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IRON MAN is causing destruction on the freeway!!!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. It's been a little while since we've had our dose of IRON MAN picture goodness. We have a spy report and a quickly snuck pic for you. A word of warning, the pic is a bit blurry, but you do see Iron Man and some freeway destruction. Thanks to Ozymandias for the report! Enjoy! (and be sure to click on the pic for a bigger version)
Hey Moriarty/Harry,
Long time, first time.
I live down in Long Beach (home of the Queen Mary and MANY movie and TV shoots) and came across Iron Man filming down here for about a 10 day period 2 weeks ago. Seems that they were filming a freeway action sequence.
I had an interesting view of the shoot because my gym is there and the parking structure overlooked what was going on. The first night (which I don't have a picture of) had a traffic jam and a big rig. The big rig had a large hole blown out of the side of it. The concrete wall behind the truck also had a large hole that seemed to be from some sort of blast. I peeked over and walked away.
Of course I had to go back the next night and "work out" again. This time I came armed with my camera. Two security guys were stationed in the structure this time so I just took another peek and went to the gym. When I came back I noticed the security guys were having lunch behind a car so I took my chance...I grab my camera and was able to snap the attached picture. At that moment I heard footsteps racing toward me. I slipped my camera back into my pocket acted like I was coming from the gym...seems there was a third security guy lurking who saw me nonchalantly snapping away.
I thought I was only taking a photo of the car suspended from the crane and the "hole" in the wall, little did I know that IRON MAN was right freakin' there ALSO!!!.
Enjoy the pic and call me Ozymandias if you must.
Looks like the camera is mounted above the SUV, looking down. I'd be willing to bet that SUV is on a rig that causes it to flip and the shot will be the SUV flipping over Iron Man. Thoughts?
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neato
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now to read the thread
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I'm glad this movie seems to be made right But I could do with less news till next year.
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yay im 4th
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I'm 50/50 about this movie. The suit looks terrible, plus we can't see his face. Lets just hope the villain has a face that we can see, we don't want another Spidey/Goblin faceless fights, eh?
Yay i'm probably 5th or 6th -
Oh, well. Looking forward to the first proper shot of Downey in the outfit. That will be good one.Also, did I just see that AICN reported on an upcoming DOA film? Jesus Christ. What the hell is happening to this site?In other news, I hear Tim Burton is all set to adapt the famous comic Batman. And he's cast Michael Keaton out of Night Shift!
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think about it
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...I'm looking forward to 'Iron Man' as much as the next fella, but Hellboy, Night Watch, Spider-Man 2 and Fantastic Four want their scene back. In the context of the film I'm sure it'll be fine, but it's kind of hard to get excited for a gimmick that's been done about half a dozen times in the last 5 years.
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Least exciting photo since someone wrote 'avatar' on a sheet of paper, stuck it on a door and then sent a photo in. Fingers crossed for the 'Man' though.
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My favorite superhero movie of all time... Move away spidey..
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Working out how to use the zoom on the camera! Seriously, good job to sneak in a pic though.
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from the same shoot have been around the web for a month. This scene is from the final battle of Iron Man Vs. Iron Monger, which sadly isn't in this shot.
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Anybody know about a plot line for this beast? Alcoholism? Ultron? Heart problems? Anyone? Anyone?
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Theres nothing special in that pic!
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We don't know for sure that that's the shot he's using. Isn't that just Merrick's assumption? I hope so, because Ribbons is right - that one has become a cliche quite quickly.
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Sorry about that, Quint. I'm still a little discombobulated from Merrick's DOA article. What the hell?
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Maybe not the movie itself, but I feel like a pretty cool theatrical trailer could be finessed around that song.
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just makes me want to see the movie so badly. sarcasm off. yawn.
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I'm pretty sure the guy sporting a ridiculous hat in the lower left corner of the frame (near the video village) is Jon Favreau. I've heard somewhere that he's directing the movie. I bullshit you not!
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Thanks for sharing. I cannot wait til Tony Stark comes to life on the screen. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET IRON-MANED OUT MAN!
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preventing you from taking pictures? whats the world coming to? couldn't you just tell them to fark off or pummel them with dumbells or something?
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Film @ 11!
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or maybe like JUST A LITTLE DESTRUCTION?
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So are they going to cast The Mandarian before 2037?
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Name stealer.
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"we're not gonna release this until we get a better picture, or until we find out it's official"
where'd your Joker mentality go, guys? -
*YAWN* Must be a slow news day.
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None of the head honchos cared when I sent very clear (and revealing) shots of the Spidey 3 production in Cleveland last year. So I sent 'em to SHH, where you'll probably find more (and better shots) of Iron Man action in the near future.
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I can tell by the wheels and proportions of the vehicle that it's not an SUV. It's actually a mean station wagon - the Dodge Magnum.
Either way though, I think Iron Man is in great hands. From previous reports, I can tell that Favereau is trying to throw some hard pre-CGI action into the thing (this shot is evidence of that), and I think that is exactly how Iron Man ought to be treated.
Of course, everyone who's read Ultimate Iron man will disagree with me. But that's the post-widescreen comics world for you. -
already a video somewhere else like three weeks ago?
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Assuming that he's on his mark, I think that instead of the SUV flipping over his head, he may actually catch it...which, let's face it, would be cool.
