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The first pics from the filming of IRON MAN have snuck out... See Tony Stark and Pepper Potts!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with a pair of snuck pics that have hit the net over at JustJared. They have a batch of Tony Stark and Pepper Potts having an intimate moment. Below are a couple pics taken from the site, but be sure to click on the link above for the rest. Thanks to "Can-D" for the heads up.
Still loving the idea of Robert Downey Jr. as Stark...
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sadly, just won't work
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damn typos
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It's lookin bad already. Just hope they keep the camera out of the shot at least.
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how the fuck can you say that? christ, if you'd seen behind the scenes pics of citizen kane captured on a shitty camera phone it would also look 'bad already'. fucking talkbackers. jesus.
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Go watch that instead. I have hated Eli Roth until now! Also, these pics are totally useless.
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Dark hair and a mustache/goatee. What else do you want? Jr will knock this one out of the park.
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It does look like Tony Stark. But it will take more than Robert Downy Jr. and Gwynneth Paltrow in evening wear to impress me. I want to see some armor! Love the casting, love the idea that Stan Winston is working on the armor but Let's see it!
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It will.
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But Robert Downey Jr definately looks like Tony. I think the casting (other then Ms. Paltrow) is excellent and as long as the script and armor deliver this will be amazing.
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... but Jon hasn't impressed me much as a director.
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To except Downey jr as Tony Stark for everybody.I hope this movie is good and im crossing my fingers.
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Like the facial hair.
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Look out!
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Favs going over how Stark should get a tugjob from Pepper Potts.
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Yeah,only kiddin'
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I mean if they want it to be true to the comics, Tony Stark is the biggest a-hole in the Marvel Universe.
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friggin has beens
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actually, i've seen the suit(s) and they are true to the comics. best adaptation of a superhero costume to this day. what a relief iron man won't be all CGI. way better than the batman begins mask. seriously.
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U know it to be true
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Whoa!! Bearded Robert Downey Jr. in a tux !! Awesome!!!
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I was joking. At least I didn't say 'Third' or use a talkback space only to call others names because I'm not a jackoffasaur. Yup, I'm being ironic. What I really meant to say is that AICN seems to be pulling another 'any news is cool news' and because of personal connections to a filmmaker, will attempt to drown us in the most insignifigant glimpse, however poor quality or meaningless, into the filmmaking process. In this case, it's 2 poor-as-fuck mobile phone camera quality pix of a film I'd like to look forward to seeing. But so far, I've got nothin. And I'm not talking about Robert Downey Jr. who I really like. I've read a good deal of Iron Man and I just don't want to be disappointed like I was with Daredevil which I was looking forward to much more having read a great deal of that comic as well. So I'll get excited when I see a trailer or get my hands on a script. Cause at this point, all 3 of us have done little more than waste our and every AICN reader's time. At least I admit it.
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that in that first pic of Paltrow she looks like one of the Wayan's bros from White Chicks? however Downey looks like Stark
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good point. humble apologies for missing the irony.
i agree, aicn frequently scrapes the bottom of the barrel, but i think that's part of the reason we read it.
on another note, did anyone see zathura? that's the only other special effects laden story faverau has done that i know of. does it bolster confidence in him?
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iron man doesn't share his armour because he doesn't trust the tech in the hands of others. it's also why he's not supposed to have a patent on the tech, because then he'd need to divulge the specs. there was a rather big story about it called 'the armour wars' where the suit armour was copied by various other people, including good guys, and stark went around beating them all up and destroying their stuff. he can be a compete bastard, but that's what makes him more interesting than a majority of other classic superheroes!
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That's the only casting I didn't like... JR as Stark.. I think thats' great, he's done miracles with shitty parts in the past.DVDgloo
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and Kurt Russell was sitting next to me and laughing so I guess its ok.
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And I'm still not buying him as Tony Stark.
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IRON-WUSS
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of the story rather than the special effects, which actually looked better than most films thanks to the fact he used little CGI. I have hope that Favreau will make a good Iron Man film. It seems like the last superhero Marvel is actually trying to make a good film out of. Every other Marvel project looks like shite.
