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28May2009

'Iron Man 2' Shoots at Edwards Air Force Base

DateThursday, May 28, 2009 at 4:16AM
I'm not sure if you know that the new Transformers movie worked with the Pentagon on some technological issues, but Steven Spielberg is a pretty powerful guy. Another summer tentpole movie also recently leaned on the government, with Iron Man 2 shooting at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

It's far from the first time Edwards has been used - and in fact, the first Iron Man spent a couple days there - and given that Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) deals in weapons contracts, it makes sense for the sequel to wind up there, too.

"Edwards has a long association with Hollywood," said Col. William Thornton, 412th Test Wing commander. "We have just about every aircraft in the Air Force's current fleet, 360 days of good weather per year, which is great for filming, and a dessert terrain and landscape perfect for any scene of a deployment."

Said director Jon Favreau of the chance to work with the military again on the Iron Man franchise:

"All these real military assets make the movie more authentic and the topography and the beauty of the Desert and flightline open the movie up," he said. "But it's the rich history of the location and the deep roots it has with flight that gives Tony Stark and his father a pedigree in the aerospace industry."

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