Here are afew tidbits of Iron Man info floating around out there on the interweb.
The Iron Man DVD is set to be released for sale to the public on September 30th; in a smart marketing move, also set to be released on the very same day is the 1998 David Hasselhoff TV movie vehicle, Nick Fury. This movie would have next to no appeal to anyone if it weren't for the appearance of the Nick Fury character at the end of the Iron Man movie last Summer. Very smart marketing to make this old movie available when the idea of Nick Fury will once again be in the consumer's conscious the day Iron Man goes on sale.
As well, it has been confirmed by the two Iron Man screenwriters themselves, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, that they will not be back to write the sequel. Instead they are setting their sites on one of the other Marvel properties out there. It could even be one that has a tentative writer already assigned, such as Captain America, Thor or the Avengers. Justin Theroux has been named to replace the two departing writers on Iron Man 2.
Speaking of Captain America, a recent (now largely debunked) rumour had Will Smith, who will next be seen in the Seven Pounds movie this December, in talks with Marvel Studios for the role of the shield bearing avenger. Like I said, this has now been largely debunked. (see Splashpage for more details on this)
Monday, September 29, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
IRON MAN MOVIE: Tony stark Cameo Easter Egg!
Well I just went and saw the new Incredible Hulk movie last Friday night (the 7 pm show, to be precise) and I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised; the plotting of the movie was surprisingly brisk, getting us up to speed on the character's backstory without sacrificing the story's flow.
The acting for a comicbook movie was pretty strong - it helps to have Ed Norton, Tim Roth, and William Hurt in your cast. As for Liv Tyler, well she didn't hurt , I guess.
The CGI effects were very impressive, with slow pans of the Hulk giving us decent detail and the effects didnt get too fuzzy during the various fight scenes, either.
As for the heavily rumoured Iron Man cameo? Yes it was there right at the end of the movie -but luckily before the end credits for those of you too impatient to sit through such things. We were treated to a scene between Hurt and Downey Jr having an informal chat in a bar (and no, Tony Stark was not drinking). This chat had some cryptic reference to a team being brought together, but for any fans of Marvel comic books and their subsequent comic book movies, it was an obvious reference to the upcoming Avengers movie project. There were even veiled references to the Super Soldier program and the Super Soldier serum from WWII (ie. Captain America source material) along with an action sequence that showed how Captain America might work in the Marvel movie universe.
Yay! we have more Marvel movie goodness to look forward to.
The acting for a comicbook movie was pretty strong - it helps to have Ed Norton, Tim Roth, and William Hurt in your cast. As for Liv Tyler, well she didn't hurt , I guess.
The CGI effects were very impressive, with slow pans of the Hulk giving us decent detail and the effects didnt get too fuzzy during the various fight scenes, either.
As for the heavily rumoured Iron Man cameo? Yes it was there right at the end of the movie -but luckily before the end credits for those of you too impatient to sit through such things. We were treated to a scene between Hurt and Downey Jr having an informal chat in a bar (and no, Tony Stark was not drinking). This chat had some cryptic reference to a team being brought together, but for any fans of Marvel comic books and their subsequent comic book movies, it was an obvious reference to the upcoming Avengers movie project. There were even veiled references to the Super Soldier program and the Super Soldier serum from WWII (ie. Captain America source material) along with an action sequence that showed how Captain America might work in the Marvel movie universe.
Yay! we have more Marvel movie goodness to look forward to.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
IRON MAN MOVIE: Who will dethrone the Iron King?
So who are the contenders?
It has been almost a month now since the theatrical release of the Iron Man movie (it was released in the US on May 2nd - it seems so long ago now, huh?). Honestly, it was an awesome movie-going experience for me and many more thousands of comic book fanboys worldwide. Now it is time to look ahead and wonder: 'what will be the likely Super Hero movie successor to Iron Man this summer at the box office?'
Well, looking down the list, there are a few likely candidates; Just let me prefice this by saying that , in my book, Indiana Jones does NOT qualify as a super hero flick, okay?