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I mean seriously.
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Remember I said that. Gwyneth Paltrow is reason enough for me never to see this movie.
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Until I see different.
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I guess you are right and Stark won't make or break it. What it needs is a Transformers type budget and imagination. If the armor is kick ass and they do cool shit with it, this film will be a fun ride. If not, then it will suck regardless of what Downey Jr does.
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Anyone who is displeased with Robert Downey Jr as Stark is a jackass of immeasureable proportions. The fact that they managed to get an actor of Downey's talent to play this character elevates what could have been a Ghost Rider-level piece of crap into potentially the best superhero movie franchise going. Add in Terence Howard and Jeff Bridges and it's obvious that God loves Iron Man. If they manage to get Downey Jr to play Stark in the Ultimates movie they keep talking about I will have my first male multiple orgasm since I banged that tranny hooker that one time. Cool exec with the heart of steel, mothereffers!
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but the "all-star cast complete w/ osacars" is the least reliable factor when it comes to Marvel flicks. Hulk, anyone? Not keen on bashing Ang Lee's flick (I actually enjoyed it somehow, I leave that to the others) but the Bana/Nolte/Connelly cast was the big thing, remember? I'm definitely convinced with the casting of Downey: acting-wise he's on a fucking winning streak right now: Kiss kiss bang bang, Zodiac... he's back for good. But the rest of the cast is not impressing me that much: Paltrow is re-hashing her part in Sky Captain, Terrence Howard is nothing like the real Rhodes, and I can't picture the Dude in a suit of armor... As for Favreau, he's a terrific actor but c'mon his movies so far are shitty as hell. I'm not expecting that much from the direction, that kind of project needs a James Cameron. And Favreau's reactionary rant toward CGI is a joke. Now it all depends in the script. Fingers crossed!
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i've been collecting the hulk for years, and the title has constantly gone off in tangents, with the whole theme and tone reimagined, and i thought ang lee carried on much in that tradition and managed to inject originality into it while also keeping quite classic hulk moments in it like the desert fight. i for one am a little disappointed that ang lee is to be followed up by the director of transporter and danny the dog.
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fucking typos. Bring on the teaser trailer this summer!!! So we can judge a little bit more accurately.
To be fair with Favreau, he managed to get on board real talented people. Aside from the casting (like I said, so many shitty blockbusters managed to lure in great names...) Fav' got Stan Winston Studios, Matthew Libatique as DP and perhaps the criminally underrated John Debney for the score...
As the first Marvel flick completely financed by Marvel, it smells and looks quite good, but all depends on the script... I don't get it Harry, you managed in the past 6 years to review the unproduced scripts, and when it finally comes into production you can't get your hands on it? Not to mention that Favreau is a friend of yours... Forget the un-informative set visits, review the script for christ's sake! -
I agree. Ang Lee's Hulk wasn't that bad, it's definitely better than X3 or the Craptastic 4, not to mention DareDevil or Ghost Rider... Why people still praise DD director's cut (as lousy as the original cut, just longer) and keep bashing Hulk is beyond me.
Ang Lee was perhaps a little out-of -place here, but that Leterrier hack is 100 times worse. The guy is completely uncapable of being subtle (see Danny the dog) and without Corey Yuen his action scenes won't show anything but Taxi-like crappiness.
Hulk deserves some kind of subtle emotional treatment with angry action scenes, not the 2 hrs roller-coaster ride with a "cooler Hulk" they're promising. Hulk may be flawed, but Hulk 2 will be far worse. -
Battling over THE DOORWAY to TRUE EVIL.... It has been too long since Dave was mentioned...
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conclusion: no way to say if he looks bad as Stark from this point of view with this crappy light and picture quality. I think he will bring wonderfull Stark charisma to the screen.
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I am just glad that they have another comic book adaptation being shot by a guy with some talent coming out. I'll wait for the finished product to give my assesment and btw, this looks like a shot from a camera phone. Looking forward to this movie.
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he looked so much like Stark methink they should use oscars footage in the movie, to show how much of a socialite he is. Would be sweet.
