Jon Favreau On Changing Iron Man 2's Ending!

Jon Favreau On Changing Iron Man 2's Ending!

In this spoiler free interview, the Iron Man 2 director reveals that more action was added to the end of the movie! PLUS: More from Don Cheadle on playing War Machine!

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By JoshWilding - May 09, 2010 03:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Iron Man 2
Source: MTV Splash Page



"We did add some action to the end of the film," Favreau said while talking to MTV about the changes made to the film. "The nature of what happens in the final battle was altered."

"We built upon the ending, but I don't know if it's something that would have been – because that was all in the digital realm anyway, so it's not like we would have shot something differently than what we shot," said the director. "Decisions were made downstream in post-production as we worked on the special effects at the end of the movie."



Also over on MTV Splash Page were these two interviews where Don Cheadle, who plays War Machine in Iron Man 2, talks about which comic books inspired his performance, the use of improv in the movie and talks more about the relationship between Tony and Rhodey!



"I took something from all of them, because the character over the whole arc changes quite a bit," Cheadle said when asked which War Machine stories helped to inspire his performance. "They both do."

"Ultimately in the comic book lore, War Machine takes over for Iron Man for a while, so I don't know. It all just kind of went into the soup and then you still have to show up on set and bring something."



"No, there wasn't a locked-in script," revealed the actor. "To be honest, We did improv a lot. We were very often sort of on a journey of discovery in the scenes, trying to find out where we were, who we were, what it was going to be."

"In particular, our story was kind of tricky to navigate. Between Robert's character and myself — between Tony Stark and James Rhodes — because they're friends, then James acquires the suit and they're not friends or they're enemies. How do we come back? I think that was the real tricky thing," he added. "They knew where it needed to end up, but it was tricky figuring out how to get there."
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JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 5/9/2010, 4:04 PM
Oh, and be sure to keep an eye out tomorrow for my EXCLUSIVE interview with comic book writer Christos Gage!!! :)
Joker08
Joker08 - 5/9/2010, 4:16 PM
I think I'd have a much different view of the film had there been less action in the end. It was already pushing anti-climactic in almost every way...

And Cheadle's War Machine rocked. He was my favorite part of the film :)
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 5/9/2010, 4:47 PM
^idiot comment of the day
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 5/9/2010, 5:01 PM
I thought the end was fine. Yeah, the Whiplash fight was short, but I thought of the whole final battle as including all the Hammer drones as well. The fight with Rourke was short but sweet. In all honesty, I thought the entire movie was paced fine, I didn't get bored at all and I didn't think it was rushed either.

Cheadle kicked ass, the scene at Tony's b-day party was very good especially.
massfable3
massfable3 - 5/9/2010, 5:16 PM
thors hammer after credits that's all i have 2 say
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 5/9/2010, 5:20 PM
@Tyler, thank you :) Just cuz the "boss" fight doesnt last 10 minutes doesnt mean it sucks. The Incredible Hulk fight scene was long and it worked, Ghost Rider fight scenes were short and they sucked, Iron Man 2 fight scene was short and it worked, it all depends on the film and how effective it is.
fanboiii
fanboiii - 5/9/2010, 5:30 PM
I wish the Whiplash fight was at least 5 minutes longer and more brutal like armor getting ripped off. Maybe post-production was limited with all their fluid decision making. I still thought it was great though.
conformist21
conformist21 - 5/9/2010, 5:36 PM
it could've been longer, if more was added then that's hella weird.
should've had whiplash tear them apart over a 5 minute span and only their arms or something were left and they could've taken him out that way or something.
Tobuttica
Tobuttica - 5/9/2010, 5:46 PM
Where did the insurge of retards with their troll-like comments come from? Makes me miss the days of Supermike, and yeah, I'm talking about you cchriswake.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 5/9/2010, 5:51 PM
Isn't cchriswake the guy that always says Thor is going to suck? I choose to ignore his comments, based on that opinion of his alone :)
fanboiii
fanboiii - 5/9/2010, 6:06 PM
Spoiler question-> Does anyone know what the new element was in the film? Fury already knew about it. Could it be vibranium that Stark will use to complete Captain America's modern shield?
ukboy28
ukboy28 - 5/9/2010, 6:10 PM
tyler@ yeah that guy's always leaves positive and intelligent comments lol :0

whiplash fight, yeah it could of been longer but id rather it be short and sweet than longer falling into overkill.
ALFREDORENEANGEL
ALFREDORENEANGEL - 5/9/2010, 6:13 PM
The Hoff was a better Nick Fury, with the cool talking car and slow motion running bathing suit beauties.

