Sep 2 2009 'Iron Man 2' in THREE DIMENSIONS???
For his second Iron Man film, Jon Favreau could be taking things to the next level! That level being the level of visual depth. According to AICN, 3-D decision-makers at Paramount and Marvel/Disney are reviewing a minute of Iron Man 2 3-D test footage to determine if Scarlett Johansson's breasts erupting from the screen warrants converting the entire film to the gimmicky format.
Something else you executives should weigh into you decision: if you make Iron Man 2 in 3-D, that totally blows your shot at using the Iron Man 3-D 3rd film/3rd dimension naming structure. Someone needs to uphold the grand traditions of Spy Kids 3-D and Jaws 3-D.
Aug 10 2009 'Iron Man 2' Comic Con Preview: I Think I See a Shoulder Gun Thing!
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Want your first look at Don Cheadle's War Machine suit and Mickey Rourke's Star Trek: The Next Generation-inspired laser whips to be shaky, dark, and both visually and aurally indiscernible? Then enjoy the Iron Man 2 footage that was shown at the Comic Con. Besides the aforementioned War Machine and Whiplash scenes, it contains: Tony Stark put on trial by Larry Sanders, Scarlett Johansson jumping around, Sam Rockwell holding guns, and evidence that "I am Iron Man" is basically Tony Stark's equivalent of Urkel's "Did I do that?" What a treat for a Monday afternoon.
Jul 1 2009 'Couples Retreat' Trailer: Marriage! You Know What I'm Sayin'?
I can still remember my friend, the one with the "Vegas, Baby, Vegas!" poster positioned proudly above his bed, rushing into my dorm room some time in 2001 to announce the existence of Jon Favreau's Made: "Dude, it's like Swingers, but with gangster shit!" Though the film would later prove itself less mind-blowing that I'd hoped, the idea of any sort of Swingers continuation was pretty great at that point in my life. It wasn't a Star Wars prequel, but it was something.
So today, let me be your college friend announcing the next somewhat disappointing pseudo-sequel to Swingers, Couples Retreat: Dudes, it's like Swingers! Except now they're middle-aged and in depressing, loveless marriages filled with countless infidelities! And they're friends with Jason Bateman:
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Jun 10 2009 First Look at Rourke in 'Iron Man 2': He Has Rogue's Hair
Is Mickey Rourke playing a He-Man figure? Based on the above image, that's a logical conclusion to come to, but no--this is the first look at Rourke in Iron Man 2. The suddenly-respected actor is playing the central villain, Whiplash, in the film, and he and director Jon Favreau briefly discussed the character and the function of his post-apocalyptic orthopedics:
The villain's alter ego, Ivan Vanko, is a Russian who "has constructed his own version of a suit," Favreau says. Among the creative innovations: a pair of whips, powered by the suit's glowing chest piece, that are expected to keep Iron Man cracking.Whiplash "is going to light them up," Rourke quips.
Powered whips, eh? Wait a minute, I think I've seen that somewhere before...
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Jan 19 2009 'I Love You, Man' RED-BAND-DIRTYTIME Trailer
Speaking of J.K. Simmons in things: here's the new trailer for I Love You, Man, this time R-rated--meaning more references to putting mouths in swimsuit sections!
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Dec 18 2008 Tim Robbins is Iron Man's Father?
Sorry, Gerard Sanders, but according to Latino Review, your Iron Man role of Howard Stark has been stolen by Tim Robbins:
From what I'm told, Tim Robbins is going to be playing Howard Stark in an important flashback sequence that is going to set up the Avengers and Captain America films. Jon [Favreau] wanted to get a good actor because he didn't think the guy who played Howard in the last film could carry such an important scene.I'm also told that HAWKEYE and BLACK WIDOW are definitely in Iron Man 2 and they wont be cameos either.
Can't carry such an important scene, Favreau? Did you not see him portraying "Mannequin" in the 1989 TV movie Stuck with Each Other? Or "Handman" (???) in a 1985 episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood? Or perhaps, more recently, you missed his turn as "Process Server" in The Young and the Restless.
Maybe Favreau will give Sanders a smaller part to make up for the change. I don't think anyone has been cast as Hawkeye's handman yet.
Sep 15 2008 'Four Christmases' Trailer is Pukable
In the grand tradition of Meet the Fockers, The In-Laws, Monster-in-Law, et al, Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Mary Steenburgen, and Jon Voight join the ranks of aging celebrities exploited as wacky in-laws in Four Christmases, a movie you'll probably be forced to watch with your family this Christmas. In this grating ensemble comedy, Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn play a couple forced, for reasons not entirely explained, to consecutively visit each of their zany divorced parents over the holidays. Like the presence of the word "disaster" in the title of Disaster Movie, I feel the decision to include an "I'm going to puke" scene in Four Christmases will be a regrettable one that makes the inevitably lackluster reviews almost too easy to write.
Jul 10 2008 Favreau Gets Deal for 'Iron Man 2' and I've Found Just the Pun to Describe It
After Iron Man won critical praise and sustained box office success, with Jon Favreau proving he was capable of much more than Space Jumanji and an unofficial Swingers sequel, it was naively assumed the director would return for the sequel. But then Favs (I call him this because we're friends) started saying Marvel Studios wasn't contacting him, and didn't want to pay his well-earned raise of three consecutive dollar signs ($$$). Ut oh! Well, now Deadline Hollywood reports that a deal has been reached, and we no longer have to worry Iron Man 2 will fall into the hands of a retard. Glad they got that ironed out. ;)
Marvel Locks in Jon Favreau for 'Iron Man 2' [Deadline Hollywood]
Apr 17 2008 Cribs-Style Look at 'Iron Man', Future of Personal Transportation
After employing a couple trailers, an endless stream of TV spots, innumerable press photos, and disembodied heads as Slurpee containers to promote Iron Man, I imagine it's getting pretty tough to find any new way to promote the film. So I don't entirely blame director Jon Favreau for making this Cribs-style look at the set of Tony Stark's house; it was probably either this or some kind of "Build an Iron Man Suit!" reality competition. I do, however, blame him for cruising around in a Segway. Video after the jump.
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Feb 29 2008 New 'Iron Man' Trailer Continues Clever Use of 'Iron Man' in Soundtrack
As much I find Iron Man and his glib alter ego Tony Stark to be intolerable characters, I have to admit that Jon Favreau looks to have made a decent adaptation of the source material. And with a non-stop barrage of hard rock (AC/DC, Audioslave, Black Sabbath's "Iron Man", of course), constant alcohol imbibing, and the flagrant use of sports cars as backdrops, Iron Man looks to be the first superhero movie to fully capture the sensibilities of Maxim Magazine. The biggest surprise isn't that this looks like a surefire hit but that they didn't put Gwyneth Paltrow in a bikini. Make sure to watch this if you're a male 13 to 35. Otherwise, you're totally going to look like a gay.
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Jun 26 2007 'Iron Man' Cast Photo
People in comic books grow facial hair
Here's a new cast photo from Iron Man. It doesn't come out for a year! Get excited! Okay, that'ts enough, snap out of it. It's time to go to work and the shit's not going to shovel itself.
Jun 22 2007 Sam Jackson is in Everything, 'Iron Man'
Aw shit, someone bet Sam Jackson a dollar again
The headline says it all, folks. According to AICN, Sam Jackson is playing Nick Fury. The script must be really good for them to get Sam Jackson. Either that or they promised his agent "a real powerhouse fruitbasket."