So, who's up to bat first? A big batter: the Incredible Hulk movie. This one is a Marvel movie, but it just doesn't seem to be getting the kind of natural buzz that Iron Man benefited from. It probably doesn't help that there was recently a dispute between Hulk star Ed Norton and Universal Studios over the final cut of the upcoming movie (June 13th). A ramification of this was Norton reportedly refusing to do any PR work for the movie. That could explain some of the lack of 'pop' for this film so far. It might do well but it won't recapture the Iron Man buzz.
June 27th sees the release of the Angelina Jolie , Wanted movie. This is based on a great comic mini-series from Mark Millar, so it is acomic based effort but not really a super hero flick - it's actually quite an anti-hero kind of film. Either way, this one is not getting anywhere enough buzz at this point for me to give it much of a 'shot' (sorry) at being the next hero flick with legs.
On July 4th we have something interesting: Will Smith's pseudo super hero Hancock movie. It might be about a character with no existing history, but when you put Will Smith and Summer blockbuster together it usually equals a strong box office, so this one could be acontender.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army is sceduled for release the following week but it has less chance of being a nother huge Summer hit - it should do ewell enough just not on the scale of Iron Man.
Okay, here is the one that I will be waiting for and watching the early boxoffice performance of most carefully: Batman: The Dark Knight. It overcame adversity (set fires) and tragedy (the death of Heath Ledger) and still was completed as intended. this one has been slowly building up buzz after the release of the latest trailer (shown before Iron Man ironically) and shows no signs of slowing down any time soon.
So there you have it: the successor to Iron Man's title of reigning Summer box office super hero may just be the longtime competition: DC Comics and their iconic Dark Knight, the Batman.
When I go to see this one, I might just go with a smile.
It has been almost a month now since the theatrical release of the Iron Man movie (it was released in the US on May 2nd - it seems so long ago now, huh?). Honestly, it was an awesome movie-going experience for me and many more thousands of comic book fanboys worldwide. Now it is time to look ahead and wonder: 'what will be the likely Super Hero movie successor to Iron Man this summer at the box office?'
Well, looking down the list, there are a few likely candidates; Just let me prefice this by saying that , in my book, Indiana Jones does NOT qualify as a super hero flick, okay?
So, who's up to bat first? A big batter: the Incredible Hulk movie. This one is a Marvel movie, but it just doesn't seem to be getting the kind of natural buzz that Iron Man benefited from. It probably doesn't help that there was recently a dispute between Hulk star Ed Norton and Universal Studios over the final cut of the upcoming movie (June 13th). A ramification of this was Norton reportedly refusing to do any PR work for the movie. That could explain some of the lack of 'pop' for this film so far. It might do well but it won't recapture the Iron Man buzz.
June 27th sees the release of the Angelina Jolie , Wanted movie. This is based on a great comic mini-series from Mark Millar, so it is acomic based effort but not really a super hero flick - it's actually quite an anti-hero kind of film. Either way, this one is not getting anywhere enough buzz at this point for me to give it much of a 'shot' (sorry) at being the next hero flick with legs.
On July 4th we have something interesting: Will Smith's pseudo super hero Hancock movie. It might be about a character with no existing history, but when you put Will Smith and Summer blockbuster together it usually equals a strong box office, so this one could be acontender.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army is sceduled for release the following week but it has less chance of being a nother huge Summer hit - it should do ewell enough just not on the scale of Iron Man.
Okay, here is the one that I will be waiting for and watching the early boxoffice performance of most carefully: Batman: The Dark Knight. It overcame adversity (set fires) and tragedy (the death of Heath Ledger) and still was completed as intended. this one has been slowly building up buzz after the release of the latest trailer (shown before Iron Man ironically) and shows no signs of slowing down any time soon.
So there you have it: the successor to Iron Man's title of reigning Summer box office super hero may just be the longtime competition: DC Comics and their iconic Dark Knight, the Batman.
When I go to see this one, I might just go with a smile.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Iron Man movie: After the Storm
So I saw the Iron Man movie on Monday night, and what can I say? I was blown away.
I went in knowing it was going to be spectacular, I mean we had all seen the trailers so I was ready to be impressed. But still: I can't believe how often during the film I either caught myself laughing out loud at something (intentionally) funny on the screen or thought to myself 'yeah1 That rocks!' Despite my preparation I was still surprisingly impressed.
