More from Shaun Toub about “Iron Man”

Posted by nerdblog
on April 25, 2008M at 4:55 am

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Actor Shaun Toub, who plays Yinsen in the upcoming “Iron Man” movie, talked to the Oklahoman about the demands and rewards of “Iron Man.”

Matt Price: Were there a lot of physical demands to the role?

Shaun Toub: Mostly on Robert rather than I because of the character. The place where we were at, it was a little difficult, but I’ve had a lot worse. I came from shooting the Kite Runner last year in

China, so I’ve had a lot tougher than that. It was physically not too bad, I’m sure for Robert it was a lot more. But it was fun, it was great, there was good energy on the set. It was exciting and the movie looks fantastic, people are really going to enjoy that one.

 

 

MP: Lots of superhero movies feature a lot of special effects. “Iron Man” is directed by Jon Favreau, who’s also an actor. Did that help with having room to work?

ST: There was plenty of room to work. A lot of the superheroes and the action movies, it’s mostly action-driven and special effects have a lot to do with it and all, but in this case, this is very much a character-driven movie as well. What the actors bring to the table really does make a difference and it shows. Jeff Bridges is very good in it, and Robert really does make a difference. I think at first people were surprised at why Robert Downey Jr. would be hired to play Iron Man, but when they see the movie, they will understand why and it totally makes sense.

 

 

MP: So, are you involved with the ancillary products. like the trading cards, for “Iron Man”?

ST: I have my own. Just a few weeks ago, I signed my trading cards, which was interesting. And I did the video game as well, which is coming out the same day.

It was really interesting because you do a character, and you go on and do other things, and then when they call to go revisit for the video game, it was interesting to go back and try to find the guy with the accent.

 

MP: Have you ever been on a trading card before?
ST: It’s my first. So it’s very exciting, very fun. This is a wonderful thing about the business. Just when you think — I’ve been in it for 20 years now, I’ve done everything, I’ve seen it all — then something else comes along and makes it exciting.



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