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Could get more pussy than Tony Stark...
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I think Robert will make a great Tony Stark! He has the perfect look and he has really bulked up! this movie will be awesome. Mark my words. The casting is genius. I love that Jeff Bridges is in it too!
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Being a CUNY grad myself I always root for the "team".
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Sir, are you aware of the significance your name has gathered around here? Following the John Titor debate, it has become corrupted into a word for internet (and possibly actual) time travel. Certain talkbackers considered you lost in the future...
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please explain! john titor debate? it difficult for me to speak in past language..
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I know nothing about comic books, but the cast of this film is unmissable. So can somebody give me a crash course in Iron Man? Is this going to be a bunch of top class actors flying about in costumes knocking the shit out of buildings? Is it going to be the same "origin" story as every other superhero movie? I like to think there's going to be more to it, given the presence of Robert Downey Jr and Jeff Bridges, but I don't know what to expect. So... what's this actually about?
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I can't remember the talkback, but I (in my former incarnation as Dick Nicely), MrJJonz, Deus Vult, mycolonsucks and others had a discussion about time traveller John Titor and simultaneously noticed that you flitted in and out of the talkback despite claiming to be asleep. For some reason, your name then became synonymous with time travel. Soon other talkbackers in other discussions began referring to "the Repligin Machine" and I'm sorry to say I coined the term "Gone Repligin'," meaning "Gone time travellin'."For this reason I almost stopped posting under the influence. It all became too real.
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Proof! I bet his Oscar for Vertical Limit helped him to get the part.
OnomatoPoet: the only thing that's sure is that the movie deals with the origin story. Hopefullly Favreau won't take more than 30 minutes to establish the origin.
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i just googled myself and found your messages left on other boards. yes, i did run back in time to get a games console, but unfortunately due to uwe boll owning nintendo in the year 2031, we decided it was best to destroy nintendo before it ever existed. the ripple effects of is were that now the entire global internet is powere by 17 commodore 64s. it's one of the reasons i come back in time to check my inbox, i'm really not supposed to intervene on the message boards..
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i'm going to investigate. if true, it's perhaps the greatest honour ever bestowed upon me. i shall be so proud of myself i'll get out the old vagina in a cup. for shame, for shame..
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...is a dude who popped up on the internet in 2000, claiming to be a time traveller from 2036. He made some predictions about future world events, explained and showed pictures of his time machine, and then disappeared. I think the subject came up in a Hannibal Rising talkback that spiralled completely out of control. It wasn't me who introduced Titor to the discussion, but I thought it was a brilliant story. You can find him on Wikipedia. He even has his own logo!
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is "replign". To help your investigation. I don't know how it happened. I think someone visited the latter part of the Hannibal Rising talkback, saw us referring to both yourself and to time travel, and got confused.Fair enough on the message board embargo, but can't you just go all Terminator and get rid of Uwe Boll? The future of film, and Nintendo, hangs in the balance. But if it means my dust-covered old Sega Saturn gains value, then I guess that's okay.
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teaching the other two how to kiss?
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you mean, you don't use it anymore???
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remember the ghostbusters game talkback a while ago? well, i jokingly wrote up a false statement from zootfly, trying to be as plausable as possible, but then at the end saying that it was all serving as a prequel to a feature film by uwe boll. so quite obviously a joke. anyways, over at 'digitpress'(http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=95448), some twat quoted all i said minus the uwe boll part to fan the flames of rumour. but then states that he thinks i'm full of shit. fuckin genious with a selective copy and paste function. i'm fucking off back to the future now, smack my great great great grandkids around a wee bit. (i knocked up a girl, using a futuristic syrup you can mix in her drink. it's ok though, as it's legal cause it hasn't been invented yet...)
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More like PoMo Tony. I'm sure he's real emo.
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he's too powerful in our time. sort of like dennis hopper as the movie version of bowser. he once boxed a genetically modified gigantic gerbil in a glass cage for supreme command of the UN. and paris hilton just stood there...
