Robert Downey Jr talks about ‘Iron Man 2’

“The film is almost entirely about character, and yet we still have twice as much action as we did last time, so it’s going to be nuts.”

Those were Robert Downey, Jr’s words about ‘Iron Man 2,’ which begins filming on Monday.   Downey was speaking with Entertainment Tonight when the subject about what to expect from the sequel came up.

“Essentially ‘Iron Man 2’ is about looking behind the armor, or the armature, of a superhero,” Downey said.   “It’s one thing to say you’re Iron Man, it’s another thing to be fully ready to do that.”

Downey also made mention of Scarlett Johansson, who will be playing the Russian assassin, Black Widow, in the film.

“We’ve been rehearsing and she’s in insane shape. She’s getting lean and mean.”

‘Iron Man 2,’ which also stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Jon Favreau, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, and Sam Jackson, comes out on May 7th, 2010.

Source: ET Online