Entertainment Tonight just premiered some new footage from Iron Man 2 and while I am always excited about more news from what is by far my most anticipated film of next year, I am having a hard time getting over just how horrible Entertainment Tonight really is. Read the rest of this entry »
Edward Norton is currently in Toronto for the International Film Festival where he is promoting Leaves of Grass, his newest film where he plays two brothers trying to take down a drug lord. During an interview with MTV, Norton dissapointed fans worldwide when he let this little quote slip:
“I don’t know where that’s coming from…I am not in ‘Iron Man 2’ to my knowledge.” Read the rest of this entry »
After having so much fun together working on Iron Man and its sequel Jon Favreau has apparently joined Robert Downey Jr. on an adaptation of Cowboys and Aliens. According to the new blog at The Hollywood Reporter, the director has joined the Dreamworks/Universal project which RDJ has been attached to for over a year. It’s only fair that as soon as Eric goes on vacation one of his favorite actor-director combos decide to work together again. Read the rest of this entry »
Cinematical has unearthed this concept art of Wiplash from Marvel and it may give us some insight as to what Mickey Rourke’s character will look like in his final form. As of now, our only indications to his appearance have been from the shots of Whiplash as he terrorizes a speedway where Tony Stark is racing, but it is apparent that this takes place early in the film, as his character as you can see his prison jumpsuit under his Mark I armor. It would appear that the concept art was made before Rourke was cast, as the body type is a bit too small and is missing the character’s inked upper-arms.
In addition to the art, the article also mentions that Marvel will be releasing a four-issue limited-series comic series titled “Iron Man vs. Whiplash,” which will investigate the origins of the character. It is not yet known if the material in the series will cover Whiplash’s character development in the film.
Click after the jump for rumored casting news for the Iron Man sequel… Potential Spoiler Alert!
It certainly is a comic-book day.
I got in a bit of hot water last time I hosted some bootleg stuff from Comic-Con, but this time, instead of hosting, I’ll just share the love. Just as someone did for the Kick-Ass clips, somebody brought a camcorder to the Iron Man 2 panel and managed to get all of the footage that was shown (it was just a matter of time as to when this would show up). We probably aren’t that far off from seeing a teaser trailer, but if you are like me, you simply cannot wait any longer. Hit the jump to see five and a half minutes of glory from the highly anticipated film. The video isn’t great but you can tell what things are and hear most of what is said. And yes, that is War Machine firing like a maniac at the end of the clip.
You didn’t get this from me. Read the rest of this entry »
(Yes, I already used this image today. And I don’t care)
Those that have been following my previous posts know that I have applied for a job at Stark Industries as part of their viral campaign. After filling out their job application on Thursday, I hadn’t heard anything from anybody. Today, however, I received this email from one Kay Baker:
Hey there!
Thank you so much for being one of the first people to apply for a job at Stark Industries. So far, the response has been incredible. You are among the best and brightest and your interest in joining our ranks is truly appreciated.
Already we have an overwhelming number of applicants and we plan to take our time thoroughly investigating each one. It may be a long process, but it is the only way to ensure that we find the absolute best candidates to work at Stark Industries.
We will contact you soon as we narrow down our selection.
All the best,
Kay Baker
My geeky brain is already spinning at the possibilities of where this may lead. I’ll be sure to constantly update the site on where the marketing is headed.
Marvel.com, in all their glorious wisdom while on a set visit to Iron Man 2, snapped some photos of the goings on and released them in a four-part article about writer Randy Ma’s trip to the site. The new photos are below as is a link to the article: Read the rest of this entry »
It is now more common than not that a comic book/sci fi/action film will have a viral marketing scheme to go alongside it (see: The Dark Knight, District 9, TRON Legacy, etc). Now on that list, thanks to some digging from /Film‘s Peter Sciretta, includes Iron Man 2. Here are the details as to how the viral was launched at Comic-Con.
“You might not have noticed, but at Comic-Con
Marvel launched a viral for Iron Man 2. For those of you who didn’t hit up the show floor, the Iron Man 2 section was set-up like Stark Industries, complete with “assistants” handing out business cards for those interested in a job. The cards directed con attendees to the website StarkIndustriesNow.com.”
Now on the front page is what appears to be a coffee-stained press release from Tony Stark reading “FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WE NO LONGER MAKE WEAPONS! SINCERELY, Tony Stark (Pepper, pls. post exactly as is!)” There is also a link where you can join Stark Industries by filling out an application. Love to see that in this economic climate that one company is still hiring. As a writer on this site, I feel obligated to apply and let you all know what happens.
Check out the site at StarkIndustriesNow.com
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