The last battle was not as good as I expected. Whiplash was easier to defeat the second time.
fanboiii
fanboiii - 5/9/2010, 6:15 PM
@OBSCURO Action lessons from Michael Bay? No way! His action scenes are messy, confusing, and full of explosions.

Cameron, Nolan, Ridley Scott, and even Snyder are the guys to study.
ALFREDORENEANGEL
ALFREDORENEANGEL - 5/9/2010, 6:16 PM
The Hoff was a better Nick Fury, with the cool talking car and slow motion running bathing suit beauties.

The last battle was not as good as I expected. Whiplash was easier to defeat the second time.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 5/9/2010, 6:20 PM
Whiplash was easier to defeat the second time because it was 2 on 1. With one of the 2 being an expert in the suit and knowing how to use it. The other one being an experienced pilot who has a commando's worth of guns built into the suit which can also use repulsor tech.

I doubt the element that Stark made was vibranium. Off topic, but when Agent Coulson took the you-know-what out of Tony's dad's case, I heard people gasp. It was funny :)
fanboiii
fanboiii - 5/9/2010, 6:22 PM
Even though I agree it should have been longer, Whiplash was a physicist and had no sign of real fighting experience. He was driven only by revenge, which explains why he took off his mask to show Stark the face of the guy kicking his ass.
ukboy28
ukboy28 - 5/9/2010, 6:25 PM
tyler@ well said man :)

fanboiii@ spoiler, indeed :0
fanboiii
fanboiii - 5/9/2010, 6:38 PM
@Anil Good point! Vanko knew Stark was smarter. Plus, self-destruct is how they say "Good Game" in mother Russia. :P
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 5/9/2010, 6:44 PM
@Tyler, huh? What did he take out of the case?
Joker08
Joker08 - 5/9/2010, 6:47 PM
So if Stark discovers Vibranium in this (which is what I got from it) that would mean Cap probably won't use his classic and most well-known shield since Tony was clearly working on it - as it was obviously incomplete. Cap would have to use an older shield design I would imagine - so wouldn't you think we'll be seeing the WWII uniform? Didn't Johnston say something about him going through several different costumes or something??
rook187
rook187 - 5/9/2010, 6:49 PM
The final fight with Whiplash was shorter than I hoped for but it was still satisfying.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 5/9/2010, 6:55 PM
Cap:

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/images/users/gallerypictures/11108L.jpg
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 5/9/2010, 7:35 PM
@Tyler, oh ok :) I heard there was something else in that case that is also related to the pic you posted, but i dont remember seeing it.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 5/9/2010, 8:01 PM
After watching the movie a second time online recently, I stick by the 5* review I gave the movie but there's no doubt that it was flawed. Black Widow could have been handled a little better and there was perhaps a few too many things going on at once but it's still a damned amazing movie and I actually had no problem with the final Whiplash fight - it wasnt rushed and made perfect sense in the way that it went down!

As for the whole Vibranium thing, I dont think that was the element Stark discovered simply because Coulson recognised the shield which points to Cap having a round one during WWII. I also dont think that they're one and the same...it's more likely that it was just a prototype that Howard built and even more likely, nothing more than a funny easter egg for us fans! :P

ANIL: Thanks man and I completely agree! The guy's a great writer and it's a fascinating interview that I'm just now putting the finishing touches to so that I can post it when CBM's a little busier tomorrow! Say, what are your thoughts on Second Coming so far? I guessed it would be him but what a sad death it was..!
HeyVanity
HeyVanity - 5/9/2010, 8:58 PM
I loved the movie as a whole. The ending really did feel rushed, though. Kind of disappointing, actually. In my opinion, it definitely needed that extra action, but the whole deal with Whiplash was really rushed. Think they should have just gone LOTR long so it didn't feel so damn anti-climactic. Oh well. Stoked for Thor XD
thegamedrex
thegamedrex - 5/9/2010, 9:02 PM
I like the movie alot, i like the action scenes they were great, although the solution to beat whiplash was a little too easy, but cool none the less. the only thing cheesy was after the credits for the thor plug i thought that could of given a little more.("we found him+") thors hammer next to a crater in the sand.
STOOPUDR
STOOPUDR - 5/9/2010, 10:30 PM
I just saw IM2 for the second time, and I noticed a few things I missed the first time and have not seen mentioned anywhere.

Did anyone else catch the reference to Atlantis on Ivan's wall of photos? The magazine cover with stark had a notation in the bottom "Atlantis Answers"? Is this a hint to Namor in Captain America? Seems to point that way to me. Add that to the map with Atlanis marked and it is looking very good (although I personally don't like the character - Aquaman sucks too).

Also, this story overlaps TIH since they are watching the news footage of the clash at the campus in one scene, and Thor's Hammer crashes to earth at the end of this movie (obviously mid way through the Thor movie). Does this support that the storm in TIH may have been tied to Thor. The timeline would be the battle at the campus in Hulk is part of the way through this movie, the scene with the lightning storm would have been slightly later just prior to the end of this movie where they find the hammer. Where was that cave? Was it New Mexico? Was that the night before they found the hammer?
STOOPUDR
STOOPUDR - 5/9/2010, 10:30 PM
Go ahead somebody tell me I am stoopud for this?
llinformerll
llinformerll - 5/9/2010, 10:33 PM
@ weneedrevelation Are you kidding? What makes you think that? He was great. He had the right face, attitude, and acting skills to pull this role off.
Osiris
Osiris - 5/9/2010, 10:34 PM
@Stoopudr@ I was thinking about that TIH stuff too, cause since these movies overlap I've been looking for more clues now, there are so many references in IM2 it's ridicules.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 5/9/2010, 10:39 PM
They had a $200M budget, I'm pretty sure that the fight scene at the end was the one they wanted to show.
STOOPUDR
STOOPUDR - 5/9/2010, 10:45 PM
I saw it Thursday night and took the kids back tonight just to look for Easter Egg's. They are uncountable. Is the electric jet a Quin Jet? What was that guys name at the track? I heard it but forgot it before I got home? Is he somebody?

I saw less Easter Eggs last easter. What was funny is my kids never read the books, so it is neat to see the characters through their eye's these are basically new Characters to them (I talk about it all so not totally). I am more than pleased with the incarnations they are being introduced to.

However, if Cap's shield looks anything like the shield in this movie, I will kill someone. Too me the shield is more important than the actor playing Steve Rogers. He needs to get the round Admantium/ Vibranium shield in WWII and throw it the way he should. I like the Ultimate WWII look, but Cap got the shield early in WWII, and did not carry the NFL shield all that long. The one from this movie should be a shield from one of the fill-in post WWII Cap's, at most (if I remember one of those was gadget laden).
Osiris
Osiris - 5/9/2010, 11:01 PM
Well Ross, Fury and Stark are all involved with Captain America, so why is it so wrong that a prototype of the shield be in Howards trunk. Ross and Fury aren't that old and it could just be a version that Stark was working on but decided to scrap, it doesn't necessarily have to be the one getting used, and I thought it was a pretty good interpretation so why "kill someone" over something so dumb b/c no matter what they do you will have to live with it.
STOOPUDR
STOOPUDR - 5/9/2010, 11:15 PM
The "kill someone" statement was intended as a proverb (or something like that) to exemplify the importance to me. I am not really going to do it. And I have no issue with Stark being the guy who invents the shield, or this being a prototype that was not used.

Do you really think it was a good interpretation? Did you like the Thor Hammer with the Claw someone posted a few weeks ago? I am concerned that they are going to try and make the shield too technical to explain the ricochets. I would prefer another rubber shield like the one in Captain America '91 over that shield, although it is better than the see through one from '77, or the lack of one from the serial.

If your attitude is "no matter what they do you will have to live with it", why post here? I thought this was a place for discussions of what we want and expect to see, as well as our opinions of what we do see.
nuketheunicorns
nuketheunicorns - 5/10/2010, 12:47 AM
so the version in the film was with MORE action then there originally was? wow. the only way that scene could have had less action is if Vanko died of a heart attack right after landing.
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