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Iron Man 2
File:Iron Man 2 teaser.jpg
Teaser poster from the 2009 Comic-Con.
Directed byJon Favreau
Written byScreenplay:
Justin Theroux
Story:
Jon Favreau
Robert Downey Jr.
Comic Book:
Stan Lee
Larry Lieber
Don Heck
Jack Kirby
Produced byKevin Feige
StarringRobert Downey Jr.
Gwyneth Paltrow
Don Cheadle
Mickey Rourke
Sam Rockwell
Scarlett Johansson
Samuel L. Jackson
CinematographyMatthew Libatique
Edited byDan Lebental
Richard Pearson
Music byJohn Debney
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
May 7, 2010 (USA)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Iron Man 2 is an upcoming 2010 superhero film, based on the Marvel Comics fictional character Iron Man. This film is directed by Jon Favreau, with Robert Downey Jr. reprising the title role. The film will be released on May 7, 2010.

Premise

In an interview with USA Today, director Jon Favreau revealed that the sequel is set six months after the events of Iron Man, and stated that Stark's revealing of his identity is taking its toll on him. Favreau also discussed their version of Iron Man's comic book nemesis the Mandarin, and how it "allows us to incorporate the whole pantheon of villains". He also mentioned that S.H.I.E.L.D. will continue to have a major role.[1]

During development, Favreau said the film would explore Stark's alcoholism, but it would not be "the Leaving Las Vegas version".[1] Downey said, while promoting the first film, that Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) would probably develop a drinking problem as he is unable to cope with his age, as well as Pepper (Gwyneth Paltrow) getting a boyfriend.[2] Before filming began, Downey revealed that while the film was not an adaptation of the Demon in a Bottle storyline from the comic book series, it was more about the "interim space" between the origin and the Demon story arc.[3]

Cast

  • Don Cheadle as Lt. Colonel James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine:[3] Cheadle is replacing Terrence Howard from the first film. Howard said, "There was no explanation [...] apparently the contracts that we write and sign aren't worth the paper that they're printed on, sometimes. Promises aren't kept, and good faith negotiations aren't always held up."[5] Entertainment Weekly stated Favreau had not enjoyed working with Howard, often reshooting and cutting his scenes; Howard's publicist said he had a good experience playing the part, while Marvel chose not to comment. As Favreau and Theroux chose to minimize the role, Marvel came to Howard to discuss lowering his salary – Howard was the first actor hired in Iron Man and earned the largest salary of the cast. The publication stated they were unsure whether Howard's representatives left the project first or if Marvel chose to stop negotiating.[6] Theroux denied the part of the report stating "the role of War Machine was scaled back and then beefed up".[7] Cheadle only had a few hours to accept the role and did not even know what storyline Rhodes would undergo.[8] He commented he is a comic book fan, but felt there are not enough well known famous black superheroes.[9]
  • Mickey Rourke as Ivan Vanko / Whiplash:[10] This version of the character also includes elements of Crimson Dynamo from the comics (notably the name, which is the name of the creator of Crimson Dynamo's armor). Downey offered Rourke the part during a roundtable discussion with David Ansen at the 2009 Golden Globes, and Rourke met with Favreau and Theroux to discuss his character's role. Rourke almost dropped out of the role due to Marvel's initial salary offer of $250,000, so the studio chose to increase the deal.[11] Rourke researched for the part by visiting Butyrka prison.[12] He suggested half of the character's dialogue be in Russian.[13]
  • Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer: Rockwell was considered for the role of Tony Stark in the first film, and he accepted the role of Hammer without reading the script.[14] He had never heard of the character before he was contacted about the part, and was unaware Hammer is an old man in the comics, whereas in the film he will be around Stark's age.[15]
  • Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury: Jackson initially had financial problems with Marvel and was unsure about reprising the part of Fury, until they reached a deal that would entail his appearance in nine films as the character.[18]