So where do we go from here?
Everybody has heard by now tha the film is a real big success sofar, raking in over $100 million in the US during its opening weekend, and possible over $200 million worldwide.
Ka-Ching.
On Monday Marvel came out with the bold announcement that there would in fact be a sequel to the Iron Man movie. This is not as surprising an announcement as many might think: even if the film had not been such a huge opening weekend success the intention to make a sequel was there. I already read aweek ago that Robert Downey Jr. had signed on for a three picture deal with Iron Man. Of course even the first Hulk movie had a decent opening weekend but subsequently dropped off due to negative word of mouth. Marvel still felt confident to green light a Hulk sequel, though.
The most interesting tidbit for me, however, was the pay-off received for sitting through the Iron Man closing credits.
** SPOILER ALERT **
Okay, if you haven't seen the movie yet, you might want to leave now just so that I don't ruin anything for you. At the close of the credits,us fanboys were treated to an extra scene featuring Samuel Jackson as Nick Fury, Director of SHIELD! This was anice set up for the sequel, as well as an introduction to the concept of the Avengers in the future.
The next stop on my Summer movie roster will probably be the Incredible Hulk movie, in large part because of the heavily rumored cameo by Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark. If only William Hurt had not given this one away already in an interview, it would have made for one Hell of a surprise, eh?
All in all, and at the end of the day, I would have to say that Iron Man was that most rare of super hero movies: a very pleasant surprise. Nest stop: Hulk!
I went in knowing it was going to be spectacular, I mean we had all seen the trailers so I was ready to be impressed. But still: I can't believe how often during the film I either caught myself laughing out loud at something (intentionally) funny on the screen or thought to myself 'yeah1 That rocks!' Despite my preparation I was still surprisingly impressed.
So where do we go from here?
Everybody has heard by now tha the film is a real big success sofar, raking in over $100 million in the US during its opening weekend, and possible over $200 million worldwide.
Ka-Ching.
On Monday Marvel came out with the bold announcement that there would in fact be a sequel to the Iron Man movie. This is not as surprising an announcement as many might think: even if the film had not been such a huge opening weekend success the intention to make a sequel was there. I already read aweek ago that Robert Downey Jr. had signed on for a three picture deal with Iron Man. Of course even the first Hulk movie had a decent opening weekend but subsequently dropped off due to negative word of mouth. Marvel still felt confident to green light a Hulk sequel, though.
The most interesting tidbit for me, however, was the pay-off received for sitting through the Iron Man closing credits.
** SPOILER ALERT **
Okay, if you haven't seen the movie yet, you might want to leave now just so that I don't ruin anything for you. At the close of the credits,us fanboys were treated to an extra scene featuring Samuel Jackson as Nick Fury, Director of SHIELD! This was anice set up for the sequel, as well as an introduction to the concept of the Avengers in the future.
The next stop on my Summer movie roster will probably be the Incredible Hulk movie, in large part because of the heavily rumored cameo by Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark. If only William Hurt had not given this one away already in an interview, it would have made for one Hell of a surprise, eh?
All in all, and at the end of the day, I would have to say that Iron Man was that most rare of super hero movies: a very pleasant surprise. Nest stop: Hulk!
Friday, April 18, 2008
Iron Man Movie: LG rolls out the Iron bells and whistles, Man
As people everywhere are starting to notice, the cellphone manufacturer LG has opened up their new Iron Man movie tie-in website, insidethesuitdotcom. It takes an interesting approach in its promotion of the new Ironman movie : the site gives you the perspective of someone wearing the Ironman armor and even shows you picking up various objects with armored gauntlets on your hands! The site lets you check out the new Iron man phones and even gives you the opportunity to win one of twenty limited edition Iron man phones dipped in pure gold!
Well, if you live in the US you have a chance, if not then you don't. I live in Canada, so I guess I'm s o l. Oh well, guess I will just have to go and admire my 7-11 Iron Man mug some more (thanks again to my Fiance for bringing it back from her excursion across the border last week). You just gotta love that Iron Man movie merchandise ...
