impression that with the advances of CGI since I last wore the thing, it would be three or four days max in the suit, it turned out to be much, much more. Also, I just got older, and I came off Sherlock Holmes, where I was alarmingly thin and then proceeded to start pumping up again."
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