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It was the only computer games console I ever owned. I'm completely shite at computer games, but my friend got me addicted to Death Tank and a sort of Egyptian/alien shoot 'em up, so I invested. This was when the Saturn came out -- mid '90s, right? I used it for about a year and got bored.Then, last year, I moved to France, and the first night in my new apartment, my flatmates brought out a Sega Saturn and, would you believe it, Death Tank! I even remembered enough button-jabbing technique to win a couple of games. The console here is covered in dust, too, but from lack of housekeeping rather than lack of use.
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cast in the right kind of role. Not the manly, dashing male lead. Whenver this guy is dressed up on the red carpet he looks like a guy who rented his tux. He's not suave enough to play this character and I predict there will be a disconnect if they wrote the character that way. Terrence Howard, however, was the total Tony Stark package and they put him in the supporting role. Bad move!
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a wig.
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The idea of Uwe Boll directing a Ghostbusters movie, based on a video game, based on a couple of movies, would have seemed ridiculous just a few short years ago. Now it merely frightens me that this concept has been posited on the internet for any producer to notice.
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but, I'll give the movie a chance. Downey Jr. really DOESN'T look like Stark — who's supposed to be very handsome, not doughy-looking — beyond having dark hair, but he does have the acting chops and the drug-addict pedigree (it's SAD when being a former drug-addict is actually seen as being a PLUS for a movie role). Too bad Christian Bale is already Batman, though. I guess what Gerard Butler and Shia LaBouif were busy that week, as well.
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than Jackman looks like Logan.
I mean, Hugh Jackman was a real risk cause we didn't know shit about him beforehand. Downey on the contrary is notoriously a fuckin great actor. He even manages to pull up shitty movies he stars in (Ghotika, Fur, the singin detective...) so I wouldn't worry.
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They also made a total departure with Wolverine from the comic books which people still complain about to this day. Jackman was a find and could play every superhero - he would've made a great Tony Stark. Downey on the other hand, couldn't play Wolverine.
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At least two sold!Mr Trilby, your name is ringing a bell but I can't place it...
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I hate to disagree, but Terrence Howard has nothing remotely charismatic. Can you picture him as the lead of a $100M+ blockbuster? Cause I can't. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt for Rhodey IF and only IF he kicks some asses as War Machine in the sequels.
BTW, does anyone else here thinks it's TOO SOON to consider sequels?
The shooting hardly started and they keep talking about the possible sequels, without the slightest clue about the audience reaction to the first movie... 2008 is the summer of the next Batman movie with the fuckin Joker; IM will be a tough sell considering it's another billionaire average guy with no powers, a controversial cast and the property is very little known overseas. -
About Downey in a tux... the same could have been said for Sean Connery in 1960. He was a lumbering, balding truck driver when they cast him as James Bond, but they sent him to the gym, gave him a rug and tailored a monkey suit, and Edinburgh's least famous milkman became an icon. I have faith in Downey for just about any role. That said, I don't know exactly what this role is because my original question remains unanswered. Is he made of iron? Is he a superhero or some lunatic in a costume? Does he fight crime? Who is Iron Man?
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...but he ended up defining the role. Not sure why most fanboy-types (who are statistically and stereotypically awkward socially immature out-of-shape males who divide their lives up between video games, sci-fi movies, and comic books) prefer to see mainstream hunk types in these super-hero roles. Wouldn't they prefer to see someone a bit more awkward and alternative in such a role? Is there some deep rooted psychosis going on here?
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I totally agree about Jackman being more "malleable" bc less known than Downey. My point is: even if the X-men movies were mediocre at best and totally off the mark, Jackman's choice was popular even among nit-pickers and potential haters (you know? those who bitch about the organic web, Deathstrike being a mutant, etc...). I think Downey will deliver, and that's bein said by someone who used his name as a laughing stock for 15 years...
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Iron Man is a billionaire/genius/womanizer who get wounded in middle east while visiting his foreign factories, and builds a suit of armor to kick some commies' asses, go back home and kick saboteurs' asses. And some regular bad guys too.
