Tag: Iron Man
Chris Evans Is Captain America
Chris Evans has been cast to play Marvel‘s super hero icon, Captain America, or if you prefer – Steve Rogers, and this will be the fourth comic book character Evans plays on the big screen.
And just for a record, Evans beat out a number of high-profile actors, such as John Krasinski, Channing Tatum and Ryan Phillippe…
Joe Johnston will direct from a script by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely.
So, we all know Captain America is a fictional character from Marvel’s comic books, that first appeared in 1941, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby.
2009 MTV Movie Award Nominations: Slumdog Against Twilight
The hit films “Twilight” and “Slumdog Millionaire” get ready to battle it out as MTV: Music Television announces this year’s final nominees for the “2009 MTV MOVIE AWARDS.” Pitting Hollywood vampires against the Mumbai slums, the movies’ rabid fans proved their loyalty as they sent both flicks to the head of the cinematic pack with each film receiving nominations in six award categories including “BEST MOVIE,” “BEST KISS” and “BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE MALE.”
35th Annual Saturn Awards: Nominees
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has announced the nominations for their 35th Annual Saturn Awards.
Leading the charge was Christopher Nolan’s super-hero crime thriller “The Dark Knight” with 11 nominations. “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and “Iron Man” followed closely behind with 9 and 8 nominations, respectively. While “Valkyrie” spied 7 nominations, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” and “Changeling” received 6 nominations each.
AFI Awards: Top 10 Movies of 2008
On Sunday, December 14, American Film Institute (AFI) have announced their selections for the top ten of most outstanding motion pictures in 2008. Among those making it on the list are two of the summer’s blockbuster comic book adaptations, “Iron Man“and “The Dark Knight“.
“Iron Man” Great Design Art
Though Jon Favreau talks about the upcoming “Iron Man 2” we’ve got some interesting photos when the first movie was in the works.
Take a look at design art from Paramount Pictures‘ “Iron Man” 2008.
Jon Favreau Talks Iron Man 2
On Wednesday, Director Jon Favreau (Iron Man) joined a live chat on the LA Times‘ website, where he answered questions about the upcoming “Iron Man 2.”
Jon Favreau (JF): We’re playing with who the villain should be and what we should incorporate from the comic book. And how it will lead into The Avengers.
Question: What stage are you in right now?
JF: I’m working with Justin Theroux, a writer. He’s writing the first draft of the script. I’m working with a storyboard artist as well as designing the costumes for good guys and bad guys.
JF: Now that Marvel is making its own movies, every movie has to fit into the Marvel universe. The Avengers incorporates not just Iron Man, but Thor, possibly the Hulk and traditionally Captain America as well. As it is, it’s scheduled Thor will come out the same summer as Iron Man 2 and The First Avenger: Captain America will come out a few months before Avengers. All the films have to come together to create a consistent universe. That’s very important to everyone involved.
Question: This summer, two of the best films of the season are superhero movies. Both Iron Man and The Dark Knight work because the directors [you and Christopher Nolan] honored the source material. Why do you think it’s been so hard for so many previous directors of superhero films to understand that’s the only approach that will work? Continue Reading…
Iron Man Deleted Scene Online
Take a look at deleted (leaked) scene from the upcoming “Iron Man” DVD which will hit stores September, 30th.
Before blowing up terrorists, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) takes home, in Dubai, three brunettes in the scene.
Actually, the scene is very interesting!
Iron Man in The Incredible Hulk – Video
There were rumors there may be a scene that crosses over from ’Incredible Hulk’ into Paramount’s ’Iron Man’.
As it turns out, the rumors were indeed true.
Watch the scene with Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) in The Incredible Hulk in the clip below.
$100m opening for ‘Iron Man’
‘Iron Man‘ took a mighty $100.8 million at the North American box office in its opening weekend.
The domestic figures make the film – the first from comic publisher Marvel – the tenth highest-grossing opener ever.
It is also the second highest-grossing opener for a non-sequel, behind only Spider Man($115m).
The top ten at the US Box Office:
1. (-) Iron Man – $100.8m
2. (-) Made Of Honor – $15.5m
3. (1) Baby Mama – $10.3m
4. (4) Forgetting Sarah Marshall – $6.1m
5. (2) Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay – $6.0m
6. (3) The Forbidden Kingdom – $4.2m
7. (5) Nim’s Island - $2.8m
8. (6) Prom Night – $2.5m
9. (7) 21 – $2.1m
10. (8) 88 Minutes – $1.6m
