Is Sam Rockwell signing on to “Iron Man 2” completely blind cause he wants that nice paycheck and global recognition that leads to better gigs or does he just have complete faith in the world Jon Favreau has already created?
It’s not like you need to be an expert in comic books to play the characters, but geeks sometimes get testy about this and Rockwell admits he has no clue about who the character, Justin Hammer, is.
“I just found out that he’s actually a character in the comics,” Rockwell admitted to Splashpage. “I didn’t realize that.” But it’s not all Rockwell’s fault. He hasn’t even read the script, because he hasn’t received one yet. “Is he an older guy?” asked Rockwell. “I need to research this.”
Other interesting geek related news.
J.K. Simmons, who plays J. Jonah Jameson in the “Spider-Man” movies, says he’ll be back to reprise his boisterous (and very entertaining) role. He also says the film will start shooting in 2010. [MTV]
The Hobbits Will Return To The ‘Hobbit’? A hint that many, or at least some, “Lord Of The Rings” characters pint-sized character will be returning for “The Hobbit” films directed by Guillermo del Toro? Frodo pal, ‘Merry’ Brandybuck (Dominic Monaghan) says it could happen and producer Peter Jackson is hoping it will. “They really want us to come back, and I think there’s a really strong chance that we might be back,” he said. [MTV]