Iron Man

AMERICAN wrestling star Matt Morgan says he has been cast as a villain in Iron Man 2. It adds another interesting twist to the tumultuous casting process for the Iron Man sequel due out in May 2010. Samuel L Jackson has finally been confirmed to return as Nick Fury after refusing an initial offer, Emily Blunt is no longer able to play super-spy Black Widow and Mickey Rourke is in on-off negotiations following a low offer of $250,000 to play a villain - his part was reported to be either Crimson Dynamo or Whiplash, who are both villains from the Iron Man comic books. ... Read Full Story

NEW characters for the Iron Man sequel could include Black Widow and Crimson Dynamo, according to a possible casting call posted online. I've not yet been able to verify if this is official and genuine, but information on SpoilerTV claims filming will begin in April next year and that the studio is looking for the following: A male lead, 30s, Eastern European, brilliant, gritty; a female lead, 20s, beautiful, speaks several languages fluently and is equally proficient in martial arts; and a 'bruiser', Russian, 20s or 30s, at least 6'2", able to perform own stunts, has the build of a MMA fighter. These sound ... Read Full Story

One of the trickier problems you find in superhero movies is that the whole creation vs. story question is always an issue for the script. How much time are we going to spend working out how the superhero came to be, and how much are we going to include some actual “story” in a bigger picture sense? The trouble with Iron Man is that it really only has the introduction piece. It leaves out story in favor of a bit of commercial which is anti-war, or anti-weapons, or anti-something about guns and terrorists being no fun at parties, or something. Tony Stark (Robert Downey ... Read Full Story

DIRECTOR Jon Favreau has brought in award-winning animator Genndy Tartakovsky to work on Iron Man 2. A sequence in the first Iron Man, where the armoured hero uses shoulder-mounted missile launchers, had been inspired by the rhythm and style of a lightsabre fight from the Star Wars: Clone Wars animated TV series, which was directed by Tartakovsky for George Lucas. The series won three Emmy awards. Favreau (pictured above) said he had decided to ask the animator to become involved in the storyboarding and the planning of action sequences for the follow-up film. Favreau told Ain't It Cool News : "The ideas flow very ... Read Full Story

Iron Man (with Free Marvel Iron Man Comic Book, Exclusive Deals) | Buy DVDs Online | Free Trial DVD Rentals Actors: Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges Directors: Jon Favreau DVD Release Date: 27 October, 2008 Language: English Run Time: 126 minutes Age Rating: Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content Plot: When wealthy industrialist Tony Stark is forced to build an armored suit after a life-threatening incident, he ultimately decides to use its technology to fight against evil. Buy Now: Iron Man (with Free Marvel Iron Man Comic Book, Exclusive Deals) (rollover ... Read Full Story