Movies: Iron Man 3 Interview with Robert Downey Jr.

INT. FANDANGO HEADQUARTERS DAVE KARGER

Hey, everyone. Welcome to Fandango�s Weekend Ticket. I�m Dave

Karger. It is the week of May third and I am here at the new Iron Man

exhibit at Disneyland to commemorate the opening of Iron Man

3, starring Robert Downey Jr. INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT DOWNEY JR.

DAVE KARGER Of all of the Iron Man or Avengers

movies, this one is the sneakiest, I think. Do you agree?

ROBERT DOWNEY JR. That was the big idea. We thought

it was just a really big risk to take, but that�s what we�ve gotten

used to. Ya know, big risk has equaled our big rewards. And in

Iron Man 3, nothing is really as it seems.

INT. DAVE AT DISNEYLAND DAVE KARGER

I�ll have more of my interview with Robert Downey Jr a little bit later

in the episode, but first, let�s delve into Iron Man 3.

Intercut with Iron Man 3 footage. DAVE KARGER (CONT�D)

Now like the other two Iron Man films, Iron Man 3 contains a blend

of serious action and sly humor. Robert Downey Jr�s co-stars,

Gweneth Paltrow and Don Cheadle, are both more central to the action

this time. (MORE)

And this new movie brings new characters, played by Ben Kingsley

and Guy Pearce, who are both very worthy adversaries to Tony Stark.

Now there is a huge twist involving one of the new characters, that

gives the movie a big lift about an hour in. I didn�t see it coming, at

all. If you don�t know the twist, make sure your friends do not tell

you about it, before you see the movie. Iron Man 3 is rated PG-13,

which means that some of the action sequences might be a little bit too

scary for kids under ten, but my favorite scenes in the movie are

actually involving Robert Downey Jr. and eleven-year-old actor Tye

Simkins, who plays a huge Iron Man fan who Tony Stark meets in

Tennessee. Now Robert Downey Jr., himself, also had a great time

filming these scenes. Take a look. Interview with Robert Downey Jr.

DAVE KARGER (CONT�D) My favorite scenes are with you and

Tye Simkins who plays young Harley. Oftentimes, I�m allergic to

precocious kids in movies but it really works here. Was it super fun

to do those scenes? ROBERT DOWNEY JR.

Tye�s a big deal. And there was a lot of pressure on him. He had to

kind of represent the heartland of America in a way that he can be a

little bit cocky, but he has to be the one who just sees Tony as -- a

kid fan sees him. And he really captured that and I loved working

with him. And we said a fair amount of what was written, and there was

a lot of stuff, the best stuff in our scenes that -- I just wanted to

encourage him to feel natural and free and boy did he do it.

2. DAVE KARGER (CONT�D)

DAVE KARGER Yeah. There�s a great moment when

Tye Simkins wants to talk about the Avengers, and you basically tell

him to get lost. Does that happen a lot to you as you�re living your

day to day life -- people wanting to come up to you and ask you these

questions? ROBERT DOWNEY JR.

I�m happy to talk about anything. I think the funny thing is, I was

saying, how can this kid get under my skin in a way that parents can

understand why is it that kids will just drill you when you�re saying,

don�t you understand daddy is a little stressed out right now. To

the point where they drive you over the edge, and then call you a

�BLEEP�. DAVE KARGER

So that�s what�s going on this week at the movies. If you end up seeing

Iron Man 3 this weekend, please send us a tweet and let us know

what you thought. And be sure to join us next week when I�ll be

previewing The Great Gatsby and Peeples. Thanks so much for

watching, I�m Dave Karger...wait a second, guys. Iron Man�s been

filming me the whole time? Closing titles.

DAVE KARGER (CONT�D) So what�s your Weekend Ticket going

to be? Buy your tickets, on Fandango.

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