No "Demon in a Bottle" for Iron Man II

The Demon in a Bottle story where Tony confronts his Alcoholism is one of the definitive Iron Man stories, but we will not be getting that in Iron Man II. But we will get War Machine. [Link]

Favreau had been making noises about basing Iron Man 2 on the famous "Demon in a Bottle" storyline, in which Tony Stark's alcoholism sidelines him and Rhodes has to take over. (And then the armor starts to do weird things to Rhodes and he goes a bit psycho, forcing Tony to reclaim the Iron Man identity. Eventually Rhodes gets non-crazy-making armor, and becomes War Machine.)

But now Favreau is saying the upcoming boozy-superhero movie Hancock, starring Will Smith, may sideline those plans. Favreau told Collider that, "Comic book fans might see "Demon in a Bottle" as a fresh story line, but I haven’t seen Hancock yet. From what I’ve seen it seems there is a lot of imagery that seems to be shared. Him flying through billboards and things. The idea of the hero whose biggest enemy is himself, and him fighting through his demons [may be played out, so] you want to come at the audience with something fresh."