Word has come in from director Jon Favreau that production on Iron Man is completed as they finished up shooting at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Favreau reported the word on his MySpace blog and also eluded to a cameo that will be featured in the film. Nah, he didn’t confirm the Samuel L. Jackson/Nick Fury rumor… Check it out below:
Principal photography ended with a huge bang as we filmed the final scenes of Iron Man in Caesar’s Palace. As many of you already know, gambling is a casino’s top priority. A production can not interfere with their cash cow. As a result, movies must shoot during the dead hours, no matter if it’s Swingers or Rain Man. We were given a window of midnight to one the next afternoon to do all of our work. Part of our strategy to prepare for these ungodly hours was to stay up as late as possible the night before and sleep as late as possible. I did half the plan. The wrong half. I stayed out until 7AM and then woke up four hours later. After motoring through the delerium of a sleepless shooting marathon, I am proud to report that we have handily completed our movie on time and on budget. What a great way to end.
I would also like to thank Ceasars for their hospitality, generosity, and Swank accomodations.
The cameo I am referring to has to do with the “Swank accomodations” comment at the end, and I am not giving you any more pieces to the puzzle.
Iron Man hits theaters on May 2, 2008 and you can check out an apparent new promo site for the flick right here.