Well, if you live in the US you have a chance, if not then you don't. I live in Canada, so I guess I'm s o l. Oh well, guess I will just have to go and admire my 7-11 Iron Man mug some more (thanks again to my Fiance for bringing it back from her excursion across the border last week). You just gotta love that Iron Man movie merchandise ...
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Iron Man Movie: Recent Odds and Ends
First off, I came across this new Iron Man movie clip on the interweb; It has been labelled "Run before you can walk". It contains some very, very nice effects.
second, I was in a Toys R Us today, and found the 'Iron Man section' of the store : not much of a section really because the store is undergoing some major renovations. Still the important thing is the merchandise and they had it there in spades. My favorite so far has to be the twelve inch Iron Man Mark III figure.
Finally, I have read enough posts on the web about the Iron Man movie merchandise starting to show up at 7-11, that I have to make sure to pop into one on the way home soon - before things start to sell out. ( *cringe* Horror of horrors)
The head of Iron Man will be mine!
second, I was in a Toys R Us today, and found the 'Iron Man section' of the store : not much of a section really because the store is undergoing some major renovations. Still the important thing is the merchandise and they had it there in spades. My favorite so far has to be the twelve inch Iron Man Mark III figure.
Finally, I have read enough posts on the web about the Iron Man movie merchandise starting to show up at 7-11, that I have to make sure to pop into one on the way home soon - before things start to sell out. ( *cringe* Horror of horrors)
The head of Iron Man will be mine!
Saturday, March 1, 2008
You've seen the game, now go and play the movie - wait a minute!
I should say at the outset that I will go and see the new Iron Man movie when it opens.
Duh.
I'm a comic book geek and I love comic book-based movies. Always have. I guess what I want to say here is that I am just the tiniest bit concerned that the new Iron Man flick will come off looking to some degree like little more than a video game. I realize that technology has now reached the point where you can have a video game console sitting in your home that allows you to play games with graphics that look like something that not so long ago you could only see on the big screen. I also think that somewhere along the way, we have gotten used to playing games in the comfort of our own homes that have matched (if not surpassed) what we used to go and pay to play in the arcades. You can argue that the actual game play of most games sometimes falters, but the cut scenes in many games are really quite impressive.
It isn't just the constant improvement of game graphics that hasd me wondering about the new Iron Man movie though: it's the latest new Iron Man movie trailer.
Remember all the way back to super Bowl Sunday?
If you are a Patriots fan then I apologise for dredging that memory up for you. The reason I mention it is because that was when the masses got their first glimpse of the newest Iron Man trailer, and got their chance to think to themselves 'cool' or 'not so cool'. Many of us had already seen an earlier trailer online or in the theaters and really only noticed that this time we got to see Tony stark practicing his newfound 'flying' abilities ("yeah, I can fly"). However I noticed something else: this trailer really was the first time i thought to myself, 'hmmmm, this movie might look a lot like a video game'...
This is probably a good time to let you watch the trailer yourself so that it is fresh in your mind, so enjoy:
Now this might not be all that bad, in fact some of my friends might even be more inclined to see it if that is the case, however I can't help but think that this has been a growing trend in the last ten years - give or take. In fact, in the last year I can think of at least one major studio release which suffered in appearance - but not necessarily at the box office, because its CGI aspects looked too much like a video game and not enough like a live action movie. In the movie I Am Legend, the scenes involving Will Smith driving around a future disease-ridden New York looked more like something out of a racing game than a big budget movie. even some of the scenes with the vampire-like creatures looked almost like video game graphics than movie effects.
Maybe it's just a combination of two things: firstly, that near-movie quality graphics are more affordable for video game makers now, and secondly, that I am old enough to remember when only movie studios could afford to have those levels of visuals.
Wow.
Is it possible that in today's world you can become a pseudo old fogy before you even reach say ... forty?
Duh.
