Robert Downey Jr. Talks “Iron Man 3” at Comic-Con Press Conference
We posted coverage from Comic-Con’s press conferences for Frankenweenie, Oz: The Great and Powerful and Wreck-It Ralph a couple of days ago, and we were delighted to also be invited to the Iron Man 3 press conference! While Jeff and I were not at Comic-Con this year, we had two friends with a combined 50 years of Comic-Con experience on hand to help us out. (I hope we will be in San Diego for the 2013 Comic-Con to cover it with full photos and video).
The Iron Man 3 conference brought together director Shane Black; actors Don Cheadle and Robert Downey Jr.; along with Marvel President and Producer Kevin Feige.
I left most of Peter Csanadi’s notes as is below, adding a little extra dialogue after listening to an audio recording.
Press Conference Table, Photo by Peter Csanadi
Media Before Press Conference, Photo by Peter Csanadi
Robert Downey Jr.’s Place at Table, Photo by Peter Csanadi
Actor Don Cheadle, Copyright Disney
Some highlights from the press conference:
Director Shane Black was asked about rumors and photos online, including how much guessing is wrong. He stated that the leaked stuff is unfortunate (especially referring to the recent Iron Patriot images), but also said that they really enjoy reading all the rumors that are wrong. Sometimes things are released on purpose to get the community guessing in the wrong direction.
When asked about coming in to work on Iron Man 3, Black said that he received a lot of help both from movie director Jon Favreau and the incredible special effects team. He told them what he wanted to do, and within two weeks, they would tell him how it will be done.
When Robert Downey Jr. was asked about Iron Man’s dealings with evil forces, he talked about how “threats explore limitations”.
Black mentioned how the movie will finish the story trilogy arc (of Tony Stark’s personal life, i.e. weapons builder, alcoholism, relationship with Pepper, etc.) and then will take it in a whole new direction. He stated that the studio was allowing him to take the character in fresh directions using very unique plot points. The filmmakers are being allowed “to take risks” so as not to become formulaic.
Director Kevin Feige, Copyright Disney
Director Kevin Feige and Robert Downey Jr., Copyright Disney
Director Kevin Feige, Robert Downey Jr. and Don Cheadle, Copyright Disney
Director Kevin Feige, Photo by Peter Csanadi
Actor Robert Downey Jr., Copyright Disney
Actor Robert Downey Jr., Photo by Peter Csanadi
Actor Robert Downey Jr., Photo by Peter Csanadi
Actor Don Cheadle, Photo by Peter Csanadi
Thank you to Peter Csanadi for covering this press conference for us. He is one of the finest photographers we know (his photos here were taken from 20 rows back). You can find more of his photos here.