''Iron Man'' -- (Iron Man ll - cast and movie news updates for the Iron Man sequel)

[Uncle B]

I'll be damned...This actually looks pretty damned good to me..

Iron Man - extended movie trailer



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[Uncle B]

Synopsis:

From Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures comes Iron Man, an action-packed take on the tale of wealthy philanthropist Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), who develops an invulnerable robotic suit to fight the throes of evil.

In addition to being filthy rich, billionaire industrialist Tony Stark is also a genius inventor. When Stark is kidnapped and forced to build a diabolical weapon, he instead uses his intelligence and ingenuity to construct an indestructible suit of armor and escape his captors.

Once free, Stark discovers a deadly conspiracy that could destabilize the entire globe, and dons his powerful new suit on a mission to stop the villains and save the world.

Gwyneth Paltrow co-stars as his secretary, Virginia "Pepper" Potts, while Terrence Howard fills the role of Jim "Rhodey" Rhodes, one of Stark's colleagues, whose military background leads him to help in the formation of the suit. Jon Favreau directs, with Marvel movie veterans Avi Arad and Kevin Feige producing.







Cast:
Robert Downey Jr. , Terrence Howard , Gwyneth Paltrow , Jeff Bridges , Samuel L. Jackson


Director:
Jon Favreau

[Uncle B]

Official Iron Man Movie Poster:

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Iron Man - New t.v. Ad Spot



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[Uncle B]

ROBERT DOWNEY JR's IRON MAN will become a member of THE AVENGERS if moviemaker JON FAVREAU has his way.

Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark in a scene from 'Iron Man'

The Swingers star is hoping the acquisition of various superheroes' stories by comic book giants Marvel will enable directors like him to bring classic characters together in future films.

Favreau can't wait to get started on an Iron Man sequel - even though the first film isn't released for a month - and he wants to unite a host of classic characters.

He tells MovieHole.net, "The fact that Marvel now have the rights to these characters, that would make up the members of The Avengers, rather than have them scattered among various Hollywood studios, makes it very possible.

"Before, you couldn't have Spider-Man and X-Men in the same movie, but now that Marvel is reacquiring the rights to so many of these characters, you can unite characters.

"I think that after a few of these franchises have done a few movies, they can team them up for an Avengers movie, where they're bringing those people together and doing something on a larger scale."

[Uncle B]

'Iron Man' Forges Historic Box Office Win

Robert Downey Jr.'s Marvel comic adaptation exceeded expectations in earning $101 mil domestically over three days, the second-best non-sequel opening ever.

[mjh218]

Heard the movie is really good! Can't wait to see it

[Lesica]

yea i like it too

[Uncle B]

'Iron Man' pounds rivals at movie box offices for 2nd straight week.



Iron Man Worldwide Gross to Date: $346,675,868

Superhero movie "Iron Man" pounded the competition at North American box offices for the second straight weekend, landing at No. 1 with $50.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates on Sunday.

The movie about a comic book hero in a high-tech suit of armor took in $12,284 per theater at 4,111 locations, and saw its total box office rise to $177 million after only about 10 days in theaters.

"Iron Man" blasted by two new entries this weekend, family adventure "Speed Racer" and romantic comedy "What Happens in Vegas," which battled for the No. 2 and No. 3 positions.

"Speed Racer" finished in the second-place spot with $20.2 million in ticket sales to $20 million for No. 3 "Vegas," according to Sunday's estimates. But those figures could change when Monday's final weekend tallies are released.

"Speed Racer" got off to a slow start for the big-budget film's backers at Warner Bros. who had high hopes the movie would prove to be a runaway hit for kids and their parents.

"We were disappointed with the results over the weekend," said Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution for Warner Bros., a unit of Time Warner Inc (TWX.N: Quote, Profile, Research).

[mjh218]

This is a really good movie!

[vault13]

wow!! now i want to wacht it

[Uncle B]

I loved it....I knew it would be good, but, had no idea it would be as good as it was....Easily the best movie adaption of a comic, imo...Even better than the 1st 2 X-Men flicks..

[Skateboardpsc]

propz i loved this movie can't wait when it comes out on Blu-ray

[mjh218]

greaat movie....

[Uncle B]

Iron Man has now grossed over half a billion dollars worldwide,
making it the top movie of 2008.

The biggest movie of the summer just became the biggest movie of the year.

Iron Man became the first film of 2008 to pass the $300 million mark at the domestic box office today.

The Robert Downey Jr. career-resuscitating, comic-book adaptation had grossed an estimated $299.3 million through Tuesday, per the number crunchers at Box Office Mojo, and should have reached the milestone by the time you read this. Wednesday’s totals were not yet available, but the film has so far made no less than $680,000 per day in ticket sales, meaning if the Marvel flick didn’t hit the mark last night, it’s a statistical certainty it will do so today. Worldwide, the film has grossed an additional $250 million, bringing its global gross to more than $550 million.

[Uncle B]

Jon Favreau signs on to direct 'Iron Man 2'

It's hardly a surprise, but he's finally inked the deal: Jon Favreau is back for the Iron Man's second outing...
Simon Brew

It’s an expected move, but nonetheless, it’s now been confirmed that Jon Favreau has agreed to return to the director’s chair for the second Iron Man movie.

Recently, Favreau had voiced concerns about the truncated production time for the second film. Ordinarily, a big blockbuster of the ilk of Iron Man II would have a three year production cycle (as the Batmans and Spider-mans of this world seem to have). Yet Iron Man II is earmarked for cinema screens on 30th April 2010. This follows the template of the Transformers sequel, which also has a two year production process (which it’s now half-way through).

The first film is rumoured to be heading for DVD and Blu-ray as early as the end of September. It’s currently taken over half a billion dollars worldwide, a total beaten only this year by Indiana Jones. No small feat, and we look forward to the Iron Man's return...

[KingKilla]

Don't get me wrong, sometimes sequels are better than the first flick, but it kind of ruins the possibility of the movie to become a classic, as if you you tell somebody "have you seeing that movie? it's a classic" it's because its something unique that you will enjoy for what it is, a single movie, but when you add a sequel just because you know theatres will be full, nobody is going to say "that movie is a classic, now let's watch the sequel" if you know what I mean...

[PimpC]

I would have been more worried for the film if Favreau was not doing it. There are movies that are classic with sequels. Look at Indy... Raiders: classic, Temple: ok, Last Cursade: classic, Crystal: ok. If with Steven and George on all three it is hit and miss. I do see your point. Marvel is more worried about dollar bills and not what the movie can mean. Spoiler: I mean why put Nick Fury at the end of the movie if you were not going to make it go somewhere??? I mean for right now there "might" be a Avengers movie, but there might not either. It would be like if Nolan putting the joker card at the end of Batman Begins and TDK was about Clay Face or Bane. That is the part that makes no sense to me about Marvel.

[tmacfan43212]

The first is a great movie. Let's see how the second one turns out...