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Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle and Scarlett Johansson talk Iron Man 2

Liam — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:58:22 +0000

Last week we saw the first Entertainment Tonight Iron Man 2 set visit, then the second, and now they have three one-on-one interviews with Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle and Scarlett Johansson to present to us.

The interviews are embedded after the cut, and they may all start playing at the same time so you’ll have to be skilful in how you deal with the situation. But it’s okay…I believe in you..

First up is Gwyneth Paltrow who talks about Pepper’s promotion to CEO of Stark Industries and the love triangle between her character, Black Widow and Tony Stark.

Next Don Cheadle talks about War Machine and getting in on the action with his own suit. He also mentions that Robert Downey Jr. shaves his chest. Exclusive info right there.

Finally Scarlett Johansson talks about how she got the role (although she doesn’t mention Emily Blunt having to drop out, but it’s okay because nobody likes to be a second choice), showing the Black Widow suit to Ryan Reynolds and performing the stunts required for the role.

We haven’t heard anything from Mickey Rourke yet. Maybe they don’t want him to be interviewed because it will break the whole ‘badass villain’ role he will be playing.

Full ET Iron Man 2 set visit

Liam — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:07:33 +0000

Yesterday we got a sneak preview and today we have the full Entertainment Tonight Iron Man 2 set visit. Most of the visit takes place on the Monaco Grand Prix set where Tony Stark first meets Whiplash. We see some cars being smashed up and Robert Downey Jr. says that it is probably his “favorite thing in the world to do professionally because you get the free adrenaline rush and it’s all safe.” Gwyneth Paltrow talks about wearing skimpy clothes and Scarlett Johansson talks about training for the role of Black Widow and the love triangle between her character, Tony Stark and Pepper Potts.

Watch below!

Sneak Peak at the ET Iron Man 2 set visit

Liam — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:16:43 +0000

Entertainment Tonight visited the set of Iron Man 2 when filming was taking place a few months ago and they have released a 34 second sneak peak of what went on. It doesn’t tell us anything new and it’s all flashy and zoomy, but it’s something. Watch below!

The full set visit will be shown later today.

Scarlett Johansson talks about Black Widow’s future

Liam — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:22:30 +0000

Scarlett Johansson recently spoke to IrelandOn-Line about playing Black Widow in Iron Man 2, and she also spoke about where she would like to go with the character in the future.

“She has many different incarnations and different storylines so I’m hoping she will be able to continue in that way. I’m hoping that if the fans like the character and support the character, we’ll see her again.”
As well as a movie based on the Black Widow, Scarlett has hinted the character will return to screens in the hotly-anticipated ‘Avengers’ movie.
The 24-year-old star added: “I hope I get to come back and do it again. The character certainly comes back. We see that she does in the comics and certainly she is a big part of The Avengers. I don’t know if that is where it’s going to go but she is definitely a big part of The Avengers.”

We have been getting hints that Black Widow will appear in The Avengers, so that’s where she will likely pop up next. I doubt we will be getting a solo Black Widow movie. Female superhero have been taking a back seat over recent years thanks to a few bad movies. However, if she kicks ass next May people might actually be up for seeing one.

Another image of Scarlett Johansson in Iron Man 2

Liam — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:07:57 +0000

Earlier this week we got our first look at Scarlett Johansson all suited up as Black Widow in Iron Man 2. Now we have another image thanks to Yahoo! but this time she is simply Natasha Romanoff. Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) has been promoted to CEO of Stark Industries and this means Tony Stark needs a new assistant. Who better than world class athlete and gymnast, expert martial artist, markswoman, and weapons specialist Natasha Romanoff? She’s a Russian spy too. Tony Stark won’t know all of that when hiring her to do his paperwork, but he will no doubt find out eventually.

Click here to see more new images of Stark, Petter Potts and Col. James Rhodes.

