- Title: USA: "Iron Man II" stars visit Comic-Con
- Date: 28th July 2009
- Summary: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JULY 25, 2009) (REUTERS) WIDE SHOT OF CROWDS WALKING INTO COMI-CON VARIOUS OF COMI-CON VISITORS WALKING INTO CONVENTION CENTER EXTERIORS OF CONVENTION CENTER MARVEL COMICS BANNER TILT-DOWN TO VISITORS "IRON MAN II" COSTUMES ON DISPLAY CLOSE-UP OF "IRON MAN II" COSTUME ON DISPLAY COMI-CON VISITORS LOOKING AT EXHIBITS ACTRESS SCARLETT JOHANSSON TALKING TO THE PRESS (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTRESS SCARLETT JOHANSSON ON PLAYING A ROLE IN A SUPERHERO FILM, SAYING: "Well I've never played any thing like this before. I mean I'm certainly never been a part of a superhero movie, I guess. I mean I've definitely done comic book movies before. But this is, this is something completely different. I mean it's a whole, a whole other world. And I think that it's exciting to be part of something that has a built-in face base like this movie does. And just to feel the excitement of the crowd inside." WIDE SHOT OF RED CARPET VARIOUS OF ACTOR ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. WIDE SHOT OF ACTOR DON CHEADLE TALKING TO THE PRESS (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR DON CHEADLE ON HAVING FUN MAKING THE FILM, SAYING: "It was a lot of fun. I mean more fun was just the guys, you know. Hanging out with Sam, who I've known for awhile. And Robert. And just having fun creating this character. That was really a lot of fun. The other stuff is just, you know, being a little boy and getting to play with the best toys in the world. So that was obviously a lot of fun, too." VARIOUS OF ACTOR SAM ROCKWELL TALKING TO THE PRESS CUTAWAY OF PHOTOGRAPHERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR SAM ROCKWELL TALKING ABOUT WORKING WITH THE CAST AND CREW, SAYING: "It's great. You know, it's really, really smart people. Justin Theroux writing it. Very bright people. So you feel like you're in good hands. You know. It's like, it's like the all stars." TILT-UP ON ACTRESS SCARLETT JOHANSSON TALKING TO THE PRESS DIRECTOR JON FAVREAU TALKING TO THE PRESS (SOUNDBITE) (English) DIRECTOR JON FAVREAU ON THE FILM, SAYING: "Casting Robert Downey, Jr. He brings an authenticity to the role, but he brings his humour. And, it's that, it's that tone that we really wanted to maintain. But it's the second one out. I know what I'm doing a little bit more. So we wanted to take it up a notch as far as the action goes. We really rounded out the cast really well. The fans seem to like what we showed them, and seemed to like these new characters and new actors. So for me, for me it's a lot of fun, and because I had fun in that room, I can go have fun in the editing room for the next 8 months." DIRECTOR JON FAVREAU TALKING TO THE PRESS (SOUNDBITE) (English) DIRECTOR JON FAVREAU ON BRINGING HIS "IRON MAN" FILMS TO COMI-CON, SAYING: "My biggest worry is, was coming here and-- you're dealing with fans of not just your movie, but of the comic books. And so we wanted to make sure that we lived up to what we did last time. And last time we just came and showed more footage than they expected to see. And last time, we won their enthusiasm, and that enthusiasm turned into support, you know, widespread support that led to the success of the film." WIDE INTERIOR SHOT OF COMI-CON "IRON MAN II" COSTUME COMI-CON TRANSFORMERS BOOTH "LORD OF THE RINGS" BOOTH CLOSE-UP OF "LORD OF THE RINGS" PROP GUN "STAR WARS" BOOTH "STAR WARS" CHARACTER DARTH VADAR "LORD OF THE RINGS" GOLUM CHARACTER STATUE LIONSGATE BOOTH PROMOTING THE FILM "GAMER" "GAMER" MOVIE POSTER "IRON MAN II" COSTUMES
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- Story Text: The stars of "Iron Man II" paid a visit to Comi-Con this weekend.
On Saturday (July 25), actors Robert Downey, Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, and Don Cheadle all walked the red carpet to talk about their upcoming superhero film after sitting for a question-and-answer session with fans.
Director Jon Favreau was also on hand to share his thoughts with the press about making his second "Iron Man" movie.
Downey, who plays the lead in "Iron Man II," spoke to only a few news crews before making a quick exit.
But the other cast members made time for the entire press line.
Johansson shared why she enjoyed making the movie.
"Well I've never played any thing like this before," smiled Johansson, 24. "I mean I'm certainly never been a part of a superhero movie, I guess. I mean I've definitely done comic book movies before. But this is, this is something completely different. I mean it's a whole, a whole other world. And I think that it's exciting to be part of something that has a built-in face base like this movie does. And just to feel the excitement of the crowd inside."
Cheadle was also enthusiastic about the experience.
"It was a lot of fun," reminisced the 44-year-old actor. "I mean more fun was just the guys, you know. Hanging out with Sam, who I've known for awhile. And Robert. And just having fun creating this character. That was really a lot of fun. The other stuff is just, you know, being a little boy and getting to play with the best toys in the world. So that was obviously a lot of fun, too."
Rockwell praised the cast and crew of "Iron Man II."
"It's great. You know, it's really, really smart people," said Rockwell, 40. "Justin Theroux writing it. Very bright people. So you feel like you're in good hands. You know. It's like, it's like the all stars."
Favreau was also complimentary about his team and the key to creating a successful sequel to the enormously successful original.
"Casting Robert Downey, Jr. He brings an authenticity to the role, but he brings his humour. And, it's that, it's that tone that we really wanted to maintain. But it's the second one out. I know what I'm doing a little bit more. So we wanted to take it up a notch as far as the action goes. We really rounded out the cast really well. The fans seem to like what we showed them, and seemed to like these new characters and new actors. So for me, for me it's a lot of fun, and because I had fun in that room, I can go have fun in the editing room for the next 8 months," he told reuters Television.
The actor-turned-director also shared why he Comi-Con makes him a bit nervous.
"My biggest worry is, was coming here and-- you're dealing with fans of not just your movie, but of the comic books," explained Favreau, 42. "And so we wanted to make sure that we lived up to what we did last time. And last time we just came and showed more footage than they expected to see. And last time, we won their enthusiasm, and that enthusiasm turned into support, you know, widespread support that led to the success of the film."
The film also stars heavyweight actors Gwyneth Paltrow and Mickey Rourke The "Iron Man" and "Iron Man II" screenplays are based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name.
"Iron Man" opened in the summer of 2008 and made nearly 100 million (USD) at the domestic box office the first weekend.
"Ironman II" will be released across North America on March 7, 2010. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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