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Robert Downey Jr. spills some goodies about IRON MAN 2!

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. Good Ol' Frosty from Collider had the chance to sit down with Robert Downey Jr. and pried some IRON MAN 2 info from him... I'll give you a taste, but you gotta click over to read the full interview for the whole shebang!

Here's the pulls from the interview Frosty sent along:

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 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.

Sounds like it's shaping up well. I love that Downey feels the pressure on this one more than any other film and I can bet he's bringing his A game. Thanks to Frosty for the heads up on his interview!

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HAWT
by BlueHawaiiSurfer
Apr 19th, 2009
06:27:01 PM
"I keep interrupting them and dah dah dah," he says.
by D.Vader
Apr 19th, 2009
06:29:49 PM
I can't imagine
by BlueHawaiiSurfer
Apr 19th, 2009
06:30:07 PM
Considering the cast.......................... ..................
by crackerfarmboy
Apr 19th, 2009
06:30:10 PM
And dah dah dah!
by Ribbons
Apr 19th, 2009
06:32:51 PM
Yeah, if you aren't following Jon on Twitter...
by TheMarineBiologist
Apr 19th, 2009
06:33:26 PM
Scarlett Johansen....Aaaaarrrgggh
by IAmMrMonkey!
Apr 19th, 2009
06:38:13 PM
Yeah.
by gotilk
Apr 19th, 2009
06:38:23 PM
Thanks for pressuring Downey
by NidiaFan2002
Apr 19th, 2009
06:42:02 PM
dah dah dah! is the new Waaasssuuuppp!
by G100
Apr 19th, 2009
06:46:59 PM
Why wouldn't the bad guys have Tony Stark assassinated?
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Apr 19th, 2009
06:49:33 PM
Affleck may have his directing career
by Gwai Lo
Apr 19th, 2009
06:53:57 PM
It warms the heart man. Downey is a class act.
by IndustryKiller!
Apr 19th, 2009
06:56:57 PM
Can't believe ScarJo is in this. Fuck her.
by D.Vader
Apr 19th, 2009
07:00:54 PM
I can sense this talkback...
by Ribbons
Apr 19th, 2009
07:08:40 PM
fuck the haters
by cool_britannia79
Apr 19th, 2009
07:14:40 PM
Meh, I don't even find her that attractive, Ribbons
by D.Vader
Apr 19th, 2009
07:15:45 PM
Good
by Gd00
Apr 19th, 2009
07:22:34 PM
Off to a great start!
by california_mtz
Apr 19th, 2009
07:25:13 PM
The Iron Man sequel will suck just like the Batman Begins sequel
by tylerzero
Apr 19th, 2009
07:28:37 PM
Good point DGDB
by Continentalop
Apr 19th, 2009
07:29:49 PM
boom!!!!!!!!!!
by TheExterminator
Apr 19th, 2009
07:36:35 PM
Really enjoyed Iron Man.
by Sal_Bando
Apr 19th, 2009
07:39:44 PM
DO YOU WANT TONY STARK TO TRASH YOUR LIGHTS?
by Mullah Omar
Apr 19th, 2009
07:48:19 PM
Starks modelled on Howard Hughes
by Continentalop
Apr 19th, 2009
08:04:24 PM
Romulan Anton Chigurh
by Mullah Omar
Apr 19th, 2009
08:12:33 PM
Well, wrong thread, but...
by Mullah Omar
Apr 19th, 2009
08:13:19 PM
I read the script...
by TheLastBoyScout
Apr 19th, 2009
08:28:20 PM
Never done a sequel?
by Patrick_Bateman_trashed_my_401 K
Apr 19th, 2009
08:48:01 PM
RDJ: "da da da da da!" Bale: "I'm gonna trash your fucking light
by Mike_D
Apr 19th, 2009
08:54:58 PM
US Marshals
by MrFusion
Apr 19th, 2009
09:01:21 PM
Good one, Goat_Zinger
by Ribbons
Apr 19th, 2009
09:05:51 PM
In the book Stark was always in danger
by Rufferto
Apr 19th, 2009
09:12:55 PM
Ah, was he the one armed man?
by aboriginal
Apr 19th, 2009
09:13:03 PM
RDJ meant he's never reprised a role in a sequel
by D.Vader
Apr 19th, 2009
09:16:33 PM
This sounds like Armor Wars
by Rufferto
Apr 19th, 2009
09:17:30 PM
I agree...Scarlet is the weak link...
by conspiracy
Apr 19th, 2009
09:21:22 PM
But seriously....how can he ever have a villain again?
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Apr 19th, 2009
09:25:03 PM
I think a superhero 'outing' is identity is more realistic
by SlickyVonBoner
Apr 19th, 2009
09:26:00 PM
Nope. Any criminal group would go after Pepper or Rhodes...
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Apr 19th, 2009
09:32:54 PM
Christian Bale on the Trek thing.....
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Apr 19th, 2009
09:56:41 PM
That works, Danny, but only if he's targeting criminals
by D.Vader
Apr 19th, 2009
09:58:23 PM
Danny that's terrifying
by D.Vader
Apr 19th, 2009
09:59:44 PM
Woah
by SlickyVonBoner
Apr 19th, 2009
10:04:28 PM
DG_DB
by fain88
Apr 19th, 2009
11:06:46 PM
Stark is the top military industrialist
by Dingbatty
Apr 19th, 2009
11:33:01 PM
Have you seen ScarJo lately?
by fiester
Apr 19th, 2009
11:44:39 PM
Anyone who encourages ScarJo's weight loss is a prick.
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Apr 20th, 2009
12:30:51 AM
Agree Danny.
by otm shank
Apr 20th, 2009
01:40:30 AM
Iron Man needs security?
by DarthSaul666
Apr 20th, 2009
03:00:36 AM
Indeed
by WT
Apr 20th, 2009
03:45:40 AM
Scarlett in a catsuit...i'd see that
by pipergates
Apr 20th, 2009
04:16:27 AM
ridiculously appropriate to Hollywood
by pipergates
Apr 20th, 2009
04:22:31 AM
I saw Scarlett in Union Square last night
by HypeEndsHere
Apr 20th, 2009
07:05:32 AM
What is Dah Dah Dah?
by Cepper
Apr 20th, 2009
07:20:57 AM
I'm less sad about Scarlett being in it...
by sambafreak13
Apr 20th, 2009
07:21:39 AM
There is a reason for having a secret identity
by toadkillerdog
Apr 20th, 2009
08:01:16 AM
Fuck that...
by brandon11
Apr 20th, 2009
08:12:55 AM
The NEW cell-like computer animated IRON MAN cartoon
by JDanielP
Apr 20th, 2009
08:26:57 AM
Sad thing about the new Cartoon..
by Vic Twenty
Apr 20th, 2009
09:03:17 AM
Looking forward to this! would be cool 2 see a darker
by Broseph
Apr 20th, 2009
09:26:40 AM
Iron Man was way overrated
by TheNipplesofGodReturns
Apr 20th, 2009
09:50:24 AM
FIN FANG FOOM.
by fireclown
Apr 20th, 2009
10:22:37 AM
Hey, nipplesgod: SO WAS DARK KNIGHT.
by mrfan
Apr 20th, 2009
10:58:32 AM
Scarlett needs a sex scene.
by mrfan
Apr 20th, 2009
11:00:04 AM
ROBERT DOWNEY NEEDS TO APOLOGIZE FOR HIS REMARKS
by BringingSexyBack
Apr 20th, 2009
11:30:34 AM
Cepper
by Dingbatty
Apr 20th, 2009
11:41:25 AM
C'mon people don't start the DARK KNIGHT worship shit again
by Mr Incredible
Apr 20th, 2009
11:44:18 AM
BSB...
by DoctorWho?
Apr 20th, 2009
11:56:12 AM
Da Da Da
by oisin5199
Apr 20th, 2009
12:05:23 PM
GO FOR IT!
by smudgewhat
Apr 20th, 2009
12:47:55 PM
Tony Stark as Iron Man
by #1 Zero
Apr 20th, 2009
12:58:55 PM
Pop culture junk and usa military propaganda
by ominus
Apr 20th, 2009
01:44:30 PM
It will be good because it will be grounded in reality.
by zinc_chameleon
Apr 20th, 2009
02:05:55 PM
assassination attempts
by SpawnofAchilles
Apr 20th, 2009
02:07:34 PM
War Machine
by Patrick_Bateman_trashed_my_401 K
Apr 20th, 2009
02:16:06 PM
A SENATE HEARING?!!!
by lockesbrokenleg
Apr 20th, 2009
03:43:22 PM
Sounds like they're using some comic stories
by Ash Talon
Apr 20th, 2009
04:15:09 PM
Ominus
by Continentalop
Apr 20th, 2009
04:50:15 PM
Tony should of had secret identity
by Continentalop
Apr 20th, 2009
05:07:14 PM

