Actor Samuel Jackson says he is still waiting for a call from director Jon Favreau to appear in Iron Man as Nick Fury. Rumors have been circling since June that the Pulp Fiction star would make a cameo as the S.H.I.E.L.D. leader.
"Everybody keeps saying, 'Aren't you in Iron Man?' and I keep going, 'Look, the guy in the comic looks just ... MORE
Director Jon Favreau has posted a message on MySpace announcing that he is in the process of releasing the Iron Man footage shown at Comic-Con on HD. "I hear you all loud and clear," wrote Favreau. "You want to see the footage that we brought to SDCC. Why not post it in HD instead of having everyone download a grainy bootleg? ... MORE
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow credits fellow thespian Robert Downey Jr. with convincing her to take on the role of Virginia "Pepper" Potts in next summer's blockbuster Iron Man.
"Robert called me and he said, 'This is gonna be fun, and this is gonna be good,' " recalled Paltrow. "And then he said to me, 'Don't you want to be in a movie that people ... MORE
Comics2Film has posted transcripts of Gwyneth Paltrow's Comic-Con interview:
Gwyneth Paltrow: Hi guys...
Q: Hello. Serious shoes you've got there.
Paltrow: Don't show my orthopedic surgeon my shoes.
Q: How is your knee?
Paltrow: It's coming along. I got off the crutches two weeks ago and the cane yesterday. I've been doing a lot of physical th ... MORE
Comics2Film has posted transcripts of Jon Favreau's Comic-Con interview:
Q: Robert just told us that Tony Stark is the culmination of both of your ideas. Can you tell us more about that?
Jon Favreau: Well I think he's being kind because...the lead of the movie, there's always a collaboration between the filmmaker and the star. You have to put so ... MORE
Director Jon Favreau told CBR News that it was important to get the fans on board for next summer's Iron Man as they are the Litmus test for the rest of the movie-going public. "The biggest hurdle was getting the comic book audience to know that we got the right guy playing Tony Stark," explained Favreau. "That we're handling the movie ... MORE
Comics2Film has posted their interview with actor Terrence Howard from Comic-Con:
Q: Why are you happy to play this role?
Terrence Howard: I got to learn. I feel like now I am ready to really go and star in, and you know, carry some of my own films.
I got to watch Jeff Bridges who is just beyond brilliant. His instinct towards truth in the chara ... MORE
Marvel Studios President of Production Kevin Feige sat with reporters at Comic-Con to discuss Iron Man. Check out the interview below from Comics2Film:
Q: Were you nervous about showing the trailer?
Kevin Feige: Yeah!
Q: And what did you think of the reaction?
Feige: I was nervous and I was extremely excited by the reaction. It was great, ... MORE
Legendary special effects artist Stan Winston spoke briefly to IESB.net about working on the suits for Iron Man while promoting his new film Skinwalkers. Check out the video here. ... MORE
Comingsoon.net had a chance to sit down with the team behind Iron Man at Comic-Con. You can listen to them at the link below:
Jon Favreau (Director)
Kevin Feige (Producer)
Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark/Iron Man)
Gwyneth Paltrow (Virginia "Pepper" Potts)
Terrence Howard (Jim Rhodes)
... MORE
Comic-Com, the annual convention held in San Diego last week is a comic book fans heaven, but can be hell for many producers trying to sell their films to the vary people they hope will buy tickets next year.
One film that was able to create tremendous buzz was Paramount Pictures' Iron Man, directed by Jon Favreau. For his part, Favreau unde ... MORE
During the Comic-Con panel in San Diego, director Jon Favreau spoke about the development of the villains in the film and how he hopes they evolve through the proposed film franchise.
