Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau has kept up his twittering despite his now hectic schedule and odd working hours, here are some of the highlights over the last week:
Sitting in Stark’s foyer waiting for the next set up.
Woke up sore from doing stunt work last night. I shoulda known it was coming when the stuntwoman said goodbye by saying “Take some Advil.”
13 hour work days are pretty much the norm. Film crews are a special breed.They bust their ass and take a great deal of pride in their work.
Heading home. Week 2 complete. I’m exhausted.
Just got out of a pre-call marketing meeting discussing Comicon. On set getting ready to shoot as Happy.
Scarlett’s first day. Very exciting.
Wrapped. Heading home. Robert was on fire. We’re hitting our stride.
In the workshop. Exploring new Stark tech.
Back from lunch. More Tony and Pepper in the workshop.
Sitting next to Pepper Potts.
Standing in Tony’s workshop.
Completing work in one set today with Mickey, then into Tony’s workshop tomorrow with RDJ.
Robert Downey Jr. says that he is taking Iron Man 2, his first ever sequel, more seriously that any film previous (which is “appropriately ridiculous”). The movie itself shall be more artistic and daring compared to other films in the same genre whilst the Iron Man suit will be better fitted and more ergonomic. The opening day’s filming (with Garry Shandling) was a Senate hearing wherein the unnamed Senator, played by Shandling, wishes that the Iron Man technology be turned over to the government.
Excerpts from Collider’s interview:
Remember when filming began and word leaked that Gary Shandling was in the film and no one was really sure what part he played? Robert told us about the first day of filming and how Gary plays a Senator:
Robert: Day one I’m doing a Senate hearing where the government is saying the Iron Man tech needs to be turned over to the Senator and the Senator is Gary Shandling. And we had this fantastic day that was somehow this controlled chaos of a Senate hearing where I keep interrupting them and dah dah dah.
Another bit that Robert told us was how he is taking “Iron Man 2” more seriously than any movie he has ever done:
Robert: And I’ve never been in a sequel and it’s very daunting because I feel the expectation of the millions of people who watched it and enjoyed it and told me that it was a little different than your usual genre picture and that they expected us to not screw it up. So I actually have taken “Iron Man 2” probably more seriously than any movie I’ve ever done, which is appropriately ridiculous for Hollywood.
On Jon Favreau posting Twitter updates from the set:
Jon is my brother and he is the keeper of the “Iron Man” flame and whatever he wants to do, within reason, to keep his anxieties at bay is absolutely fine with me.
On the way the suit has been improved from the first film:
Everything has been improved. Everything is ergonomic and the story is incredibly risky and artistic for a big genre movie.
In which way risky?
The set pieces have to do with things that aren’t your typical like bad guy conflict. The relationships are very complex and hilarious. The motivations Tony has and why he turns around and does things has completely to do with his own internal processes and it really is, I think, as much as we tried to in the first one really see behind the façade of this kind of storytelling. We really, I think, leaving ourselves open to…we’re kind of trying to tell a story about how a dysfunctional family saves life on Earth as we know it.
For this film you have Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell. You have an insane cast.
It’s huge.
Could you talk about working with Mickey?
I could if we shot together. I’ve seen his stuff and it is literally remarkable. Literally remarkable. He’s so good. And he’s formidable and he’s very much reminding me of that kind of charming, confident guy that we know. Sam Rockwell, on the first day of shooting I was like “if this guy thinks he’s going to be funnier and cooler than me (laughter) and it was a photo-finish. Scarlett Johansson, amazing. Don Cheadle is just rocking it.
Favreau keeps up his twitter power with more updates from Day 2 and 3 of filming, including Mickey Rourke’s first day and some of Garry Shandling’s comments:
Day 2. Slept like a rock. Finally. Not used to these long hours.
Swarm of paparazzi on set.
Garry Shandling: “I can’t wait to see the movie to see who I actually play.”
Wrapped day two. Time for some sleep. So great to work with Garry.
Mickey Roarke’s first day.
Rourke does not disappoint.
Stayed late to watch dailies. It’s great to see these characters come to life.
Lots of shots showing Downey Jr., Paltrow and Favreau moving around, walking, traveling by car – nothing too sensational and a little bit too stalker-ish for my liking. However one interesting plot point to take into account is that Sam Rockwell is spotted on set (featured in the video) – Rockwell is playing villain Justin Hammer, possibly putting him at the rumored extension of the “I am Iron Man” scene from the first movie – though this is mere speculation. Video comes via JFXOnline.
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.
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