Robert Downey Jr. has a warning for “Iron Man” fans.
Strap yourselves in for “2.”
“We’ve upped the stakes,” Downey told TheWrap. “We didn’t take ourselves seriously but we took the storytelling very seriously.”
Fans watching the footage previewed by director Jon Favreau and most of the cast at Comic-Con 2009 on Saturday afternoon confirmed Downey’s excitement with cheers.
“The fans have been punished by studios who don’t care,” Favreau told reporters at a press roundtable after the open panel and screening. “We try to do things that are a bit unexpected.”
Scarlett Johansson, who joins Downey and Favreau as the Black Widow, agreed with her co-star and the director.