Garry Shandling appears as a senator who wants Stark to give Iron Man's armor to the government.[9][22] Paul Bettany will again voice Stark's computer, JARVIS.[23] Clark Gregg will reprise his role as S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson from the first film.[24] Kate Mara will appear as Bethany Cabe.[25] Stan Lee has been confirmed to have a cameo in Iron Man 2 with a bigger role than the first film as he will portray Larry King in the sequel.[26][27] Olivia Munn also has a currently unknown role in the film as well. It has also been rumored that Edward Norton's Hulk may be slated to appear towards the end of the film as a lead up to The Avengers.[28]

Production

Jon Favreau said it was his intent to create a film trilogy for Iron Man,[29] with Obadiah Stane (Jeff Bridges) becoming Iron Monger during the sequels. However, Stane became the main villain in Iron Man after a meeting between Favreau and various comic book writers, including Mark Millar. Millar argued the Mandarin, whom Favreau originally intended to be the main villain, was too fantastical.[30] Favreau concurred, deciding "I look at Mandarin more like how in Star Wars you had the Emperor, but Darth Vader is the guy you want to see fight. Then you work your way to the time when lightning bolts are shooting out of the fingers and all that stuff could happen. But you can't have what happened in Return of the Jedi happen in A New Hope. You just can't do it."[31]

Justin Theroux signed to write the script in July 2008, which is based on a story written by Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr.[32] Theroux co-wrote Tropic Thunder, and Downey recommended him to Marvel.[7] Genndy Tartakovsky storyboarded the film.[33] Shane Black gave some advice on the script, and suggested to Favreau and Downey that they model Stark on J. Robert Oppenheimer, who became depressed with being "the destroyer of worlds" after working on the Manhattan Project.[2] Adi Granov returned to supervise the designs for Iron Man's armor.[1] Filming will primarily take place at Raleigh Studios in Manhattan Beach, California.[34]

Principal photography began April 6, 2009,[3] at the Pasadena Masonic Temple. The fake working title was Rasputin.[35] And filming also took place at Edwards Air Force Base.[36] and also at the 2009 Monaco Grand Prix.[37] The film's principal photography concluded on July 20, 2009.

Video game

The Iron Man 2 video game is to be released by Sega in April 2010 with a new story written by Invincible Iron Man scribe Matt Fraction.[38] The game's Comic Con trailer showed that the Crimson Dynamo is set to appear as a villain.

Promotion

At the 2009 San Diego Comic Con, Stark Industries recruiters handed out business cards with an invitation to apply for a job at Stark Industries by visiting http://www.starkindustriesnow.com.[39][40]

