Caffeinated Clint
Robert Downey Jr and Jon Favreau turned up at the Hero Complex Film Festival in LA on Sunday to talk about and screen the two “Iron Man” films they made together. Naturally, the topic of “Iron Man 3” – which Favreau won’t be directing (Shane Black will) – came up and the duo, while mostly playing it for laughs, did confirm that Favreau will have some kind of involvement in the film.
/Film were there and transcribed the natter that went on. Here’s a taste :
Downey Jr: Here’s the first thing I want to say. The most difficult part of making Iron Man 3 is going to be negotiating Jon Favreau’s acting deal.
Favreau: If The Freak isn’t in it, I’m not doing it. If Happy Hogan doesn’t turn into The Freak, I’m not doing it. Here’s what happens to Happy Hogan, he marries Pepper Potts…
Downey Jr: Wait a minute, you want both?
Favreau: I want a love scene with Pepper Potts with my shirt on and I want to transform into The Freak.
Downey Jr. – The negotiations have begun and so far I’m in agreement on every point. Well Shane, interestingly enough, there was a point when Jon and I were stuck on an idea [with a previous film]. We were just in an exploratory phase. So I said, ‘We should talk to Shane.’ And I was like, ‘Shane, we can’t really pay.’ And he was like, ‘Bring me some salmon and some blueberries.’ And we went to Yoda’s house in Miracle Mile and it wound up coming in handy, particularly for a couple scenes. So what I can say about this kind of circle of life thing is Shane, as he’s getting into the process [to direct Iron Man 3] and getting his sea legs and stuff, he goes, ‘When can we talk to Jon?’ So there’s going to be this kind of conglomerate of efforts.
Great that Favreau’s going to be potentially involved in coming up with ideas for the film but even better to hear he’ll be reprising his role as Happy Hogan – from the first two films – for the third.
