Iron Man Comes Out Of The Closet In ‘Iron Man 2’
USA Today has our first look at Iron Man 2 which just began filming about 3 weeks ago and is scheduled to open in theaters in May of 2010. Iron Man 2 takes place in the wake of Tony Stark’s revelatory announcement made at the tail end of first movie that he is Iron Man … and the plot deals with the consequences of a superhero coming out of the closet, as it were. Here is the new pic of Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark in his lab with a few Iron Man armored costumes lined up behind him:
Tony Stark is out of the superhero closet, and it’s no picnic. The sequel to last summer’s blockbuster, which began shooting three weeks ago and opens May 7, 2010, takes place six months after Stark revealed his identity as Iron Man, says director Jon Favreau. And the development is playing out with unexpected results. “How many superheroes are open about their true identities?” he asks. “We wanted to play with that idea. But it obviously has consequences — in his relationships, on the team. There are a lot of areas we can explore.” He hopes to have all other Iron Man 2 details locked down — even though he’s sending dispatches via Twitter from the set. “It’s never easy with summer movies, but we’re trying to keep as much a surprise as possible,” he says. That means no new dirt on replacing Terrence Howard with Don Cheadle, or how the crime-fighting team S.H.I.E.L.D. will ultimately come together. Or how he’ll work in new characters. Among those signed on for this go-round are Mickey Rourke as Whiplash, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer. Favreau says that tackling the franchise a second time is easier because he knows the landscape. Something else would help, too: “I really enjoyed when we were a dark horse and no one knew much about us. … I hope we can find that place again.”
It never ceases to amaze me how early promo for a new film gets underway … the movie is a year away from opening in theaters and we’re already getting the first promo pic from the set. That said, as a rabid imbiber of any and all pop culture knowledge — I am happy to take any and everything they got to give. I absolutely loved everything about Iron Man and I have no doubt that the sequel will be just as good. John Favreau really made an excellent film and I’m sure he is working very diligently to get the sequel done right. It’s still very early, I don’t expect we’ll get much plot information for quite some time … but I’m happy with tidbits like this along the way. Favreau really understands the fan mentality … I know he will do us right.
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May 1st, 2009 at 9:56 am
I’ve been following Favreau’s tweets and have been extremely curious. Last night he tweeted that this picture would be in USA Today. Thanks for posting! How do you feel about the replacement of T. Howard?
May 1st, 2009 at 9:56 am
Pepper/Tony are totally true loves! Epic movie!!!
May 1st, 2009 at 1:20 pm
I loved Iron Man, just loved the whole story. I can’t wait to see it. It’s been so long since I walked out of a theater after watching a comic-to-movie and felt good about it. Bring on IM2. :D
May 2nd, 2009 at 6:01 am
Yay! I can’t wait to see this! I loved the first film and can’t wait to see what they do with the second one!