"I wanted everything to come out of the technology that Tony Stark developed and watch it grow out from there," said Favreau. "And then, as you cut the movie t ... MORE
In case you weren't able to make it down to San Diego for this year's Comic-Con, take a look at some bootleg video of the Iron Man footage shown during the panel:
Iron Man Clip (Comic-Con 2007 Footage) ... MORE
Transformers had GM. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer had Dodge. Now Paramount Pictures has struck a deal with Audi to be the car Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark drives in next year's Iron Man. Stark will drive the auto's R8 supercar. The company's S5 sport coupe A6 sedan and Q7 SUV will also appear in the film. ... MORE
Extra got a chance to sit down with actor Robert Downey Jr. on the set of Iron Man. The piece focuses on Downey Jr.'s personal life, but there is some behind-the-scenes footage of shooting Iron Man.
Read the article and watch the clip here. ... MORE
Paramount Pictures has launched a new promo site for next year's Iron Man. The site http://www.starkironworks.com/ contains a logo for Ironworks, a division of Stark Industries, the fictional company of Tony Stark, played by Robert Downey Jr. No word yet on what purpose the site will hold, but a viral campaign is probable. ... MORE
Iron Man finished principal photography with a bang at Caersar's Palace in Las Vegas. Director Jon Favreau posted the following update on his MySpace Iron Man group:
Principal photography ended with a huge bang as we filmed the final scenes of Iron Man in Caesar's Palace. As many of you already know, gambling is a casino's top priority. A pr ... MORE
Ain't It Cool News is reporting that actor Samuel L. Jackson has been cast as Nick Fury in the upcoming Iron Man film. The role would presumably just be a cameo, but brings up the question of whether the 1408 actor would also star as the S.H.I.E.L.D. leader in the Marvel Enterprises proposed feature film.
No official casting announ ... MORE
In a recent interview with MoviesOnline, Jeff Bridges discussed working on next summer's Iron Man. "It's been wonderful working with Jon Favreau, who's the director of the film and is a wonderful actor as well who I've admired for a long time," says Bridges. "I remember the first thing he did, Swingers, which he wrote. He did such ... MORE
Iron Man director Jon Favreau has posted a new update on the MySpace Iron Man Group. Here's what he has to say:
I'm exhausted. I could never have imagined how overwhelming of an experience a movie like this is. I could not be happier with the way the movie is turning out or the reactions we are getting to both the official and unofficial ima ... MORE
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Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), a division of Lucasfilm Ltd. announced today that it has come on board as the principle visual effects house on the new Marvel Studios production of Iron Man. Sister company Skywalker Sound, which houses EFILM's northern California outpost, completes the post production triumvirate. Skywalker Sound ... MORE
While filming Iron Man at Edwards Air Force Base, director Jon Favreau and his cast got a chance to work with some of the men and women in uniform. "They're tremendous professionals," said Favreau of the servicemembers hired to work on the film. "Every background performer is a bit of a technical advisor. So there's a plethora of ... MORE
Several photos from the set of Iron Man have been posted that show Iron Man in his Mark III armor battling...a villain. As to not inadvertently spoil anything for anyone, we've decided to post links instead of having them directly on the site. You can check out the photos here and here. ... MORE
Robert Downey Jr. recently spoke with UK site Telegraph about his upcoming role as Iron Man. "He's a superhero who is just a man," says Downey. "Not that I wouldn't play a guy who got bit by a spider or who has some freaky connection with bats, but I think this is a little more accessible. I guess that when Stan Lee created the ch ... MORE
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby actress Leslie Bibb has been cast as a fast-talking reporter in next summer's Iron Man. Bibb is probably best known for her role as Brooke McQueen on the WB's Popular and NBC's Crossing Jordan. She will next be seen in Warner Bros. Halloween pic Trick 'r Tre ... MORE
Without A Trace actor Bill Smitrovich has joined the cast of Paramount Pictures' Iron Man which began filming last month in Los Angeles. No news yet which role Smitrovich will play in the Marvel adaptation. ... MORE
