Posts with tag iron man 2
Posted Oct 2nd 2008 9:15AM by Monika Bartyzel
Filed under: Action, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels
July 16th became the new Christmas this year, when Eugene revealed the scribe for the
Iron Man sequel --
Justin Theroux. Really, the actor's inclusion is a nice metaphor for why I like the first
Iron Man to begin with -- it's a wonderful mixture of sexiness, smarts, and charm. (I mean, heck, I accepted him as my
personal saviour.) So now we're getting more, in capable hands, and one
Mr. Jon Favreau shared some details during a live web chat with
LA Times readers.
First off, Favreau says that he's currently working with Theroux on the first draft, and they're playing with who the villain of the next pic will be. I imagine that this decision might be influenced by visual possibilities, as Favreau is also presently working with a storyboard artist and costumers. From there, Jon has a take on Mandarin, "that allows us to incorporate the whole pantheon of villains. The whole 10 Rings thing in IM 1 was a good tease for it," muses over the possibility of a female villain, and confirms that #2 will focus on the aftermath of Tony's "I am Iron Man," statement.
Best of all, Favreau says that things are coming together smoothly with "fewer casting issues" than the first round, so I imagine we will start getting casting notices soon, and with that, an idea of what villains ol' Tony will face.
Oh wait. Here's one last piece of food for thought from Favs: "Sam Rockwell could've been a cool Tony if not RDJ." What say you,
Cinematical readers, could Rockwell have pulled it off? And of course -- who do you want Iron Man to face this time around?
Posted Sep 29th 2008 7:32PM by Erik Davis
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Deals, Fandom, Distribution, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels
Earlier today, Paramount and Marvel Studios announced an agreement for the former to distribute (worldwide) Marvel's next five self-produced flicks. In addition to this news, tentative release dates were given for
Iron Man 2 (moved to May 7, 2010),
Thor (moved to July 16, 2010),
The First Avenger: Captain America (May 6, 2011) and
The Avengers (July 15, 2011). The agreement is said to also cover
Iron Man 3. All I'm gonna say is what the hell will we do in 2009 without Superman, Batman, Spider-Man ... or any of these new Marvel films? Perhaps we should create Government Bailout Man and ask Oliver Stone to whip up the flick in about three months or so .... (not funny Davis).
But back to Marvel. It was announced earlier today that
Kenneth Branagh is in talks to direct
Thor (a ballsy move, but certainly one that comes with a lot of promise) while word is still out on filmmakers for
The Avengers and
Captain America ... and what's up with
Ant-Man? Obviously folks are really looking forward to seeing what Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. do with
Iron Man 2, but ... honestly ...
Thor just shot up past
Iron Man 2 on my must-see list. C'mon ... we're looking at a three-hour Shakespearean epic -- one that
must include Jeremy Irons playing someone we immediately hate. What's
not to look forward to?
But seriously, which upcoming Marvel film is at the top of your must-see list ... and why?
Posted Sep 26th 2008 9:40AM by Elisabeth Rappe
Filed under: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Casting, RumorMonger, Scripts, Newsstand, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels
We end the week with all kinds of intriguing possibilities and rumors -- try to contain your joy at the
Ghostbusters 3 bit, especially if you're at work. We can't have your employers finding out you're reading
Cinematical on the clock!
- Bill Murray is at Fantastic Fest, undoubtedly partying with our writers and promoting City of Ember and at the film's Q&A, AICN's Kraken (a stellar guy) asked the question we all wanted the answer too -- would Murray return for Ghostbusters 3? Murray thinks the scriptwriters (borrowed, you'll remember, from The Office) are off to a good start, that enough time has passed to heal the Ghostbusters 2 wounds, and he would definitely be open to playing Peter Venkman again. In fact, his enthusiasm for the franchise was rekindled by recording the voice for the upcoming video game -- and he had even been singing the theme song in public. There's video of Murray's answer up at AICN, so check it out, and get your hopes up.
- One of the questions surrounding Iron Man 2 was its change-up on the writing front. Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby weren't returning, their job was taken by Justin Theroux, and we all frowned a little inside. But MTV has the scoop that they're unavailable for Iron Man 2 because they're working on something else for Marvel. Fergus wouldn't specify what, he just dropped maddening hints. "There are some really juicy [movies] that we are very much talking intensely with Marvel about ... We're interested in working on a bunch of these other Marvel projections and everything in the Marvel canon is fair game. We have a lot of ideas about all this, but until they officially ask us to come do one of these we'll keep our mouths closed about the actual ideas. It's moving along nicely but nothing official yet. But, yes, we are planning on working on some of those movies. That much I'll say." At this point, all of the Marvel movies have writers -- and impressive ones at that. Either they're replacing someone, or it's a new character altogether. Guess away.
