JackFetch Posted October 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Terrence Howard Set for Iron Man Source: Variety October 10, 2006 Terrence Howard is set to join Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man, reports Variety. The Jon Favreau-directed film is the first to be financed through an arrangement that Marvel Studios formed with Merrill Lynch. Paramount Pictures releases the film May 2, 2008. Howard will play Jim "Rhodey" Rhodes, the confidante of Iron Man's alter ego, Tony Stark. Rhodes, a high ranking military officer and aviator, steers the team that develops the robotic suit that allows the sickly Stark to fly around and battle bad guys. In the comic, Rhodes' character gets his own armored suit and evolves into an occasionally antagonistic character called War Machine. That development seems likely to be saved for the sequel, though, as Iron Man will battle villain the Mandarin when shooting begins in February in L.A. "The suit is purely an innovative creation, so this is Marvel meets Tom Clancy technology," Marvel Studios production president Kevin Feige said. "Having the best actors for the key roles allows them to inhabit the hyperkinetic reality of this world." So no War Machine in the first movie. IMDB also has Terrence Howard in talks to play Diamondback for the Luke Cage movie. I doubt he'll do it now that he has this role though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Halle Berry did play both Catwoman and Storm, so Howard could play both characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted October 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Halle Berry did play both Catwoman and Storm, so Howard could play both characters. One is DC, and one is Marvel though. Also, one was an abonination, and one wasn't. I think we would have been better off if she didn't do both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Most fans, especially younger ones, don't care (or know) about the division between Marvel and DC. They see Berry in X-Men as Storm and in Catwoman as the titular character, and give not a second thought to which company each character belongs to. To them, she's just a superhero. Hell, Snipes was going to play both Blade and Black Panther, but that never came to fruition because BP just can't seem to get off the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted December 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 The Iron Man official website is up. I like the logo. http://www.ironmanmovie.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted January 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 Gwyneth Paltrow will join Robert Downey Jr. and Terrence Howard in Iron Man, the Jon Favreau-directed film that is being financed by Marvel Studios and released by Paramount Pictures on May 2, 2008. Variety says Paltrow will play Virginia "Pepper" Potts, personal assistant to an industrialist who develops an armored suit to battle bad guys. Production begins in March in Los Angeles. "These are popcorn films designed for broad audiences, but there are multidimensional characters that have brought us the best luck with actors," Marvel Studios president of production Kevin Feige said. http://www.superherohype.com/news/ironmannews.php?id=5101 Also a new concept image that is supposedly of the suit is here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 That suit is pretty loyal to the existing one. Mind you, they could go batshit insane and create a massive manga battlesuit and I'm sure it would conform to one of the 240554 variations we've seen over the years. Gwyneth Paltrow? Curse of the underperforming boxoffice or "real actress" clout? We shall see. Re previous discussion, little kids might not care that they are in the same world, but Marvel and DC want their products to be identifiably thiers. They might not acknowlage it, but all the marvel movie world characters exist in the same world. We'll probably see crossovers at some point. Thats why one guy can't play two characters. Except Bruce Campbell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Marv Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 The pic isn't there anymore. <---Sad panda. Why, why, why do they keeping doing this whole casting thing right (big stars who are also excellent actors)? It's not fair dammit, I want to be pessimistic about this movie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted January 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 From the MySpace of Robert Paris: Submitting Female For Role In Feature Film "Iron Man" N.Y. L.A. I am Submitting a female actreess for the following role in the movie "Iron Man" Female Reporter - Late 20's - 30's. Pretty but tough, she's an intellectual and fast-talking reporter who tries to outwit Tony, only to find herself abit beguiled by his charms. (This is the screen version of the comic book Iron Man) If interested please send hard copy photos and resumes with contact number to: Robert Paris Robert Paris Talent Management 100 Duncan Avenue, Suite 402 Jersey City, N.J. 07306 No Email Submissions will be accepted. Thanks Does anyone else find it strange that they are using MySpace for a casting call? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Jeff Bridges has joined the cast. Rumors are that he'll play Happy Hogan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted March 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Marvel Entertainment, Inc. announced today that it has satisfied all funding requirements under the Company's previously announced $525 million non-recourse credit facility and has begun borrowing from the facility to finance its first self-produced and financed feature film, Iron Man. Holy shit, that's alot of money. It's going to have to be one of the all time best grossing movies just to make it's money back. Seriously, why are they holding that much when it's not going to cost that much to make? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Marvel Entertainment, Inc. announced today that it has satisfied all funding requirements under the Company's previously announced $525 million non-recourse credit facility and has begun borrowing from the facility to finance its first self-produced and financed feature film, Iron Man. Holy shit, that's alot of money. It's going to have to be one of the all time best grossing movies just to make it's money back. Seriously, why are they holding that much when it's not going to cost that much to make? Note the part in bold. This money is for several upcoming projects, not just Iron Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted March 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 The first pictures from the movie set are online. If you look at the weapon boxes, you'll see the Stark Industries logo. http://screenrant.com/archives/iron-man-de...photos-626.html My only problem is that it seems every new superhero/comic book movie takes place(or part of it does) in the desert. Iron Man, Hulk(I understand that one), Ghost Rider, and the Transformers are the ones I can think of right off the bat. What's so damn special about the desert? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 Iron Man's original origin took place in Vietnam, which worked in its day. However, that's out of sync with the current Marvel timeline, so it was recently updated to Operation Desert Storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mull Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Newest on set pictures from aicn.com: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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James D. Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Is it supposed to look like a bunch of pots and pans thrown together with a welder's mask, or is that just me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted April 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Is it supposed to look like a bunch of pots and pans thrown together with a welder's mask, or is that just me? Actually, yes. This is the first one that he had to use what was around him to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Ok. Just checking. I'm not exactly the world's foremost expert on the Iron Man mythos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted April 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 The movie will have at least 3 different versions of the suit. That one is the first one, and they will get more advanced each version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Yeah, it will go from that prototype (which Stark built to save his life) to a gold / refined version of the prototype to the armor we see him in today. Prototype Classic Red & Gold Modern Iron Man through the years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JackFetch Posted May 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 Here is the first look at the Mark III suit. And video of a stuntman in it between scenes. http://iesb.net/index.php?option=com_xevid...tail&id=582 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted May 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 I had to look up who Iron Monger was, but he's in this movie, and the final battle is with him, not Mandarin. Click here for more spoilers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted May 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Really grainy pictures of Iron Monger throwing a car at Iron Man: There is another one that I couldn't get because it was down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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