Robert Downey Jr. discusses Iron Man 3
"My sense of it is that we need to leave it all on the field - whatever that means in the end. You can pick several different points of departure for that."
Iron Man 3 also marks the first movie in the franchise which won't be directed by Jon Favreau, although Robert Downey Jr. will reunite with his Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang director Shane Black. Robert Downey Jr. revealed that Shane Black is still working on the Iron Man 3 script and they haven't discussed the movie quite yet.
"He's more than the sum of his parts and he's also kind of been a sleeper for a long time. We're not talking much about [the script] right now because Shane is off writing and we talked before that and when we are talking again the talking is going to be over pretty quick [because we're on the same page]. It's kind of like we're fighting on the same side and at the same time we're circling each other, so it's all great. It should be great."
Robert Downey Jr. also talked about getting Jon Favreau to reprise his role in front of the camera, as Happy Hogan.
"Bringing in Shane Black to write and direct Iron Man 3 to me is basically the only transition from Favreau to a 'next thing' that Favreau and the audience and Marvel and I could ever actually sign off on. The fun thing is going to be getting Happy in the movie."
It still isn't known when production will begin on Iron Man 3 yet.
Iron Man 3 comes to theaters May 3rd, 2013 and stars Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Ben Kingsley, Jessica Chastain, James Badge Dale. The film is directed by Shane Black.
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Steph Scott
Whoohoo cant wait!! x
9 months agoby @steph-xFlag
Sean
@twistedsmile
I'm looking forward this as well.
9 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
Rich Ebersole
i loved both fims and i hope this one will be good too!
9 months agoby @Rich-EbersoleFlag
ROFLitschristian
@incmob I think the origin bored me somewhat. And the 5 second boss fight at the end was weak. I guess I like the 2nd better because it felt more like a superhero movie.
9 months agoby @ROFLitschristianFlag
Sean
@thejoker-16
Well Robert Douney Jr is going to be in the Avengers movie as Iron Man/Tony Stark, with comes out a year or so before Iron Man 3.
9 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
The Movie Ghost
I'm not sure how I feel about this. I liked both Films near the same but... if this is gonna be the last Downey-Ironman then make every aspect absolutely perfect.
9 months agoby @thejoker-16Flag
incmob
@ROFLitschristian i agree, to some degree. i did like iron man, but not as much as iron man 2... i think the thing with iron man 2 was that he had a villian to face not a corporate mongrel which to me doesnt seem to intimidating... unless it is a lawyer :)
9 months agoby @incmobFlag
Cyn
I thought I read somewhere the Shane Black was bought in at the last minute to rewrite Iron Man 2. In which case...not sure how I feel about this.
9 months agoby @cyn-de-harvenFlag
Billyboy
@narrator My thoughts exactly.
9 months agoby @billyboyFlag
Jakn
Cool
9 months agoby @jaknFlag
Pjwolsker
@ejk1 agreed. thatd be a little awkward
9 months agoby @pjwolskerFlag
moviegeek
Looking forward to it!
9 months agoby @moviegeekFlag
Lord McLovin of MovieWeb
I believe in Shane Black, he and RDJ have good history look at Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang. Really great 'black humor' script.
9 months agoby @ghostmanFlag
Dan
@daveactor7 You don't like the Mandarin?
9 months agoby @dan1Flag
Dylan Giampaolo
I need some new!! Please!!
9 months agoby @dylan-giampaoloFlag
Dylan Giampaolo
Boring!!!
9 months agoby @dylan-giampaoloFlag
DuaneBarry
@ejk1 Favreau might spend a couple of days on set in order to appear as Happy but directing would take at least a year of his time.
9 months agoby @DuaneBarryFlag
Daveactor7
I dont think ima see this. No offense but Iron man's villains suck terribly xD
9 months agoby @daveactor7Flag
ROFLitschristian
Still not sure how I feel about Favreau leaving. Unlike everyone else, I hated the first Iron Man but absolutely loved the second one. Him leaving gets me kind of nervous.
9 months agoby @ROFLitschristianFlag
Jimthar
nice. AVENGERS, SHERLOCK HOLMES 2, and IRON MAN 3. downey is going to have a great couple of years. and we as the audience will as well.
9 months agoby @jimtharFlag
JMP
who is the enemy in this one?
9 months agoby @jmpFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
You really got to be a good sport to still wanna be a part of a film you can't direct
9 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
The man sure knows how to deflect questions and/or answer with a whole lot of nothings. I'll see how his character progresses in The Avengers for now.
9 months agoby @narratorFlag
Sean
Cool. Can't wait !
9 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
ejk1
So wait a minute. Favreau will appear before the camera, but won't work behind it? Is that what I'm reading here? Seems odd.
9 months agoby @ejk1Flag
Twisted Smile (The Untold Smile)
I'm looking forward to this.
9 months agoby @twistedsmileFlag