by Hasselhoffflying
Apr 20th, 2009
05:15:37 PM
My last post..
by Hasselhoffflying
Apr 20th, 2009
05:19:38 PM
What I really meant to say is...
by Hasselhoffflying
Apr 20th, 2009
05:20:51 PM
"And the story is incredibly risky"
by dirtsandwich
Apr 20th, 2009
05:33:25 PM
Hate_Speech is your pal.
by Sal_Bando
Apr 20th, 2009
06:07:52 PM
Man I hope what RDJ says is that this time the movie won't suck!
by Series7
Apr 20th, 2009
06:43:18 PM
This really was a great start for a franchise.
by Sal_Bando
Apr 20th, 2009
06:49:01 PM
DOCWHO
by BringingSexyBack
Apr 20th, 2009
06:54:21 PM
One way Scarlett Johannson would be awesome in this
by Itchy
Apr 20th, 2009
08:21:54 PM
I agree BSB
by Dirk Shocker
Apr 20th, 2009
08:44:04 PM
Um,
by TedKordLives
Apr 20th, 2009
08:59:55 PM
The Blue Beetle, on the other hand-
by TedKordLives
Apr 20th, 2009
09:04:47 PM
stoked for this
by Speedstream
Apr 20th, 2009
09:10:58 PM
As long as...
by TedKordLives
Apr 20th, 2009
09:15:34 PM
RDJr is classic cool
by Requiem4aJerk09
Apr 20th, 2009
11:32:47 PM
"I can't even see Don Cheadle...
by HollywoodHellraiser
Apr 21st, 2009
12:24:16 AM
HollywoodHellraiser
by Requiem4aJerk09
Apr 21st, 2009
03:02:20 AM
How many giant, musclebound
by Dingbatty
Apr 21st, 2009
03:13:47 AM
Also...
by Ribbons
Apr 21st, 2009
03:49:45 AM
"Frosty" needs to learn how to spell "Garry Shandling".
by Cotton McKnight
Apr 21st, 2009
09:56:51 PM
I need to spred some Scar Jo love
by DarthSaul666
Apr 22nd, 2009
12:25:42 AM

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