As for my name, it was the kickass Charlton Heston character in True Lies. Love that film.
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The only reason I'd go to see a film like this is the cast. I saw the new Batman movie because Christian Bale was in it, and they wouldn't have got my money otherwise. I understand that a fan of whatever comic book would want a physical resemblance to the character, but I'm more excited to see what a good actor does with any given role. If they're playing against type, that's even more interesting.
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Charlton Heston in True Lies. Best action movie of the nineties? I think so.Thanks for the crash course, sir. I wonder if the Middle East thing will lead to some political commentary?
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Downey looks so tiny next to the actress! I love him as an actor and think he has the thespian chops to play Stark but why do all these short or small folks get the superhero parts? Where are the Sean Connery or the Harrison Ford actors of today that made you believe the action character not only could GIVE a punch but also get up off the floor from TAKING one?
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Or flames...either would be cool.
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it could end up very risky. I'm tired of the kiddy comic book movies without any depth or meaning. I'm tired of 30-something actors and actresses acting as if they were teenagers (Cyclops & Jean Grey, anyone?).
BUT the "war on terror/Afghanistan" topic is (in the immortal AICN talkBack words) TOO SOON. That's why I was rooting for a Cold War-period movie: we have enough hindsight now to make a fun blockbuster with political views. There's no left or right agenda here: who misses the USSR?
On the other hand, I'm not sure a post 9/11 blockbuster would be a good idea. It will inevitably draw criticism fo being too liberal for some, or too neo-con for the others. I have mixed feelings about this but I'd rather watch a movie promoting a controversial message than a dumb, shallow flick. -
I'm starting to doubt his existence, something's just not right.
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This is going to be oh so bad. By the way on a totally different subject. If you get the chance to see the old Soultrain episodes where you live watch them. I challenge you to keep from falling off your couch while laughing at the 70's fashions and dances. Oh yeah and this Ironman needs to die a quick death.
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Some of you guys are gigantic fucking morons. I remember before Spiderman came out there was nothing but bitching and moaning that it would suck because Raimi had dared to go with organic webshooters (which Marvel thought sucked so bad that they actually adapted it into Spiderman continuity). You ass clowns have zero clue when it comes to what's going to be good or bad.
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...but I think Robert Downey Jr. has more experience with what it's like being a down and out rummy, still going to miss the daring do, cavalier, ladies man of the comics though.
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Anyone who's been in and out of rehab that much will be able to bring the dark character traits that define the character to the forefront. Downey can deliver the acting goods, and Stan Winston's qualifications are beyond reproach. There's a lot of potential here.
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Wouldn't have fit in the armor.
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I can't believe people aren't liking robert downey junior as tony stark. have they read the comic?
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i fucking do. you've seen a couple of photos and you hate the movie? well a big fuck you to you to. wait for the movie to come out
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"I'm going to flame broil these beautiful babies"
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He could be wearing a tuxedo with a flame texture!!!
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"To except Downey jr as Tony Stark for everybody.I hope this movie is good and im crossing my fingers."
YOU ILLITERATE MORON.
The proper word is "accept", not "except". Damn, don't you own a dictionary? If you're at all past junior high school, this word should not be a difficulty for you!
Not to mention that you have no idea how to use punctuation or apostrophes. I hope you're not raising kids, because we don't need more people who will never learn the basics...
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Because Tony Stark is a total dick. I'm just waiting for Peter Parker to bump into him again, after Civil War, and say "Dude- You're a total dick."
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no.......no....dont tell me what im dreading!!!!!!!!!!
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Am I the only one that thinks it's total bullshit that Stark's rocking a goatee? Iron Man has a pencil thin mustache (ala Errol Flynn), and that's all there is to it. When did everyone start freaking out about mustaches?
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robert downy 'jr
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...just a thought.
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...I can't believe you people are arguing over facial hair.
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to high heaven. Man locked in shed by badguys quickly whips up full body robotic armour having watched one too many episodes of the A-Team. Man blasts badguys with repulsive laser magnets. Man gets steaming drunk. Adds rocket boots to armour. IMO they should go with the ultimate ironman concept. Minus the whole "brain claw" business.
