Missy Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 From IGN.com: Sources advised IGNFF that this draft of Iron Man is very Tom Clancy-esque in tone and involves the conflict between Tony Stark and his father Howard over Stark Industries. The Armored Avenger's origin has been updated from the Vietnam back story used in the comics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 This could be good. Any casting rumours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted October 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Tom Cruise's name was tossed around years ago, but it's way too early to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 Great, why don't I go and shoot myself for bringing it up! Some casting ideas, off the top of my head..... Tate Donovan - Jimmy Cooper in the OC, voice of Tarzan, dated Jennifer Aniston. Brad Pitt surely he is due for a superhero pic? Corin Nemec His work in SG1 is/was pretty good, I think he could pull this off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 Casting rumour from Darkhorizons.com: According to IESB, a scooper who has been working as an extra on the Fantastic Four set claims that Rob Lowe's name has been mentioned when Iron Man is being discussed. "Did you know that they're doing IRON MAN next? Same producer. He's been talking about it in heaps. We overheard Rob Lowe's name a couple of times. He might be under consideration. Not much of a star though? One of the producers, Kevin, has been coming and going from the set because of meetings on it [iron Man] with the studio" Tony Stark is supposed to be a jet setting millionare playboy, Rob Lowe could easily play that part. No official announcements are expected for a while but it has been reported that Iron Man is slated to start production in 2005. Thanks to 'Jessica' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted October 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 Lowe might actually be a good choice, because, much like the guy who's been cast to play Superman, he doesn't bring much stardom (at least recent stardom) or baggage to the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 Nah, not sold on Lowe, he showed in Lions Den or whatever his show was, that he can't be the #1 guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Marv Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 Lowe might actually be a good choice, because, much like the guy who's been cast to play Superman, he doesn't bring much stardom (at least recent stardom) or baggage to the picture. But the person who plays Iron-Man would have to bring star power, and a lot of it. It's not an issue with Superman. Everybody knows who Superman is. Cruise is a great aging drunk who happens to be a hero. Maybe Ethan Hawke (though I think he's a little too young for regular Iron-Man, could work for the Ultimate version though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 Lowe might actually be a good choice, because, much like the guy who's been cast to play Superman, he doesn't bring much stardom (at least recent stardom) or baggage to the picture. But the person who plays Iron-Man would have to bring star power, and a lot of it. It's not an issue with Superman. Everybody knows who Superman is. Cruise is a great aging drunk who happens to be a hero. Maybe Ethan Hawke (though I think he's a little too young for regular Iron-Man, could work for the Ultimate version though). I agree that it needs a star. Which is why I said Brad Pitt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted October 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 You guys are right about the star element, because: 01. Who's going to see an Iron Man film (besides fanboys) unless it has a star, and 02. Tony Stark is a celebrity in his own right, so it's only fitting to have a famous face play him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted November 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook) will direct. Additionally, the script is by the Smallville team of Alfred Gough & Miles Millar as well as David Hayter (X2, and the voice of Solid Snake). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted February 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 "It's not happening. Not with me," Cruise told reporters during a break in filming on the set of his current movie, War of the Worlds, in Piru, Calif. "They ... came to me at a certain point, and you know, when I do something, I want to do it right. And, you know, if I commit to something, it has to be done in a way that I know it's going to be something special. And that ... as it was lining up, it just didn't feel to me like it was going to work." Oh well, no big loss. His comment at the end, however, suggest that the script sucks or that he's too good to do a comic book movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat DJ Posted February 12, 2005 Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 Brad Pitt would be awesome for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 If they can't get Pitt, how about Jason Statham of Snatch and Italian Job fame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 As Stark...? I could easily see him as Eddie Brock/Venom, but not Tony Stark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 I don't know, I think he could pull it off. Probably not as well as Pitt, but maybe he could pull a suprise out like Maguire did for Spiderman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 I don't know, I think he could pull it off. Probably not as well as Pitt, but maybe he could pull a suprise out like Maguire did for Spiderman. He might be able to play Tony, but he doesn't even look like him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Bah! Keaton wasn't your typical Bruce Wayne/Batman, Anna Paquin wasn't your standard Rogue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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