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Robert Downey Jr. Talks Avengers

Source:MTV

November 25, 2008

MTV has an interesting interview with Robert Downey Jr. in which he talks about the fact that Marvel Studios will have to work hard on getting The Avengers movie right with so many characters involved. But this quote is the one that got us...

"The danger you run with colliding all these worlds is [director] Jon [Favreau] was very certain that 'Iron Man' should be set in a very realistic world. Nothing that happened in 'Iron Man' is really outside the realm of possibility. Once you start talking about Valhalla and supersized super soldiers and jolly green giants it warrants much further discussion."

Interesting, very interesting! The movie doesn't hit theaters until July 15, 2011.

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COMMENTS (64)

Posted by:

first

November 25, 2008

wheres the link to the rest?

Posted by:

stevedamien

November 25, 2008

hmm.. interesting. i like the way he puts it. sounds like he has some reservations about being involved in anything too cartoon-y. I hope that bodes well for us, the fans.

Comics are fun, and the ones that seem to work best today are the ones set in a 'real' world setting. I also have reservations about Valhalla, however they plan on doing that...

Posted by:

Frozone

November 25, 2008

With all due respect for RDJ, the "realism" of the first movie stopped pretty much after he built the Mk.I armor. The rest was über comic-booky. Nothing wrong with that, but pulling the "realism" card is a bit of a scam.

Posted by:

Jid

November 25, 2008

The link is the MTV in blue at the top.

Posted by:

Hughezy

November 25, 2008

i'm still disapointed that RDJ didn't do an audio commentary for Iron Man

Posted by:

Thong Bender

November 25, 2008

I'll talk to him for you, Hughezy.

Posted by:

Fire Breather

November 25, 2008

All they have to do is make it "look real" and everyone will be able suspend their "disbelief".

He's a great actor, but sometimes he really needs to shut up.

Posted by:

mig

November 25, 2008

how can plummeting from hundreds of feets with hundreds of pounds of metal only leave you with a broken arm? how realistic is the fact that not even one bullet went through the holes in his mask in the beginning? or even how those huge armor piercing bullets barely affected iron man in the beginning to? i understand that the new suit was made with gold-titanium alloy which is incredible to say the least. but there are so many things from that movie that need to be taken into account that would really sway from RDJ's "realistic setting" i loved the movie but jeez u dont see christian bale pissing and moaning about how great tdk was and how realistic and likely the whole thing can be...

Posted by:

Jason

November 25, 2008

Gimme a break Downy! There was little if anything about Iron Man that was realistic. Like building a massive suit in a cave full of Talibans who think you're making a missile... puh-leez!

I for one refuse to see an Avengers film unless Spider-Man is in it. Yeah yeah, SM belongs to Sony... bla bla bla!

I DON"T CARE. GIMME MORE SPIDERMAN!!!!

Posted by:

Anne

November 25, 2008

How realistic is it that a guy lives on a battery? Come one dude it is a movie.