While doing press for “I Love You, Man,” Jon Favreau spoke a bit about the development on “Iron Man 2.” While he was free to share information with the media during production on the first film, the director has been somewhat more tight-lipped this time around. He has yet to confirm the casting of either Scarlett Johansson and Mickey Rourke, though he cryptically claims he’s a “big fan” of the latter, but his excitement for the beginning of shooting seems to dominate the lack of actual information he’s dispelled so far.
He also claims there’s no complete script yet. “We have a rough basic outline [that is] always evolving as we bring in actors and have rehearsals. I like to adjust it for the specific actors but the action sequences are very far along.” While its sad that modern blockbuster filmmaking puts such a low priority on the written word, the first film worked like this as well, allowing the indie-bred Favreau a chance to improvise and retool scenes on the fly. As a result, the first film did end up pretty character-heavy and light on actual plot, but each cast member had a chance to shine by bringing an unusual amount of color to their roles. With a sturdier cast and newcomers like Don Cheadle and Rourke aboard, “Iron Man 2” won’t be short on personality.