Continue reading Geek Daily: 'Ghostbusters 3', Secret Marvel Projects, and Gasps From 'Justice League Mortal'
Posted Sep 18th 2008 2:32PM by Elisabeth Rappe
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Scripts, Newsstand, Movie Marketing, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels, Images
- /Film has a bunch of new photos from The Spirit, the film the Internet and Lionsgate forgot. The photos are so snazzy they nearly erase memories of toilets always being funny, and giant wrenches existing in mud lakes. I can still admire the retro clothes, and how well Gabriel Macht looks in a mask, can't I?
- And lest you think Will Eisner is the only comic legend being abused, Patrick Wilson told MTV that, yes, the studio has talked about the possibilities of a Watchmen sequel. "It's all been talked about. Financially, they like to do that. But all of us, Zack [Snyder] included, all go, 'How on Earth could you do a sequel or prequel?' Certainly, artistically, I can't fathom how it would happen. But hey, if Alan Moore writes it, I'd love to read it." Given the solid endings of both Watchmen and 300, I say you combine the two impossible sequels into one insane film, throw in wizards, ninjas, and Jason Statham and just call it good.
- According to Dread Central, Brett Ratner is considering the role of director on that Conan franchise reboot. Like with any Ratner project, we'll hold our cries for help till things are made official.
Continue reading Geek Daily: Sex With 'The Spirit,' Viggo Talks 'Hobbit' and 'Watchmen 2' ... Already?
Posted Sep 12th 2008 12:32PM by Elisabeth Rappe
Filed under: Action, Paramount, RumorMonger, Fandom, Scripts, Newsstand, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels
And it sounds glorious!
Jon Favreau is doing a lot of press for the upcoming
Iron Man DVD, and he sat down with CHUD to give an interview so long, it's been split in twain. Naturally, talk turned to plans for
Iron Man 2 and
3, which Favreau is deep in the process of writing. Among the highlights:
-- War Machine is likely to be in the sequel, as Terrence Howard's Col. Rhodes had too little screen time in the first film. They want to make up for that, and give him a crack at wearing the suit.
-- The Mandarin is the overarching, behind-the-scenes villain, but he comes with a lot of racial and superpower baggage that is difficult to put on screen. Starships, dragon aliens, and ten magic rings that can upset the power of the universe don't really fit into the realistic universe Favreau has aimed to put Iron Man in. And yes, Favreau
is concerned about how the various Avengers will fit into that world, too. Hulk and Captain America are feasible (and the cross-over has pretty much been forced on the former), but he's not sure about Thor. (Who is?)
-- The recent hostilities between Russia and the U.S. have made a lot of Iron Man's arch enemies current again -- and we might actually see Crimson Dynamo pop up. (I vote yes, so we can get the Black Widow introduced to audiences.)
--
Demon in a Bottle is coming. Expect to also see some elements of Matt Fraction's
Iron Man run pop up -- the movie and his work have a real symbiotic relationship going on. There may even be a partnership forming ...
Now, isn't that a nice way to start the weekend? There's more where that came from on
CHUD, but remember to come back and geek out in the comments.
Posted Sep 11th 2008 5:02PM by Erik Davis
Filed under: Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, RumorMonger, Fandom, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels
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With the success of
The Dark Knight in both IMAX and conventional theaters, chances are our next big superhero movies will take a page out of Christopher Nolan's playbook and shoot a few scenes in IMAX. Not only does it look hella cool, but it's also a great marketing tool. Beyond that, it won't be long before we're watching our first live-action Marvel flick in 3-D too, and if
Jon Favreau has his way,
Iron Man 2 might just be that film.
Speaking during a mini press conference for the
Iron Man DVD, Favreau addressed a few questions regarding the highly-anticipated sequel.
Collider tells us this: "... the highlight was Jon saying he'd love to do
Iron Man 2 in 3D! He also called the IMAX
Dark Knight footage a game changer and he said he'd love to shoot part of
Iron Man 2 in IMAX. Regarding the 3D, he said it's all about the cost, but if they can make it happen he'd like to do it. He talked about getting to see the armor in 3D and how cool it would be."
