Iron Man 3 Discussion Thread

[Bullseye]

RDJ talking about IM3. He does not sound too enthusiastic about going any further.

https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/iron-man/358802-robert-downey-jr-iron-man-3

In fairness i does not sound quite as bad when you get the full quote.

https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/robert-downey-jr-talks-radically-changing-tony-stark-iron-man-3/

 

[Deckard]

Do they have to wait until the 3rd film is wrapped before they start to negotiate a new contract?

If not I'd think that's a bad sign because they are already diving into Avengers 2 and I would think signing him would be top priority.

 

[thenammagazine]

RDJ talking about IM3. He does not sound too enthusiastic about going any further.

https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/iron-man/358802-robert-downey-jr-iron-man-3

In fairness i does not sound quite as bad when you get the full quote.

https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/robert-downey-jr-talks-radically-changing-tony-stark-iron-man-3/

I didn't take it that way. Sounded like he didn't want it to be the predictable film formula and was happy they were changing it up a bit.

radically want to challenge Stark’s identity, rather than just have him battle another bad guy. These things tend to, in Act 3, really become about the same old things. So let’s really flip that. I feel like I don’t know where you go after Iron Man 3. Leave it all on the field, you know?

 

[Bullseye]

Well the fact that they appear to have signed SJ for Avengers 2, I would hope they are similarly signing RDJ for it too. Maybe he will just appear in future Avengers and IM movies will take a break??

 

[Bullseye]

I didn't take it that way. Sounded like he didn't want it to be the predictable film formula and was happy they were changing it up a bit.

Thats why I included the second link. The first link was taken out of context.

 

[Niltusk]

I would be fine with him just tackling Avengers and maybe cameoing as needed in other films. Better that then him getting burnt out to the point where he wants to call it quits.

 

[thenammagazine]

Well the fact that they appear to have signed SJ for Avengers 2, I would hope they are similarly signing RDJ for it too. Maybe he will just appear in future Avengers and IM movies will take a break??

I think RDJ will hold out on signing more to see how successful IM3 is. Unfortunately, Feige's treating it like he really isn't a key player and has already stated they'd "Bond" the role, so we should expect a press war and not be at all surprised if RDJ walks after having his contribution to the overall franchise minimized and belittled.

 

[Bullseye]

I would be fine with him just tackling Avengers and maybe cameoing as needed in other films. Better that then him getting burnt out to the point where he wants to call it quits.

Yeah that is kinda the impression I get. He would probably be happy with Avengers every couple of 3-4 years. I'd be interested to see if Marvel will continue with IM after 3 in the short term.

 

[Bullseye]

I think RDJ will hold out on signing more to see how successful IM3 is. Unfortunately, Feige's treating it like he really isn't a key player and has already stated they'd "Bond" the role, so we should expect a press war and not be at all surprised if RDJ walks after having his contribution to the overall franchise minimized and belittled.

I wonder if Feige resented RDJ doing so well out of Avengers?

 

[Deckard]

If he does leave I will definately be leaving the new Marvel studios films behind and I suspect many other casual fans will as well. Cap was terrible, Thor mediocre. Not looking forward to sequels to those even remotely. I really believe without him they will get crushed by DC and Sony.

 

[thenammagazine]

I wonder if Feige resented RDJ doing so well out of Avengers?

Probably, moreso, the Avengers payday. But honestly, RDJ earned every penny of that. He launched the current franchise and if he hadn't sold Iron Man to the world, Marvel Studios would be stuck in the WB slump and most likely worse, selling more characters to stay afloat.

If he does leave I will definately be leaving the new Marvel studios films behind and I suspect many other casual fans will as well. Cap was terrible, Thor mediocre. Not looking forward to sequels to those even remotely. I really believe without him they will get crushed by DC and Sony.

Perhaps. DC has their own "RDJ issue" now, rebooting Batman in 2014 with Bale's epic take on Batman still freshly in our heads. Even Spider-Man had more than double the 2-year gap between the original trilogy and the reboot.

 

[Deckard]

Perhaps. DC has their own "RDJ issue" now, rebooting Batman in 2014 with Bale's epic take on Batman still freshly in our heads. Even Spider-Man had more than double the 2-year gap between the original trilogy and the reboot.

I've been saying this too, it's gonna make alot of people bitter. Still they have a shot with Superman if they don't botch it.

 

[Ultron-7]

I'll be honest i'm a huge Marvel fan but if RDJ does get booted from the Marvel Movie-verse i will be less inclined to watch the films, half f what makes Iron Man such a great movie character is RDJ. He is the glue that holds the team together imo, without him the other actors seem mediocre imo, i dont think anyone could replace him without changing the character. I'm okay with support actors changing like Rhodey but not when they change the main actor without a reboot.

 

[hunnipot85]

Yeah, I can't imagine Avengers 2 without RDJ. None of the other actors in the cast have that kinda power/energy/excitement he brings to the films.