I'm a comic book geek and I love comic book-based movies. Always have. I guess what I want to say here is that I am just the tiniest bit concerned that the new Iron Man flick will come off looking to some degree like little more than a video game. I realize that technology has now reached the point where you can have a video game console sitting in your home that allows you to play games with graphics that look like something that not so long ago you could only see on the big screen. I also think that somewhere along the way, we have gotten used to playing games in the comfort of our own homes that have matched (if not surpassed) what we used to go and pay to play in the arcades. You can argue that the actual game play of most games sometimes falters, but the cut scenes in many games are really quite impressive.
It isn't just the constant improvement of game graphics that hasd me wondering about the new Iron Man movie though: it's the latest new Iron Man movie trailer.
Remember all the way back to super Bowl Sunday?
If you are a Patriots fan then I apologise for dredging that memory up for you. The reason I mention it is because that was when the masses got their first glimpse of the newest Iron Man trailer, and got their chance to think to themselves 'cool' or 'not so cool'. Many of us had already seen an earlier trailer online or in the theaters and really only noticed that this time we got to see Tony stark practicing his newfound 'flying' abilities ("yeah, I can fly"). However I noticed something else: this trailer really was the first time i thought to myself, 'hmmmm, this movie might look a lot like a video game'...
This is probably a good time to let you watch the trailer yourself so that it is fresh in your mind, so enjoy:
Now this might not be all that bad, in fact some of my friends might even be more inclined to see it if that is the case, however I can't help but think that this has been a growing trend in the last ten years - give or take. In fact, in the last year I can think of at least one major studio release which suffered in appearance - but not necessarily at the box office, because its CGI aspects looked too much like a video game and not enough like a live action movie. In the movie I Am Legend, the scenes involving Will Smith driving around a future disease-ridden New York looked more like something out of a racing game than a big budget movie. even some of the scenes with the vampire-like creatures looked almost like video game graphics than movie effects.
Maybe it's just a combination of two things: firstly, that near-movie quality graphics are more affordable for video game makers now, and secondly, that I am old enough to remember when only movie studios could afford to have those levels of visuals.
Wow.
Is it possible that in today's world you can become a pseudo old fogy before you even reach say ... forty?
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Iron Man Super Bowl commercial: 'Yeah, he can fly.'
well, Super Bowl Sunday has come and gone and we actually got a close, exciting game. We also got a new Iron Man Super Bowl commercial / trailer. basically we were shown some more action sequences intercut with some 'look at me testing my armor' sequences, tightly cut together. The look is nice and slick but I really think they (Marvel) are trying to avoid showing too many of their 'visual cards' to the public too early.
Regardless, the armor still looks very cool. After everything, I think that the New england Patriots have a lot more to be disapointed about than anyone who was expecting more from the new Iron Man Super Bowl movie commercial...
Regardless, the armor still looks very cool. After everything, I think that the New england Patriots have a lot more to be disapointed about than anyone who was expecting more from the new Iron Man Super Bowl movie commercial...
Saturday, February 2, 2008
SUPER Bowl sunday
On Sunday, February 3rd, a new Iron Man movie trailer will be released to the hordes of football fans watching the Super Bowl. There is already an image from this trailer released onto the interweb and i have it here for you.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
"Hold that pose I. M. !"
Here's another promo picture paramount has released from the upcoming film. They seem to be content to release the Iron Man movie pictures at just a trickle. Oh well, he still looks, well, shiny and iron-ish...
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Putting the Hurt on the Hulk?
Here is a quick shout out of an interesting post I just stumbled across today; it is discussing some of the details about the reported crossover / cameo of Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) in the upcoming Incredible Hulk movie as revealed by Hulk film co-star, William Hurt. To read it for yourself, just click here.
In short, it seems that Mr. Hurt was a bit too willing to spill the beans on some of the details regarding the Hulk - Iron Man crossover sequence.
In short, it seems that Mr. Hurt was a bit too willing to spill the beans on some of the details regarding the Hulk - Iron Man crossover sequence.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
The Iron man movie action figures
OKAY, NOW THESE ARE JUST TEARS...
Following on the heels of my posting of the 12 inch IRON MAN figure, I have some new images of the new line of IRON MAN movie action figures that will be released in conjunction with the upcoming IRON MAN film. They are nice - they don't excite me (or cause eye hemorrhaging) in the same way that the 12 inch iron bad-boy does, but they look decent (at least at this promo picture stage, anyway).