Director Jon Favreau posted a recap of the first week of shooting Iron Man on his official MySpace page. "We are done with the first week of photography," writes Favreau. "I am happy to report that the ten months of preparation allowed the extremely challenging first week of photography to come off without a hitch. The look is fan ... MORE
Screenrant.com has posted a set report from an "anonymous source" who was there during the first week of filming:
I entered a set of double doors and entered a world of darkness. After my eyes adjusted I could see what was inside this MASSIVE hanger, there were LOTS of people running around with headsets, clip boards and coffees for people too imp ... MORE
Director Jon Favreau posted some thoughts and update on the status of Iron Man a week prior to filming beginning. Favreau gave some hints about Jeff Bridges' role in the film and also some insight into how the suit will be displayed in the final product. This is the second posting the director has made on the Iron Man Movie Group sectio ... MORE
Robert Downey Jr. has signed on for his next project following Iron Man. Downey will trade in his power suit for fatigues to star in the Ben Stiller directed Tropic Thunder. The film will follow the making of a big-budget war movie which goes horribly wrong and causes the actors to become the soldiers they are portraying. Dow ... MORE
Actor Jeff Bridges is the latest actor to join the ensemble cast of director Jon Favreau's Iron Man. Bridges will join fellow Academy Award nominees/winners Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Terrence Howard.
"We've been talking to Jeff for long time," said Marvel's president of production Kevin Feige. "He's excited about doing a m ... MORE
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow recently spoke with Entertainment Weekly about her upcoming role in the much anticipated live-action Iron Man. "I play Pepper Potts, who's Iron Man's assistant," explains Paltrow. "They have a very charged dynamic."
Platrow explained what drew her to the role. "I love [director] Jon Favreau," says Pal ... MORE
The Reno Gazette-Journal recently spoke with the creators of the new animated DVD The Invincible Iron Man about taking on such an endeavor and how the animated DVD will differ from the upcoming live-action feature. "You're able to straddle the line between what a comic is versus a live-action story much more closely to the material that you're ... MORE
Marvel Animation Age has posted an animation retrospective on Iron Man. The six part series explores the famous Stan Lee and Jack Kirby creation from his first animated appearance in 1966's Marvel Superheroes to the recent Lionsgate DVDs. ... MORE
Iron Man writers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby have been nominated for an Academy Award in the Adapted Screenplay category for the film Children of Men. The writers shares screenplay credit on the film with director Alfonso Cuarón, Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata. Children of Men was adapted from the novel b ... MORE
Variety is now reporting that, "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." Gwyneth Paltrow joins other confirmed cast members Robert Downey Jr and Terrence Howard. Iron Man is off to a great star ... MORE
Marvel's Iron Man continues to attract Hollywood gold as Marvel Studios announced today that Academy Award® Nominee Terrence Howard has joined the cast of the highly-anticipated film. Howard will take on the role of Jim "Rhodey" Rhodes, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) aka Iron Man's best friend, in the project slated to launch into theaters May 2, 2 ... MORE
Variety confirms the news that was reported earlier that Downey has been cast for the lead role in Iron Man for the Paramount Pictures comic book adaptation and director Jon Favreau.
In the film Downey will play Iron Man and his alter ego Tony Stark, a wealthy industrialist who invents a high-tech suit of body armor giving him superpowers w ... MORE
The first Iron Man teaser poster has been release at the Comic-Con convention. As revealed in previous articles Jon Favreau also confirmed the villain for the movie would be The Mandarin and the release date is currently set at May 2, 2008 from Paramount Pictures. ... MORE
Director John Favreau has confirmed that the villain in Iron Man will be Mandarin.
The MarvelDirectory has a massive history on the character if you wanted to check it out, but really quickly, Mandarin is a scientific genius with an eye on world domination. While he has no special powers he wears ten rings which respond to his mental comma ... MORE
Jon Favreau will be directing the lice-action feature Iron Man for Paramount Pictures. The picture is set for a 2008 release with an estimated budget of between $50 million and $165 ... MORE