 

[JonWes]

I think people worry too much about RDJ leaving. From that quote, it sounds like he's invested in keeping it fresh and Marvel are letting him explore that. I think that's a good sign.

 

[thenammagazine]

I think people worry too much about RDJ leaving. From that quote, it sounds like he's invested in keeping it fresh and Marvel are letting him explore that. I think that's a good sign.

They're letting him explore it because they need IM3 to be a success after Avengers. We'll all see how "generous" Marvel is come IM3's wrapping, when negotiations start for Downey re-upping.

 

[tomandshell]

Marvel seems to be less stingy after Avengers. They increased the budget for Iron Man 3 and will be making Scarlett Johansson the highest paid actress alive to reprise her role as Black Widow. I think they will be willing to invest in RDJ, and if he is smart he will say yes. If he enjoys playing the character and getting rich and famous for his effort, he should stick with it for a bit longer. My concern was that Marvel is cheap, but their Avengers profits might be changing that. They are looking at long term profits and investing in the talent makes sense. Bite the bullet, pay the price to lock him in for 2-4 more movies, then sit back and count the cash.

 

[The Josh]

Marvel seems to be less stingy after Avengers. They increased the budget for Iron Man 3 and will be making Scarlett Johansson the highest paid actress alive to reprise her role as Black Widow. I think they will be willing to invest in RDJ, and if he is smart he will say yes. If he enjoys playing the character and getting rich and famous for his effort, he should stick with it for a bit longer. My concern was that Marvel is cheap, but their Avengers profits might be changing that. They are looking at long term profits and investing in the talent makes sense. Bite the bullet, pay the price to lock him in for 2-4 more movies, then sit back and count the cash.

 

[Viking Spawn]

Marvel seems to be less stingy after Avengers. They increased the budget for Iron Man 3 and will be making Scarlett Johansson the highest paid actress alive to reprise her role as Black Widow. I think they will be willing to invest in RDJ, and if he is smart he will say yes. If he enjoys playing the character and getting rich and famous for his effort, he should stick with it for a bit longer. My concern was that Marvel is cheap, but their Avengers profits might be changing that. They are looking at long term profits and investing in the talent makes sense. Bite the bullet, pay the price to lock him in for 2-4 more movies, then sit back and count the cash.

I also agree. I think we'll also see more box office bucks in the other hero sequels too like Cap and Thor. Hence, they'll be paid more as well.

 

[The Mike]

Well the fact that they appear to have signed SJ for Avengers 2, I would hope they are similarly signing RDJ for it too. Maybe he will just appear in future Avengers and IM movies will take a break??

SLJ has a 9 picture deal, has he met that? His contractual obligations are more "you're doing this one for that money" but it's already agreed he'll do nine films, RDJ is in a different boat as it's whole new contract.

Yeah that is kinda the impression I get. He would probably be happy with Avengers every couple of 3-4 years. I'd be interested to see if Marvel will continue with IM after 3 in the short term.

They will especially if IM3 is a blockbuster. They'll be pumping as many IM films as they can get especially to be the interim between The Avengers. The key is whether RDJ comes back, if he doesn't they'll definitely do a new one to make sure that audiences get used to that Stark before shoving him into their moneymaker where all the other faces will be the same.

Perhaps. DC has their own "RDJ issue" now, rebooting Batman in 2014 with Bale's epic take on Batman still freshly in our heads. Even Spider-Man had more than double the 2-year gap between the original trilogy and the reboot.

This will ____ WB. The reboot being announced already before TDKR will have people praising Bale even harder especially considering that he isn't really leaving but putting his conditionals to Nolan returning. It'll feel like "Why didn't you offer Nolan the world to do another?!" while they've got a reboot already in mind. The director and casting will be vitally important and even then it's a huge uphill battle especially with the Nolan film still coming out on DVD and giving huge buzz while the reboot would be in preproduction.

I've been saying this too, it's gonna make alot of people bitter. Still they have a shot with Superman if they don't botch it.

They don't. Cavill could be the best Superman ever on screen but both Nolan and Snyder saying it'll be in a vacuum and not connect to another characters even Batman makes it a fail already. They can't build a JLA from it no matter how good and Snyder even said in his last quotes about it that if the JLA happens he's pretty sure that it'll include a different Superman in both story and actor than his so even that leads them to a worse situation if people love Cavill because they aren't planning on using Cavill.

Yeah, I can't imagine Avengers 2 without RDJ. None of the other actors in the cast have that kinda power/energy/excitement he brings to the films.

What would be weird is if RDJ comes back for Avengers 2 but doesn't do anything past that, then you'll have the trouble of two with RDJ and one without (it's a planned trilogy as well), they need to get RDJ signed for a multi picture deal that includes at minimum the Avengers sequels and the one Iron Man film that will nodoubtedly be in between. By that point you'll be looking at rebooting the entire thing I'm sure and you can at least let RDJ run the entire course.