Gameloft will publish the Iron Man 2 mobile game.[41]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Live chat with Jon Favreau today at 11am Pacific Time". Los Angeles Times. 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  2. ^ a b Collura, Scott (2008-04-29). "Downey Jr. on Tony Stark's Future". IGN. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
  3. ^ a b c "War Machine To Appear In Iron Man 2!". Screen Rant. 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  4. ^ This week's cover: 'Iron Man 2' with exclusive photos! | PopWatch Blog | EW.com
  5. ^ "Terrence Howard Talks Tunes, Family, Science". National Public Radio. 2008-10-18. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
  6. ^ Nicole Sperling (2008-10-31). "'Iron Man 2': How Terrence Howard Lost His Metal". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  7. ^ a b Jenna Busch (2008-11-21). "Justin Theroux on Tropic Thunder DVD/Blu-ray and Iron Man 2". UGO Networks. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
  8. ^ Cindy White (2008-12-16). "Cheadle On Stepping Into Iron Man 2". IGN. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  9. ^ a b Casey Seijas (2008-10-14). "'Iron Man 2' Star Don Cheadle On Superhero Films And The Character He'd Like To Play". MTV Splash Page. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  10. ^ /news/2009-06-09-ironman2-rourke_N.htm/ "First look: Mickey Rourke suits up as Whiplash for 'Iron Man 2'". USA Today. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-10. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  11. ^ Michael Fleming, Marc Graser (2009-03-11). "Mickey Rourke set for 'Iron Man 2'". Variety. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
  12. ^ "Mickey Rourke visits Russian prison". MSNBC. 2009-03--16. Retrieved 2009-03-17. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ Damon Wise (2009-06-06). "Rourke steady". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  14. ^ Brian Warmoth (2009-01-15). "Sam Rockwell Confirms 'Iron Man 2′ Role, Almost Played Tony Stark". MTV Splash Page. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  15. ^ Rick Marshall (2009-01-18). "Sam Rockwell Planning 'Iron Man 2' Movie Homework For Justin Hammer Role". MTV Splash Page. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
  16. ^ Alex Billington (2009-06-07). "Profile on Marvel Studios with Big Updates from Kevin Feige". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
  17. ^ Nicole Sperling (2009-02-13). "'Iron Man 2': Scarlett Johansson to replace Emily Blunt as Black Widow?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
  18. ^ Michael Fleming (2009-02-25). "Samuel Jackson joins 'Iron' cast". Variety. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
  19. ^ [http:// . /Jon_Favreau/status/1544640578 "Twitter / Jon Favreau: Just got out of a pre-call"]. . Retrieved 2009-05-08. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  20. ^ Jim Vejvoda (2009-06-04). "Iron Man 2 Sneak Peek". IGN. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  21. ^ [http:// . /Jon_Favreau/status/1586396909 "Twitter / Jon Favreau: Shooting a scene with John"]. . Retrieved 2009-05-08. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  22. ^ April MacIntyre (2009-04-03). "Robert Downey Jr. reveals megawatt cast of Iron Man 2, and Iron Man 3 is on". Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  23. ^ Todd Gilchrist (2009-01-09). "Paul Bettany returns for Iron Man 2. Oh, you don't remember him?". SCI FI Wire. Retrieved 2000-01-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  24. ^ Borys Kit (2009-04-22). "'Two sign on for 'Iron Man 2' roles". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  25. ^ Phillips, Emily (July 22, 2009). "Brand New Iron Man 2 Shots". Empire. Retrieved on August 3, 2009.
  26. ^ http://www.getthebigpicture.net/blog/2009/6/28/stan-lees-iron-man-2-cameo-revealed.html
  27. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/comics/a162651/stan-lee-cast-in-iron-man-2.html
  28. ^ http://www.superheroflix.com/news/NEtdxztBHufawz
  29. ^ Eric Vespe (2007-02-09). "Quint visits the IRON MAN production offices! Art! Favreau speaks about sequels (?!?), casting and more!!!". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
  30. ^ Rich Johnston (2008-05-06). "Lying in the Gutters Volume 2 Column 156". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
  31. ^ Rob Worley (2007-09-08). "Iron Man: Favreau on films, fans, and Fin Fang Foom". Mania. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
  32. ^ Marc Graser (2008-07-15). "Theroux to write 'Iron Man' sequel". Variety. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  33. ^ Eric Vespe (2008-10-29). "Part 1 of Quint's epic interview with Jon Favreau! IRON MAN 2! IMAX! James Cameron's AVATAR! And... Genndy Tartakovsky?!?". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
  34. ^ Marvel Studios (2008-10-07). "Marvel to Film Next Four Films at Raleigh Studios". Superhero Hype!. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  35. ^ "Iron Man 2 Filming at the Pasadena Masonic Temple?". Superhero Hype!. 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
  36. ^ "Iron Man 2 scoop & Jon Favreau talks about filming at Edwards Air Force Base". Corona Coming Attractions. 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  37. ^ "Iron Man 2 filming to take place in Monaco". 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  38. ^ http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/100/1005877p1.html
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  41. ^ "Marvel and Gameloft Partner to Produce Mobile Content"". Marvel.com. 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
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