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odd. Jr's saying 'Soooo you like my stick on beard, yes? No? Hmmm let us see if it rubs off on this wench!'
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Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man sounds so cool. Haters be damned.
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Yet another bad marvel movie coming to a theater near you. ZZzzzzzzzzzzz...
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And now they're stooping to make a movie based solely on a song from Guitar Hero??? WTF???
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He's wasted his talent by spending years strung out on drugs, but look at the movies he's done. There are a few average ones, but no 'bad' movies.
Forgive my memory, but he was in a movie where he was possessed by the ghosts of four very different people, including Alfrie Woodard and Charles Grodin. He was able to pull this movie off by actually playing five different roles. The movie, a rather dull script, is made completely watchable because of Robt Downey. -
good or bad. But much like Keaton did with Batman, perhaps Downey can pull off the same sort of hero thing too. Since, as someone else I believe mentioned above, Iron Man is not nearly the iconic character like Spidey, Batman, Supes, etc, so I think there is more freedom/liberties that can be taken with the movie.
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Probably going to be better than most of the movies that claim that they are "superhero" films.By the way, does anyone know who will be playing the Mandarin.
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Was in Crash and various TV shows...
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Drunken debauchery. Robert Downey Jr. = drunken/drugged up debauchery. Good match.
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above of him as Stark in a tux and he still looks like he rented it.
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in and out of rehab to play Stark, but, whatever.
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...who call R.D.Jr. 'doughy' and say he isn't 'leading man material'. He's a good looking guy who, at least since rehab, seems to be in excellent shape. And even the pudgy, coked-up Downey was way more sexy than any of you chronic masturbators. Favs has done an excellent job casting this film, and it's refreshing to see a superhero cast as an age-appropriate MAN instead of a 26-year old, squeaky-voiced pube. (I don't mean you, Tobey... You're great.) I only wish Favs had been in charge of casting the FF film. Jessica Alba as SUE STORM????? I'm still pissed about that market-pandering bullshit.
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And he has decided to make crap. All right, I have no idea if it'll be crap, I just wanted to be an S.O.B.
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None of the effects were done at all, and fuck, the scenes weren't even in there. Fucken bullcrap, man. I give this movie FuckOff/10. Maybe if they decide to film it, complete post production and let me watch it in the theatres I might have a different view, but as it stands... FuckOff/10.
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Edward Norton. Norton has talent. He was the best thing Kingdom of heaven. though he was encased in all that make up. Superb none the less. But he is the kind of actor that wont do this kind of film. Though I think he should be in the watchmen. Though there are plenty of solid actors. Like bale and Aaron Eckhart. I saw Burton's batman. I think Billy dee williams played harvey dent.
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never fucking heard of him. hollywoods scraping the bottom of the comic barrel. Seriously, how many good comic book movies have there been really? Batman 89, Batman Returns, The Crow, Spider-Man, Superman 1 & 11.....I think that's pretty much it. And for those movies, think how many comic adaptions have been a waste of money. Time to move on hollywood and start coming up with original material.
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made in scotland from girders!
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and what's even worse, the moderators of this site along w/most of the talkbackers couldn't do enough to praise the "brillant casting" of Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man. Why? All I kept hearing was that w/his history of substance abuse Downey, Jr. would be the perfect candidate to portray Stark's struggle w/the demon in the bottle. Uhh...as Olivier once told Hoffman; "It's called acting, my boy." Also, when if ever, has Robert Downey, Jr. put asses in movie theater seats? I'm surprised that w/a 2nd tier character like Iron Man - as far as the general audience is concerned - they didn't put a star in the role as they did w/Nick Cage in Ghost Rider. Did they even approach Johnny Depp?...or if you want older, how 'bout Pierce Brosnan?...and before I hear about Brosnan's age, Downey, Jr. 'aint exactly a spring chicken either, especially when we're talking a franchise here. For Fuck's sake, Terrence Howard who's playing Jim Rhodes in this picture, is closer in appearance & demeanor to Tony Stark than Robert Downey, Jr.!...and before I hear about Howard's skin color, ask yourself who would be more believable as a SCIENTIST w/SUBSTANCE ABUSE issues? Has anyone seen Howard's work? BTW, like Green Lantern, there is a precedent in the comics for a black Iron Man as well...so I don't think it would be that big a shock to fanboys systems if Howard were cast. I don't understand Favreau's decision on this one nor the studio's willingness to risk their money on it. That being said...I still hope all involved mangage to surprise me & somehow do justice to our favorite invincible shell-headed avenger in his big screen debut.