Now I just want to know what, if anything, Marvel has planned for any subsequent series of figures; More action figures baesed on characters like Stane, the Mandarin and Jim Rhodes would all be options...
Following on the heels of my posting of the 12 inch IRON MAN figure, I have some new images of the new line of IRON MAN movie action figures that will be released in conjunction with the upcoming IRON MAN film. They are nice - they don't excite me (or cause eye hemorrhaging) in the same way that the 12 inch iron bad-boy does, but they look decent (at least at this promo picture stage, anyway).
Now I just want to know what, if anything, Marvel has planned for any subsequent series of figures; More action figures baesed on characters like Stane, the Mandarin and Jim Rhodes would all be options...
Monday, January 14, 2008
MY EYES ARE BLEEDING...!
Well, okay, maybe not quite - but I got a bit excited when I saw this picture of the new 12 inch IRON MAN action figure making its rounds on the net.
Hey, hey, whaddaya think, eh? I am hoping to have some pics up soon of the Iron man movie action figures, so wait and see...
And here is another image I have found. I will also be adding it to the picture archive.
Hey, hey, whaddaya think, eh? I am hoping to have some pics up soon of the Iron man movie action figures, so wait and see...
And here is another image I have found. I will also be adding it to the picture archive.
'We're in the Money...'
So I was reading today that the companies partnered with this May's Iron Man movie are starting to reveal themselves; so far there are no real surprises here: companies like 7-11, Burgerking and LG were all mentioned. Okay, there was at least one surprise (or maybe not if you have watched the iron man movie trailer): auto maker Audi. Audi will be tying in the launch of their new R8 sportscar with the iron man movie. 7-11 and Burgerking likely means rather unhealthy eating habits for me this Spring for the sake of cheesy plastic trinkets, and my current Cellphone plan runs out in May (how convenient ...), so maybe LG will actually have a chance of competing with Sony Ericsson for my affections. I'm so easy, just a promotion whore, really...
BTW, the REAL heavy promotion by Paramount for the movie will begin with a Super Bowl ad this February
BTW, the REAL heavy promotion by Paramount for the movie will begin with a Super Bowl ad this February
Sunday, January 13, 2008
IRON MAN MOVIE Official Trailers and Promotional Videos
2008's Iron Man movie tells the story of Tony Stark, a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dones his powerful armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man.
Now let's take an early glimpse at the Iron Man trailer:
TEASER TRAILER
And for a better understanding of the thought processes behind the Iron Man movie, keep watching...
IRON MAN'S ARMOR REVEALED
JON FAVREAU ON IRON MAN'S ARMOR
IRON MAN DINNER FOR TWO WITH FAVREAU AND DOWNEY JR.
Now let's take an early glimpse at the Iron Man trailer:
TEASER TRAILER
And for a better understanding of the thought processes behind the Iron Man movie, keep watching...
IRON MAN'S ARMOR REVEALED
JON FAVREAU ON IRON MAN'S ARMOR
IRON MAN DINNER FOR TWO WITH FAVREAU AND DOWNEY JR.
IRON MAN MOVIE POSTER
Everybody has had a chance to drool over the latest Iron Man movie trailer, here now is an early look at the official Iron Man Movie poster for the upcoming IRON MAN MOVIE.
Ooh, menacing...
Ooh, menacing...
HEAVY ARMOR: IRON MAN MOVIE SUITS
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Checking out the suits Robert Downey Jr. is seen wearing in the Iron Man movie trailer.
While most comic films feature only one version of superhero garb per leading man, the Iron Man trailer pulls out all the stops with three confirmed models of Ol’ Shellhead’s mechanical outfit. Each one plays a different role in Tony Stark’s war on crime and luckily (unlike the Dark Knight in “Batman Forever”), there’re no nipples!
MARK I
Initially constructed by Stark out of spare industrial parts after he’s kidnapped by terrorists, this clunky robot-looking suit provides Stark’s escape and packs a flame-thrower, rocket launcher and a tough outer shell. When one attacker sneaks up to shoot Stark in the back of the head at point-blank range, the bullet ricochets off and back into the jerk’s own noggin!