Mickey Rourke will talk to a cockatoo in Iron Man 2

Liam — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:50:15 +0000

Earlier today we got our first look at Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, however the accompanying article also gives us a few details about what we can expect in the sequel. Here are some snippets below:

Rourke, for his part, wanted to instill some lightness into the role of the heavy. “I told Favreau, ‘I don’t want to just play him as a one-dimensional p—-,’” he says. “He let me have a cockatoo, who I talk to and get drunk with while I’m making my suit.”

Scarlett Johansson joined the cast as Stark’s mysterious new assistant, Natasha, who has an alter ego of her own, Black Widow. That introduction inevitably sparks romantic tension between Stark and former assistant Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), who’s been promoted to CEO of Stark Industries. “The men want it to be, like, ‘Ooh, the girls are fighting over Tony,’ but it’s not as standard as that,” says Paltrow. “There’s a weird male catfight fantasy. Downey agrees. He believes what differentiates the franchise from other superhero series can be summarized as follows: “We’re horny. Not, like, can’t-bring-your-kids horny, but just…horny.”

Mickey Rourke getting drunk whilst talking to a cockatoo and lots of horny people. Iron Man 2 sounds like it’s going to be fun.

In other IM2 news director Jon Favreau has been updating his Twitter account, counting down the days until filming finishes. 1 day to go!

First Look At Iron Man 2’s Black Widow

Dave — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:17:09 +0000

Entertainment Tonight has once again snapped an exclusive, which always frustrates me to no end, because they treat their exclusive film material in such a crappy way. Next time a trailer debuts on Entertainment Tonight, notice how they add their own voice-over and sometimes make their own cuts to the footage, all the while trumpeting “EXCLUSIVE!” where they can.

It’s like a perverted form of watermarking.

E.T. managed to score not only the first picture of Scarlett Johansson as The Black Widow in Iron Man 2, but also the upcoming Iron Man 2 Entertainment Weekly cover, also featuring a scarlet-headed Scarlett.

Super Hero Hype has been doing the best job of tracking down crisp images and updating one post with new images, so CLICK HERE to check out these pictures in their native environment.

Kevin Feige talks Thor, Captain America and The Avengers

Liam — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:17:12 +0000

UGO recently got the chance to interview Marvel Films President Kevin Feige (click here to read the full interview, highly recommended) and he revealed a lot of interesting info regarding the future Marvel movies (Thor, Captain America, The Avengers). Here are some of the best bits:

Update: UGO were not supposed to post it yet! I’ll post again when it’s allowed to go up.

Robert Downey Jr. taking Iron Man 2 more seriously than any movie he’s ever done

Liam — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:16:45 +0000

Collider recently got the chance to ask Robert Downey Jr. a few questions about Iron Man 2, which is currently in filming mode. He said that due to high expectations he is taking the sequel a bit more seriously, and he also praised the new additions to the cast (Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle).

Here’s a snippet:

Another bit that Robert told us was how he is taking “Iron Man 2” more seriously than any movie he has ever done:
Robert: 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.
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.
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.

Click here to read the whole interview!

Iron Man 2 set video + love triangle confirmed

Liam — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:01:49 +0000

Filming for Iron Man 2 began yesterday, which is probably the most exciting news we’ll get all week, and luckily for us some paparazzi type people were close to the set and managed to record the cast and crew getting ready for filming. We see director Jon Favreau walking, Gwyneth Paltrow sitting in a car, and then we see Robert Downey Jr. both walking and sitting in a car. Watch below!

In other Iron Man 2 news Robert Downey Jr. confirmed (kinda) to MTV that Tony Stark will be involved in a love triangle with Pepper Potts (Paltrow) and the Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson).

When asked whether he’d be 1/3 of a love triangle in the film, Downey told MTV News, “Heck yeah, Wouldn’t you?”
Still unconfirmed is exactly which iteration of the Black Widow will be making her appearance in the film. The original version was a Russian spy who, after defecting, ended up joining the Avengers. In Marvel’s Ultimate universe, however, the Black Widow nearly married Tony Stark before revealing herself as a traitor.