Here's the first shot of Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) from next summer's Iron Man 2, which is almost exactly one year away.
Jon Favreau made an interesting comment to USA Today, which published the photo above: "I really enjoyed when we were a dark horse and no one knew much about us...I hope we can find that place again." There's no going backwards, of course, Iron Man 2 has huge expectations and the original was fairly anonymous for a long time unless you read comic books.
Sequels are tougher for that reason and they're tougher just because making one good movie is really hard, so two in a row is no guarantee. Favs has a great concept, however, stemming from Tony Stark's public identity as a superhero.
"We wanted to play with that idea. But it obviously has consequences — in his relationships, on the team," he said. "There are a lot of areas we can explore."
As for specifics, you're out of luck. And even the first photo from Iron Man 2 looks like it could be from the first movie. Well played, Favreau. You can, however, follow the director's Twitter updates from the set, which may or may not tell you anything you didn't already know.
In fact, the film is so secretive, new cast member Garry Shandling quipped, "I can't wait to see the movie to see who I actually play."