“We got the Mark I out which we took a little bit of leeway with because in the [comic] books it really doesn’t make sense that he would make that out of spare parts,” laughs “Iron Man” director Jon Favreau. “But we wanted to keep the personality of it. Everyone was like, ‘Holy sh--, that’s so cool!’”
MARK II
Seen for a split second in the “Iron Man” trailer and only from the shoulders up, this “evil” version of the armor stands somewhere in terms of design between the clunkier Mark I and the sleeker Mark III. Towering in size at about 8 feet tall, this version’s weapons system hasn’t been fully displayed. But what makes it evil? Gwyneth Paltrow, seen overshadowed by the suit during a display of sneak preview footage at San Diego Comic-Con, knows all too well.
“That’s Iron Monger,” the actress says with a smile. Looks like at some point, the film’s main villain, Obadiah Stane, follows in his comic book namesake’s footsteps and dons the Mark II to become Iron Monger.
MARK III
More closely resembling the suit worn by Iron Man in today’s comic books, this so-sleek-it’s-practically-a-jet version packs a powerful high-five thanks to gauntlets on the palm that emit repulsor rays and boots augmented with flight enhancers that allow for high-speed, mid-air maneuverability. Favreau says he wanted an authentic suit instead of a special effects extravaganza and it paid off after fans saw the final version.
“They were like, ‘Wait, it’s not a fake. It’s a real suit with a real guy!’” boasts the director. “Of course we could do different stuff in CG than it can for real, and that’s what becomes [a] difficulty. You don’t want [him] to be moving around like Robocop and then he flies through the air and looks like Spider-Man.”
Checking out the suits Robert Downey Jr. is seen wearing in the Iron Man movie trailer.
While most comic films feature only one version of superhero garb per leading man, the Iron Man trailer pulls out all the stops with three confirmed models of Ol’ Shellhead’s mechanical outfit. Each one plays a different role in Tony Stark’s war on crime and luckily (unlike the Dark Knight in “Batman Forever”), there’re no nipples!
MARK I
Initially constructed by Stark out of spare industrial parts after he’s kidnapped by terrorists, this clunky robot-looking suit provides Stark’s escape and packs a flame-thrower, rocket launcher and a tough outer shell. When one attacker sneaks up to shoot Stark in the back of the head at point-blank range, the bullet ricochets off and back into the jerk’s own noggin!
“We got the Mark I out which we took a little bit of leeway with because in the [comic] books it really doesn’t make sense that he would make that out of spare parts,” laughs “Iron Man” director Jon Favreau. “But we wanted to keep the personality of it. Everyone was like, ‘Holy sh--, that’s so cool!’”
MARK II
Seen for a split second in the “Iron Man” trailer and only from the shoulders up, this “evil” version of the armor stands somewhere in terms of design between the clunkier Mark I and the sleeker Mark III. Towering in size at about 8 feet tall, this version’s weapons system hasn’t been fully displayed. But what makes it evil? Gwyneth Paltrow, seen overshadowed by the suit during a display of sneak preview footage at San Diego Comic-Con, knows all too well.
“That’s Iron Monger,” the actress says with a smile. Looks like at some point, the film’s main villain, Obadiah Stane, follows in his comic book namesake’s footsteps and dons the Mark II to become Iron Monger.
MARK III
More closely resembling the suit worn by Iron Man in today’s comic books, this so-sleek-it’s-practically-a-jet version packs a powerful high-five thanks to gauntlets on the palm that emit repulsor rays and boots augmented with flight enhancers that allow for high-speed, mid-air maneuverability. Favreau says he wanted an authentic suit instead of a special effects extravaganza and it paid off after fans saw the final version.
“They were like, ‘Wait, it’s not a fake. It’s a real suit with a real guy!’” boasts the director. “Of course we could do different stuff in CG than it can for real, and that’s what becomes [a] difficulty. You don’t want [him] to be moving around like Robocop and then he flies through the air and looks like Spider-Man.”
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