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He's who i think would be better than Downey.
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It's really gross.
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I always felt Iron Man was a boring character, Marvel's attempt to knock-off both Superman and Batman in one superhero (they even originally wanted to call him Steel-Man as in "Man of Steel"). So the only thing that's even got me the least bit interested in this flick is that Favereau has gone to the trouble of getting an Academy Award quality actor like Downey to carry this pup and give an otherwise two dimensional rip-off a little real depth.
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i dont care what anyone elses says those pics are awesome!!!!
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WOW! some of you guys are just plain ASSHOLES. You see 2 pic's and decide the movies is shit . FUCK OFF
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I mean seriously he's firing on all cylinders right now and he's still not good enough for a lot of you. You guys are crazy.
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Here we go again. The only point being made really is that Downey is not right for Stark based on...the source material! Stark is more like Howard. Howard would've been perfectly fine for Stark.
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I'm calling it I think this summer will be good and next summer will be even better!!! Bring it on I'm ready for Iron Man, Batman and more Bond!!! Lets do it I'm ready to have fun at the movies.
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who has been in and out of rehab most of his career in the position of playing an addict again?
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Wow, overrated, cokehead weasel Downey paired with she-with-feet-bigger-than-her-talent Paltrow in yet another (yawn) CGI comic book movie. Can't wait.
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.... an early screening?? From what I understand, they've JUST STARTED SHOOTING!!! Maybe you've seen Dailies???
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So what ? Fuck, man - I did that with my wife moments ago. Where's the red & gold ?
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It's the traditional "kiss under the dust mop". *** And you know how they keep ripping up Spider-Man's costume or tearing off his mask so you can see the actor getting all the money? Well, you think they'll totally cover thier star in armor and a full face mask? Expect to see a lot of Stark running around doing James Bond stunts and only slipping into the armor for extreme emergencies. I know its wrong, I'm not sayin' I like it, I'm just sayin' it's what will happen. -- Who's Glynis Paltry?
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totally ruined.
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Did I miss something? Is the Mandarin not in this movie? Did they switch the villain to Obadiah Stane? Someone give me answer, dag-nab-it!
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I mean serioulsy I thought Downey was finally reconized as a good actor and all I hear is hate for him around here. Did you guys not see Zodiac or Kiss Kiss Bang Bang? Talkbacker can never be satasfied.
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This Downey-bashing is really pointless. The guy proved in the past couple of years that he was back to his best level, and as a long time comics reader (and especially IM) I'm really sold to the idea.
I admit when I read the news I laughed so hard I realized for the first time how AICN isn't work-safe. But then I watched Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and it reminded me how good and versatile he was.
However, I somehow agree with superninja: it could be considered a cynical move in the first place. But I think it's up to us talkbackers to overcome *our* cynical postures and move on. So far the "Downey's a cokehead, perfect fit!" angle has been used 8 times out of 10 by haters and/or clueless morons since it was first announced (no offense, I'm refering to no one here - yet).
As for Howard being a better choice...No, just no. I can't even picture him as macho enough to play Rhodey. And certainly not enough sophisticated to play Tony. But I admit I'm a little biased here: he's one of these actors we see everywhere since 4-5 years (along with Justin Long, Kal Penn and Mark Ruffalo) that I just can't stand. -
...or a dust mop? Maybe the Toxic Avenger is in this?
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you all.
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plain and simple, the two leads are too smart to make a shitty movie at this point in their careers, thing is ghost rider starred nic cage, who has had the misfortune of getting shittier.
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