Iron Man Jeff Bridges on the improv in Iron Man

[kedrell]

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Iron Man At The Improv? Jeff Bridges Reveals Superhero Ad-Libbing


1 Comment | Published by Shawn Adler on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 4:01 pm.

Will “Iron Man” be Marvel’s answer to Christopher Guest? The film that stars Robert Downey Jr. and Terrence Howard could wind up being a superhero “Spinal Tap,” revealed veteran actor Jeff Bridges, who told MTV News that director Jon Favreau was encouraging his cast to ad-lib.
“We were talking about improvisation in [”Surf’s Up”]; well, we’re doing a lot of improvisation in ‘Iron Man’ to discover scenes and get off the written page and doing a lot of work like that,” Bridges, who plays Obadiah Stane, divulged. “I know Jon is very interested in grounding it as much in reality as he possibly can. The suit for instance, the first suit, it looks like, ‘Oh yeah, maybe that could happen.’ It’s all possible.”
But will Bridges himself get to wear it? In the comics, Obadiah turns from mentor to enemy, ultimately donning the armor to become the villainous Iron Monger. “I might, I might,” he answered when asked if he was going to get to wear the suit. “But, on the other hand,” he said quickly after, with a wide grin across his face, “I don’t want to spoil it for the viewers.”

 

[I7eIVIoNBoY]

hmm i dont know what to think about all this..

 

[Retroman]

Interesting.

 

[Ironfan72]

I like it, with such a talented cast, why not take avantage of all the talent.

 

[Spider - Man]

I like a director who isn't afraid to allow his actors a little free rein. If the footage isn't good, he simply doesn't have to use it but some really good stuff can come from it when you have talented actors who know their characters. For an example of how this DOESN'T come off good, see Blade 3 with all the ridiculous Ryan Reynolds buffoonery. But in that case, I think the fault lies with Goyer who I believe wasn't a strong enough director to say, "Ryan, I love ya, but your improv sucks!" I think Favs will take more control over his film.

 

[Keyser Soze]

I'm not actually much of an Iron Man fan. But the casting of Robert Downey Jr - and then Jeff Bridges - has made me want to see this film.

 

[redlion2]

Improvisation could end up being a great tool for the actors involved. It could lead to some of the greatest and inspired scenes of the film, if done right...or it could lead to some very flat and awkward moments if the actors can't sell it realistically.

 

[kedrell]

^That's the director's job, to use what works and leave out what doesn't. Favs is pretty good at that from what I've seen of his work.

 

[YJ1]

I like a director who isn't afraid to allow his actors a little free rein. If the footage isn't good, he simply doesn't have to use it but some really good stuff can come from it when you have talented actors who know their characters. For an example of how this DOESN'T come off good, see Blade 3 with all the ridiculous Ryan Reynolds buffoonery. But in that case, I think the fault lies with Goyer who I believe wasn't a strong enough director to say, "Ryan, I love ya, but your improv sucks!" I think Favs will take more control over his film.

To each his own, I thought the Ryan Reynolds stuff was the best part of Blade Trinity. It's the overall plot that took that one down a few notches.

I agree though. If it doesn't work, he simply won't use it.

I think Jon Favreau as an actor improvs with the best of them. Watch his bonus stuff on the Daredevil DVDs. He's hilarious and often displays quite wit and intelligence. Some very handy assets to have as a director.

 

[Spider - Man]

To each his own, I thought the Ryan Reynolds stuff was the best part of Blade Trinity. It's the overall plot that took that one down a few notches.

I agree though. If it doesn't work, he simply won't use it.

I think Jon Favreau as an actor improvs with the best of them. Watch his bonus stuff on the Daredevil DVDs. He's hilarious and often displays quite wit and intelligence. Some very handy assets to have as a director.

Actually, we're both right...Ryan's stuff was the best part of B3 AND it was still stupid (his improv).

Yes, Favs was hilarious on the DD outtakes - to Matt Murdock: "Let me ask you something else - how do you know when you're done wipin' your ass?"