The set reports and pictures are starting to come in from Randy’s Donuts. From the scene, James told Collider on the phone:

My friend – let’s call him James – said that filming at the location lasted between 45 minutes to an hour and there were tons of production assistants and production people around the set. That’s the reason why we don’t have a new picture for this article…he never felt like he could take out his camera and get the shot.

Anyhow, James said that he saw a stand in for Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark) on set and that he watched Nick Fury race up to the donut place in a blue government car and he got out and walked to his right to get a better view of where Iron Man would be. The camera was on a crane. James said it appeared that Iron Man was going to be in the donut hole on the roof and that Nick Fury was yelling at him, but he couldn’t hear what he was saying.

He also reported that Sam Jackson was in the same costume as the end of the first film – a long black trench coat.

Iron Man sitting in the big donut? Here’s some confirmation via People.com:

As per our report, Iron Man 2 filmed at Randy’s Donuts yesterday, our only picture so far comes from Jon Favreau himself. We also know that both Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L. Jackson were on set.

Another day at the office. http://yfrog.com/0mqzsj

As promised by Jon Favreau, the first official Iron Man 2 picture has surfaced at USA Today. It shows Tony Stark sat at a desk with glowing chest and four suits behind him.

The article reveals that the sequel takes place six months after Stark reveals he is Iron Man:

“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.”

The article continues,

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.

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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.”

A couple of new images from the first day of filming in Pasadena showing Robert Downey Jr. and Don Cheadle with interesting poses and/or facial expressions.

It didn’t take very long for the first on set pictures from Iron Man 2’s first day of shooting to show up online! SpoilerTV have posted a gallery of images showing Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert Downey Jr. and newcomer Don Cheadle as Rhodey on set.

Besides the usual nature of candid on set imagery one interesting thing to note is the box that Tony Stark is carrying, a small black lunch box that bears the Iron Man emblem and the phrase ‘X-treme’. What does Tony Stark have in his sandwiches?

Rhodey

Tony Stark

The Box

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WENN recently confirmed via Robert Downey Jr. that Garry Shandling would be appearing in Iron Man 2, and there were reports that he was on set at an ‘undisclosed location’ yesterday. His role? The IESB commented on this:

Shandling is a reporter or Senator or some sort that appears in a continuation of the final scene from the first IRON MAN film, you know that famous “I am Iron Man” scene. We start this film from there is what it looks like.

We have since had an image from Pacific Coast News showing Garry Shandling on set:

And director Jon Favreau has been twittering again, to our delight, updating throughout the first day with a number of status reports:

Going over script with RDJ one last time before shooting.

On my way to set. Not much sleep, as one could imagine. First day at camp. Very excited.

Lunch! Boy it’s great to be back at work. Many familiar faces in cast and crew. I am so blessed to do what I love with wonderful people.

First day went great. I’ve never worked on a sequel before. It’s like we picked up where we left off.

He also posted a couple of shots to stoke our excitement. The first shows “no camera on set”, which I guess Favreau is exempt from, being the director and all. I am enjoying this new trend of tidbit social movie reporting from those behind the scenes.

I’m quite enjoying Favreau’s twittering, it gives me that strange personal window into the Iron Man 2 production cycle. Recent tweets of note to Iron Man followers,

Rehearsed today with Gwyneth. She looks ripped. I gotta read GOOP and see what the hell she’s eating.

Great rehearsal today with Gwyneth, RDJ [Robert Downey Jr.] and Don Cheadle.

Rehearsed today with Mr. Rockwell. http://twitpic.com/2hf93

Sam Rockwell is playing the multi-billionaire villain Justin Hammer: