Justin Theroux Talks 'Iron Man 2'
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Seeing as it's a slow news day, let's check in with Justin Theroux, who's hard at work penning Iron Man 2. The cool people of UGO did a nice interview with him, where he talks all about Tropic Thunder, Iron Man 2, and even a little bit about The Avengers. Theroux says the script is around "the first draft" and is chugging right along with input and notes from Robert Downey Jr. The writer was quick to dismiss rumors that he was involved in the Terrence Howard/Don Cheadle change-up, that his script will reflect it in any way, or that the role of War Machine will be scaled down. "No, that's all nonsense. Whatever their reason is, I'll leave that up to Marvel. We're writing the thing, virtually the same for Rhodey that we would for any actor. We're really taking what's going to be the most interesting story for the fans, and what are they going to enjoy watching. And who ever's in that part is going to have to play that part and make it work ... I haven't met Don, and I think I'm going to in a little bit and I think once I get a better sense of his voice and also hear what he has to say about what he likes about the character and just pick his brain a little bit, then we'll obviously start to tailor it to him."
Theroux is also unsure what Gwyneth Paltrow's status in the sequel is -- he's "planning like she is there" but has no confirmation as to whether she will return. Will we end up with a new Pepper Potts? Will Tony Stark look around and see strangers replacing those he knew and loved in the first film? Because that would send any man to the bottle!
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11-24-2008 @ 10:35AM
Scott K. said...
I liked Howard in the role, so I am bummed he's not in the sequel. I wasn't a big fan of Paltrow as Potts, but don't see the need for a change (not like need for the Holmes -> Gyllenhall switch). In the end, all they can do is write the best movie they can, using the actors they have. I liked the first, I hope this is a worthy sequel. (Spiderman 2, X-Men 2 and The Dark Knight show that it can be done.)
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11-24-2008 @ 11:11AM
Bill said...
I don't get it. If you strike gold once with a great cast. Why not get them back? Like they say in the old movies, a great cast is worth repeating.
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12-09-2008 @ 8:13PM
John said...
Howard was not signed on for the sequel for a few reasons. Director Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. were never thrilled by his performance during shooting. When it came to editing the movie, they were cutting out Rhodes more than they had first planned. It was the same for writing Iron Man 2; they realized that they weren't giving much to the character. I read an article that said he wasn't too easy to work with, either.
Howard was also the highest-paid actor from the first movie.
11-24-2008 @ 2:06PM
paul said...
He looks like Tom Hanks in this picture.
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