What Robert Downey Jr. Learned From Iron Man 2's Mediocrity — cinemablend.com

During an interview, Empire magazine asked the actor about what he learned from the underwhelming Iron Man 2, now that he and his fellow Marvel stars are trying to replicate the success of Avengers. He said: It’s this kind of sequel disaster RDJ is hoping to avoid with Avengers 2. There already seems to be a lot of elements going on — Ultron and his army of robots, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, the Black Panther Easter eggs, that mysterious woman wading into a pool of water, Loki’s scepter in Baron von Strucker’s lair, Hulk vs. Hulkbuster, and The Vision. As we learned from films like Spider-Man, more does not mean better. Fortunately, RDJ praises his director Joss Whedon for being "specific" and "holding himself to a higher standard," while at the same time "enjoying himself a bit more."

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