Personally, I'm not so sure I'd want to see
Iron Man 2 in 3-D. That, coupled with the whole IMAX what-to-do, just feels a little too gimmicky for me. I'd rather see them concentrate on creating a sequel that's more entertaining than the first, with a better story, engaging characters and awesome fights. I'll take the IMAX scenes, sure, but hold back on the 3-D for now.
But what do you think?
Iron Man 2 is scheduled to hit theaters on April 30, 2010.
Posted Sep 7th 2008 10:33AM by Scott Weinberg
Filed under: Action, Paramount, Fandom, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels
Love
Iron Man? Hate
cancer? Have a lot of money? (I knew that third one would be the toughie.) If you can answer YES to all three questions, then you just might stand a chance of walking through a scene in Marvel's
Iron Man 2. Seems that the
Stand Up to Cancer organization (you've probably seen
their promo at the movies) is auctioning off one HELL of a slick
Iron Man 2 package. And here's what the winner shall receive:
A visit to the set (complete with photo tour), a meet & greet with cast and crew members, a "walk-on / extra" role in the sequel, and two tickets to the world premiere of
Iron Man 2. And you'll even get to walk down the red carpet at the world premiere, completely geeked out and feeling justifiably heroic because YOU donated the biggest chunk of change to a powerful new cancer research foundation. It all sounds so great ... but who knows how much this package will go for?
You can see the full details over at
ComicsPriceGuide.com, and then you can check out the eBay auction page
right here. (As of September 7 the bidding stands at $5,100.) Anyone want to lay a friendly bet on how high this auction will go?
(Thanks to my pal Ed and his
Marvel Movies! Facebook page for this win-win news item. To the eventual winner, I say this: Well done, sir. Or madam. Well done.)
Posted Jul 16th 2008 1:12AM by Eugene Novikov
Filed under: Deals, Scripts, Comic/Superhero/Geek
Oddly enough we're told it's Justin Theroux, who's making his screenwriting debut with
Tropic Thunder a bit later this summer. Yes, that would be the same
Justin Theroux who played the immortal role of Adam Kesher in
Mulholland Dr. and the badass Irishman Seamus O'Grady in
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. The
trade piece breaking the story gives no hint of why Marvel Studios thought of Theroux for the project, and I couldn't find out anywhere else, but I'm sure someone will give an interview soon enough.
Last year, Theroux
directed an indie called
Dedication from someone else's script, starring Tom Wilkinson and Billy Crudup. It got mediocre reviews and I missed it, despite my eagerness to watch anything with Wilkinson. If a career change is what the actor was after, he certainly got it: writing
Iron Man 2 is a pretty plum gig. Can you imagine?
Of course, I tend to doubt that the sequel -- which is set for release in April, 2010 -- is going to wind up with just one screenwriter when all is said and done. Theroux's draft will probably be reworked, retouched and polished a dozen times. But it's cool that the actor-turned-director-turned-scribe will at least take a first crack.
Posted Jun 12th 2008 9:00PM by Christopher Campbell
Filed under: Action, Paramount, Movie Marketing, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels
I've gotten excited over teaser trailers without any footage. I've even gotten excited over teaser posters with nothing more than a title (and the words "coming soon") on them. But I never thought I'd get excited over a mere title graphic alone -- no trailer, no poster, no nothing, save for a logo and a release year. Well, that's what just happened. I got all giddy over
a post on MTV Movies Blog featuring a bunch of new logos for the next four Marvel Studios release. There's
Iron Man II,
Thor,
The First Avenger: Captain America and
The Avengers, all written in mostly familiar fonts (if you're a comic book reader, that is).
The logos were unveiled at the New York Licensing Expo, from which we've also seen new promotional materials
from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,
from Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins and
from Where the Wild Things Are. This latest image may not be as exciting as those, but if you grew up with any of these titles, you may still be as excited as I am by seeing their logos. I'm pretty glad they didn't go with the arched, red, white and blue striped logo for Captain America, and I really hope they stick with the plain old Roman numerals for
Iron Man II and avoid any subtitle or alternate title. Also, The Avengers logo is just how I remember it.
Two complaints, though, coming from an old, old Thor reader: first, I much preferred the original Thor logo, with the torn-paper look; second, I wish Marvel would rethink their avoidance of "The Mighty" part before the character's name. After all, look what happened with the simply titled
Hulk. Are we to assume the first
Thor will be a disappointment and we can then look forward to a reboot titled
The Mighty Thor?
So, will we be seeing this compilation of logos as a four-in-one teaser poster in theaters soon?
