CBR: Sam Rockwell Talks "Iron Man 2"

[CBR News]

Actor Sam Rockwell talks to CBR about playing Tony Stark's nemesis Justin Hammer in next summer's "Iron Man 2," as well as working with Jon Favreau and the cast, researching his role, and his first day on set with Mickey Rourke.



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[hoffmandu]

Actor Sam Rockwell talks to CBR about playing Tony Stark's nemesis Justin Hammer in next summer's "Iron Man 2," as well as working with Jon Favreau and the cast, researching his role, and his first day on set with Mickey Rourke.



Full article here.

I love the fact he researched Ernie McKraken for the role. Easily films biggest dousche.

[Bevbos]

Some of that "research" he did... you gotta be kidding. I guess he's done well for himself, so good for him, but most actors would either laugh or scoff at that kind of role "preparation".

I'm not even saying he had to read a single comic. But... "I watched Amadeus"? You've gotta be you-know-whatting me.

[Treqqor]

I'm not even saying he had to read a single comic. But... "I watched Amadeus"? You've gotta be you-know-whatting me.

There's a reason F. Murray Abraham won that oscar. And Salieri seems like he'd not only be an identical character, but watching a great actor and learning how Mr. Abraham made the character work isn't exactly a bad thing.

Or should Sam Rockwell be opening up his math text books work harder at the word problems?

[kalorama]

Or should Sam Rockwell be opening up his math text books work harder at the word problems?

No, he should be reading more Iron Man comics of course.

Really, the idea of an actor watching another actor give a great performance as a villain in order to inform his own portrayal of one . . . who does that?

[Monty_Cristo]

No, he should be reading more Iron Man comics of course.

Really, the idea of an actor watching another actor give a great performance as a villain in order to inform his own portrayal of one . . . who does that?

Heath Ledger for his performance as the Joker?

[Monty_Cristo]

There's a reason F. Murray Abraham won that oscar. And Salieri seems like he'd not only be an identical character, but watching a great actor and learning how Mr. Abraham made the character work isn't exactly a bad thing.

Or should Sam Rockwell be opening up his math text books work harder at the word problems?

it's weird because F Murray Abraham has always been my casting call pick for Justin Hammer; like since the 90s.

[StoneGold]

Given who Hammer is, I'm not sure reading the comics would really help all that much. He's a pretty stock corporate villain. And given that Rockwell is not an elderly British man, there's only so much he could do to be like the character in the books.

But then, Tron wasn't much like the Obadiah Stane in the books, either. Almost kind of ironically, they reversed the ages of the two. Hammer wasn't exactly a father figure to Stark, but he was the elderly rival. Stane was the contemporary.

[Iron_Stark]

Heath Ledger for his performance as the Joker?

Yep, Ledger did that part by watching Alex DeLarge.

[kalorama]

Heath Ledger for his performance as the Joker?

Try turning on your computer's sarcasm detector.

[Pro]

Try turning on your computer's sarcasm detector.

5083 posts and you're only now realising sarcasm doesn't work very well on the internet?

[kalorama]

Much like free will and democracy, sometimes it works better than others.

[Monty_Cristo]

Try turning on your computer's sarcasm detector.

try learning to use yoru smilies. they aren't just for decoration, sport.

[kalorama]

try learning to use yoru smilies. they aren't just for decoration, sport.

They are as far as I'm concerned.

[Frank]

Given who Hammer is, I'm not sure reading the comics would really help all that much. He's a pretty stock corporate villain. And given that Rockwell is not an elderly British man, there's only so much he could do to be like the character in the books.

But then, Tron wasn't much like the Obadiah Stane in the books, either. Almost kind of ironically, they reversed the ages of the two. Hammer wasn't exactly a father figure to Stark, but he was the elderly rival. Stane was the contemporary.

Good point. Although I have more diffculties swallowing Justin Hammer as a young guy than Stane as older than Stark. When they casted Rockwell, I was sure he would be another villain-at the very least, Ezekiel Stane, recently introduced in the pages of Matt Fraction's Iron Man run. I like Hammer as this decripit old man manipulator behind the scene, that's arming criminals with Stark Tech and using these guys as mercs.