Jon Favreau Talks Iron Man 2
Jon Favreau has been talking about Iron Man 2 and in particular how having Tony Stark “come out” as Iron Man at the end of the last movie changed the way he approached Iron Man 2.
“The superhero genre has been picked over pretty thoroughly with all the different titles, sequels, reboots. It’s tough to keep it fresh and not do something that is derivative of something someone else has done. By taking a left turn at the end of the first film and making him a public figure, it opened it up to a whole lot of new possibilities. It goes beyond your standard secret identity/caped crusader model.”
In particular, he said having no secret identity enabled them to explore the fame dynamic that a superhero would have deal with as well as the pressures of having to bash bad guys.
“The rise of Ceaser — there are mythic proportions to that. Other genres tackle that type of story on a regular basis but the superhero genre has not, up to this point. We were able to deal with the ramifications of fame and notoriety and high expectations.”
And, according to Favreau, there is no better actor out there to draw from such experiences than Robert Downey Jr…
“It allowed us to draw upon our experiences and certainly Robert’s experiences. Robert had strong points of view on these things. He was propelled quite publicly to a much more successful station and we were able to draw upon that. We were able to comment on the phenomena of celebrity as we know it today.”
It’s that new angle which Favreau insists makes Iron Man 2 feel fresh and original.
“Usually the hero is forced to live an even more bifurcated existence between the esteemed persona of the superhero version of himself and the humble or disguised existences of his secret-identity self. Those twin stories deviate more and more as the hero becomes more established. The hero starts to leave behind the secret identity. All of these franchises struggle to find their different angle on all of that as they move forward but the thing is it’s all fairly limited and limiting. There are only so many stories there. We’re flying in a different direction.”
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