Posted Jun 12th 2008 11:31AM by Elisabeth Rappe
Filed under: Action, RumorMonger, Celebrities and Controversy, Fandom, Newsstand, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels
Early this week,
we reported some ugly
Iron Man 2 gossip, brought to us via IESB -- rumors that Marvel might not sign Jon Favreau to helm IM2 because they don't think he deserves whatever amount of money he's supposedly asking for the sequel.
As expected, IESB received a great deal of attention over this bombshell. Ain't It Cool News' Harry Knowles
confirmed the story, while Devin Faraci of CHUD
expressed skepticism that financial negotiations could be that far when Favreau himself had confirmed that he had only heard from Marvel once. But we all agreed that something was rotten at the studio of Marvel. It seems a bit presumptive to name a release date, but avoid talking to or signing your director, yes?
Continue reading An Update From the 'Iron Man 2' Battlefield
Posted Jun 10th 2008 5:02PM by Elisabeth Rappe
Filed under: Action, RumorMonger, Celebrities and Controversy, Fandom, Newsstand, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels
As you
Iron Man fans know, the number one question everyone's been throwing at Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. has centered on which storyline we might see in
Iron Man 2. The popular consensus was the famous
Demon in a Bottle storyline, where poor Tony Stark hits rock bottom in his battle with alcoholism.
But that storyline might actually be in jeopardy due to another summer superhero movie:
Hancock. Favreau told Collider, "The comic book fans might see
Demon in a Bottle as a fresh story line but I haven't seen
Hancock yet. From what I've seen it seems there is a lot of imagery that seems to be shared. Him flying through billboards and things. The idea of the hero whose biggest enemy is himself, and him fighting through his demons, you want to come at the audience with something fresh. You don't want to feel like you are echoing something that somebody else is doing." Hopefully,
Hancock will keep clear of Stark's territory, and we might end up with that fresh storyline after all. Pop on over to Collider to read the
rest of the interview. Oh, but we're not done! Earlier today,
Erik shared the news that Favreau was being very vocal on MySpace regarding the
Iron Man 2 release date and how there needed to be more time to create a successful sequel. He mentioned that perhaps
Iron Man should take the three-year route, like Nolan's
Batman films. Then, IESB dropped the bomb that the reason Marvel hadn't signed Favreau yet was because he wanted more money and they didn't feel he deserved it. Apparently, Marvel's David Maisel thinks an
Iron Man sequel would kill with or without Favreau. Read more about that
here.
Continue reading Will 'Hancock' and Marvel Ruin 'Iron Man 2'?
Posted Jun 10th 2008 12:37PM by Erik Davis
Filed under: Action, RumorMonger, Fandom, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels
Over on
MySpace, writer-director
Jon Favreau (aka the newest Marvel superhero) has been answering a bunch of
Iron Man-related questions from fans ... though I may want to slip in there and ask about a
Swingers sequel and throw everything off balance. One thing Favreau has been very vocal about are the
scheduled release dates for Iron Man 2 and The Avengers. He's already stressed that it would be near impossible for him to direct both since they're only a year apart, but now he's going on record complaining about the 2010 release date for
Iron Man 2.
He says, "I am concerned, however, about the announced release date of April 2010. Neither Robert nor I were consulted about this and we are both concerned about how realistic the date is in light of the fact that we have no script, story or even writers hired yet. This genre of movie is best when it is done thoughtfully and with plenty of preparation. It might be better to follow the BB/DK, X/X2 three year release pattern than to scramble for a date. It is difficult because there are no Marvel 09 releases and they need product, but I also think we owe it to the fans to have a great version of IM2 and, at this point, we would have less time to make it than the first one."
Continue reading Favreau Not Keen on 'Iron Man 2' Release Date
Posted Jun 9th 2008 3:02PM by Erik Davis
Filed under: Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, RumorMonger, Fandom, DIY/Filmmaking, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels
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I'm just burning doin' the neutron dance ...Iron Man 2: Though they're still
ironing out all the deals and what have you, Terrence Howard told
Military.com that
Iron Man 2 is set to begin production in March of 2009. This gives everyone involved a little less than a year to get in shape, finish a script and ... do all those things that Hollywood people do prior to shooting a film. The current release date for
Iron Man 2 is April 30, 2010, which will be followed by a live-action
Thor movie a month or so later on June 4, 2010. According to an earlier report, Marvel Entertainment will
not release a film in 2009.
Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen: Ever since the full, official title was announced for
Transformers 2, fan sites across the globe have jumped at the chance to decipher some sort of hidden agenda. Does the title reference the return of those robots destroyed in the first film? Is it a reference to an actual Transformer named Fallen, a Generation 1 Transformer who looks to be on fire based on images from the
Transformers Wiki. The character is referred to as Fallen and The Fallen, which makes it seem as if the title would read
Revenge of The Fallen or
Revenge of Fallen if it were indeed talking about this particular character. Or (and this is my theory), the entire title is made up of different robots. 'Revenge' could be the nastiest one, followed by its assistants 'of' and 'the', and then 'Fallen'. Whaddya think?
Additionally,
TransformersLive has images of the Smithsonian set and what appears to be a photo of the Transformer Jetfire.
Slashfilm also has an extensive report on future shooting and new robots. So much for Michael Bay keeping this one top secret, huh?
Update: Devin from Chud pointed out to me that
his sources are saying the title does, in fact, reference the character The Fallen.
After the jump: Axel Foley? Whatchu doin' in a family-friendly sequel?Continue reading Fanboy Bites: 'Iron Man 2', 'Transformers 2' and 'Beverly Hills Cop 4'
Posted Jun 5th 2008 12:32PM by Erik Davis
Filed under: Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, RumorMonger, Fandom, DIY/Filmmaking, Newsstand, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels, Images
(Above: Transformers 2 filming in (and blowing up) poor Pennsylvania.)
Update: Paramount announced that the official title for
Transformers 2 will be
Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen.
And then there were two ...
Iron Man 2: I'm not sure how
Coming Soon and
IESB managed to ask the same exact questions to
Iron Man director
Jon Favreau (perhaps they're dating and, like, read each others' minds), but that's what it looks like from here. Both sites visited the set of
I Love You Man, starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel, where Favreau was starring in a supporting role. But who cares about that when we've got
Iron Man 2 to talk about!?
According to Favreau, he still isn't signed on yet and negotiations with all the actors are ongoing. Of course, he's interested in directing both
Iron Man 2 and
The Avengers, but because Marvel scheduled the films a year apart, he feels it's literally impossible for him to do both. Favreau also discusses the many potential storylines that could exist in such a sequel, but notes that it's hard to talk about any of this because Marvel is extremely busy prepping the debut of
The Incredible Hulk (which we'll talk about in another post). Check either site for much more from Favreau.
Transformers 2: For the first time in a couple hundred years, Pennsylvania has become the cool place to be. Oh yes, that's because
Transformers 2 is causing all sorts of mayhem -- with their blowing up of a steel factory, sending hundreds of Asian extras running through the streets of make-believe China. (Is it me, or should Michael Bay receive an Oscar nod simply for making Pennsylvania pass off as China?) Tons of photos from around the set have popped up online over at
TFW2005 (see one above).
After the jump: Did someone say
Star Trek sequels?
Continue reading Fanboy Bites: 'Iron Man 2', 'Transformers 2' and 'Star Trek 2'
Posted May 15th 2008 11:32AM by Elisabeth Rappe
Filed under: Action, RumorMonger, Celebrities and Controversy, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels
Attention, Marvel Studios: You forgot to call Jon Favreau about
Iron Man 2 when you set the release date and stuff. Please put it on your To Do list. Thanks.
Favreau was on Howard Stern this past Tuesday, and revealed that he has not yet been signed for the sequel. "They haven't offered me anything yet. They're all talking -- they want to do it, they even announced a date."
I want to believe that it means nothing, that things are in such a talky, pat-on-the-back stage that they don't mean anything by it. But still,
before you talked to Entertainment Tonight and announced a release date, wouldn't you slap the director on the back and say "I hope you're coming back for the sequel!" Just as a courtesy? A "Good job, Favs!"
After being pressed by Stern, Favreau revealed his director's salary -- $4 million for the first film, with a NET profit deal which will pay a very small percentage once the film begins to turn a profit. But that won't happen for years with the magic of movie bookkeeping. And when a film makes mega bucks, like
Iron Man did, all previous contracts are pretty much thrown out the window. That includes those
Iron Man actors who have signed on for sequels. "They're all signed for three but it doesn't work that way. That all goes out the window when you make $100 million dollars," said Favreau. "Because people want to have a good relationship with the people they are working with, and if they're making that kind of money, it's an understanding that they're going to negotiate." (Isn't this a fun look into the world of legalities? I thought so.)
Continue reading Jon Favreau Still Not Signed for 'Iron Man 2'
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