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Looks like a continuation of the scene IESB linked a pic to 3 weeks ago.
If that's true, then the truck isn't flipping over Iron Man so much as its actually being tossed, by Iron Monger (Bridges/Stane).
Ain't It Old News is more like it. -
http://iesb.net/index.php?option=com_ezine&task=read&page=1&category=3&article=2444
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We need some sort of legislation against this.
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Uh... I really don't have any.
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punch the SUV like in Hellboy or get hit like in Fantastic 4
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The flipping car is the "run from the fireball" of this decade.
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Flipping cars are soooooo lame.
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and all the people giving you shit can eat it.
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and did I get a spot on AICN? NO! I once had DeNiro standing in my front yard...again no AICN...WTF.
This numbnuts snaps a pic of a car getting dropped in a crusher and he is famous....
FUCK YOU, I treated you like a son u stabbed me in the heart. -
The average freeway speed in LA is 11 mph. I want to see that in a superhero movie. The Batmobile in gridlocke with the Fantasticar while the bus from SPEED blows up because you can't get anywhere near 50 mph except for a second or two at a time.
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Oh, give me a break. I'm not an advocate of apathy for apathy's sake by any means, but I've SEEN THIS SHOT a squillion times before. I'm not being a "hater" and of course I appreciate the fact that Quint and everyone else who tends to the site puts in an effort, but I'm not gonna geek out over old hat. I thought pointing out the fact that a similar gimmick has been done in a handful of films in the last several years was as worthwhile a comment as anything else, but apparently "thanks for the effort" was the correct answer.
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Built tough.
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Go Favs!
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Best pic I've ever seen. Let's instantly start comparing it to every other movie that's coming out... seriously. Where's iron man? Did he transform into that car?
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they always choose a freeway to make an action sequence? (matrix reloaded, bad boys 2, final destination 2, lethal weapon 3, transformers, the island... and i know the most of this examples are michael bay films).
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I'll hold judgment until some real footage comes out.
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same scene but with Kevlar-Man instead of Hellboy
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Is the vehicular stompkata of today's motion picture industry. No flying police cars? Then it cannot be called an action film. What do Spidey 3, Transformers, Live Free or Die Hard, and FF have in common? Airborne law enforcement cruisers! (I'm not kidding either)
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"The suit looks terrible, plus we can't see his face. Lets just hope the villain has a face that we can see, we don't want another Spidey/Goblin faceless fights, eh?" - this was a joke right? If not, have you ever even read a comicbook?
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That's a pretty good point. In the future, half a film's budget will be wasted on flying police cars.
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Didn't they pull the same stunt with Hellboy The Movie? They Suck ...
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That East Side Boyz and L'il John are remaking Black Sabbath's 'Iron Man' to play during the opening credits. *Cue familiar guitar riff* We is WHAT! We is WHAT! We is Iron Man! OOOOK! Get DMX in on this too since he seems to have dropped off the face of the fucking Earth. I will be the fool who jumps up and yells I told you so at the theater if it happens.
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Maybe the reason the Iron Man filmmakers seem to be faithfully following the comic book source material (like with the costume) is because they have so little creativity and imagination of their own? i.e. flying cars...but have to admit a flying car makes a formidable weapon of opportunity...
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...this is a public display of Iron Man's anti-gravity ray?
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Do we even know who IRON MAN is fighting in this movie? I can only see him fighting robots or other guys in robo suits... I mean, other than the Mandarain, I can't think of any Iron Man villians worthy of a movie... or think of any villains at all. How many of his OWN villians does this guy have that weren't also Avenger villians, or Capt. America Villians, or Thor Villians?
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Am I the only person who sees "flipping car scene" and thinks of the great one from Night Watch?
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http://iesb.net/index.php?opti on=com_ezine&task=read&page=1& category=3&article=2444
it's iron monger throwing the car at iron man.
this was posted about a month ago on superherohype. from now on, AICN, stop posting superhero movie news. you just screw it up and get everyone pissed about a car flip that doesn't exist, or yet another often-seen photomanip. -
Looks like every other car flip in every other f'n comic book movie...BORING!!!!!
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does he self-flush?
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The car is on wires, and the camera is on a "Hot Head", looking down.
I reckon Jon favreau will do a great job, and from what he said at a screening of Made and Swingers about two months ago, I am convinced he wants to make something different, ie. good!
As for the quality of the picture, well, it's not easy taking a long exposure, hand-held, while security guards lurk nearby!
But it would be great if these stories came to light while they are still filming in a certain location, so we can go down there and lurk around too!
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That's what the outfit looks like...very bulky & hard to move in...
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We had them in BLADE RUNNER already. Yawn.And the best car flip we've seen was in SHOPPING. Crappy flick, cool flip.
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Just wanted to tell you I laughed out loud reading your post. I thought Jet Li was casted as Mandarin or was that a joke or rumor?
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...who's throwing the SUV at Iron Man.
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..is on the lower right hand of the pic guzzling down an eight-ball..(just kidding!)
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A Teen Titans movie has been greenlighted by Warner Bros. Scooped again, AICN!
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I've spent many-an-hour enhancing the picture and it would appear the SUV is in fact falling on a porky Peter Jackson and a bright red Daredevil, with no Iron Man in sight...
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shocking!!
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