As the Los Angeles Times reports, the summer blockbuster will feature guest cameos from a number of celebrities, including Bill O’Reilly (gross!) and Stan Lee. But the most intriguing of them all will be appearance of the late Adam Goldstein, aka DJ AM, during what is described as “a key scene” in the film.
In the scene, a boozed-up Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is celebrating his birthday with a wild party at his Malibu oceanfront estate and there, behind the turntables, is Goldstein. The billionaire, in his superhero armor, is shown dancing to 2Pac’s hip-hop classic “California Love” as Goldstein tends to the vinyl. Then, as the party tilts into a nasty direction, the hero makes a request: “Adam, I need a fat beat …” For what happens after that, you’ll just have to wait to see the film, which opens May 7.
Director Jon Favreau chose to keep Goldsten’s cameo in the film as a tribute to the DJ. “We tried to make it respectful, and for people who know him, they’ll get a kick out of it and for people who don’t, it will sort of slide by without much notice,” he explained to the Times.
What’s more, the film is also dedicated to Goldstein, with his name and his trademark lightning-bolt symbol in the end credits.