"The film is almost entirely about character, and yet we still have twice as much action as we did last time, so it's going to be nuts," Robert tells our own Thea Andrews of the super sequel, set to start filming Monday. "Essentially Iron Man 2 is about looking behind the armor, or the armature, of a superhero. It's one thing to say you're Iron Man, it's another thing to be fully ready to do that."
Robert says he's no longer on his strict Sherlock Holmes diet and has returned to some serious iron to once again portray Tony Stark: "I'm on Beefcake Charlie status," he jokes. "I've got to not be the skinny Brit anymore. I have to be the Tony that you know and may have loved."
As for co-star Scarlett Johansson, who plays the femme fatale Black Widow in the sequel, Robert says, "We've been rehearsing and she's in insane shape. She's getting lean and mean."
Robert says he's no longer on his strict Sherlock Holmes diet and has returned to some serious iron to once again portray Tony Stark: "I'm on Beefcake Charlie status," he jokes. "I've got to not be the skinny Brit anymore. I have to be the Tony that you know and may have loved."
As for co-star Scarlett Johansson, who plays the femme fatale Black Widow in the sequel, Robert says, "We've been rehearsing and she's in insane shape. She's getting lean and mean."
Iron Man 2 is said to go before cameras shortly and is set for a May 7, 2010 release.
Iron Man 2 was released May 7th, 2010 and stars Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sam Rockwell, Mickey Rourke, Samuel L. Jackson, Clark Gregg. The film is directed by Jon Favreau.
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Oli
Awesome, can't wait.
3 years agoby @reviloleeFlag
JonSpidey07
oh awesome
with Johansson and Rourke on board u know it's bound to be good
3 years agoby @jonspidey07Flag
monkey03
Scarlett Johansson is on board, f*ck. I'd rather watch a CGI generated Black Widow, Johansson SUCKS big time.
3 years agoby @monkey03Flag
Shadow Of The Day
Nice.
3 years agoby @asifFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
ALNK2, how was the first one slow?
3 years agoby @narratorFlag
Shinjiikari1984
Nice that there's going to be diversity this time round
3 years agoby @shinjiikari1984Flag
kyle_hannah
Should be wicked so long as the action and character drama is well balanced then it should be fantastic. Scarlett will be a wicked Black Widow so far the cast i extremely impressive i'm hoping this movie is like X-2 and Spider-Man 2 and by that i mean totally blows the first one out of the water and redefines the word epic!
3 years agoby @kyle-hannahFlag
Chad Vital
His charisma comes through when he speaks lol
3 years agoby @chad-vitalFlag
GK
Can't wait!
3 years agoby @indianajonesFlag
-comrade-
Nice. I'm excited for pics, I want to see what they've done for the new armor.
3 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag
ALor2
ok this film better not be like the first one and have it be slow. i hope this film is action packed from beginning to end. I want to see less tony stark and a lot more iron man in this film
3 years agoby @champ2Flag
CB Junior
I love character driven superhero movies-which means I hate Spiderman 3
3 years agoby @cbjuniorFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
Whoo! Nice conversation, I like the fact that Scarlett is gonna be in tight black. Hehe. ;)
3 years agoby @narratorFlag
black-moon
Finally an official Black Widow portrayal...
3 years agoby @black-moonFlag
Twisted Smile (The Untold Smile)
Can't wait to watch this.Yeaaaaaaah!!!!!!
3 years agoby @twistedsmileFlag
ridgl
i hope they didn't compromise a good movie just to get it out faster.
3 years agoby @ridglFlag
Shelley
Such a long time to wait.
3 years agoby @shelleyFlag
luca_frontino
One thing for sure: watching Scarlett possibly kissing Downey Jr. will be pretty painful.
3 years agoby @luca-frontinoFlag