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The International IRON MAN 2 Poster!!
Merrick here...
A week or two ago we saw then first official poster for IRON MAN 2 (HERE).
Empire now has the international IRON MAN 2 poster. Interestingly, it doesn't show War Machine at all & instead focus more on Stark's character (presumably intended to contrast Stark against his superhero personae).
See this bigger HERE!
I'm not sure how far along the film is in the post production process, but I do know that John Debney is currently working on the movie's score and it sounds like it could head in some interesting directions.
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Like the one with War Machine better.
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Photoshop? Couldn't Downey actually be there?
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Fucking iphone
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Because the first movie's score was unremarkable, instantly forgettable, and not worthy of a cool superhero flick like Iron Man.
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Jesus, this is uninspired. It looks like a damned trading card or something.
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For once, us "domestic" folks got the cooler one-sheet.
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Just a faraway shot of Iron Man flying, soaring straight up into the atmosphere leaving a condensatin trail behind him as the sun sets behind the clouds. Simple, effective, and epic. This poster sucks.
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That being said, the poster is very basic. They need some more artistry in the posters. I remember some early concept posters for the first film that were not used but were amazing.
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I actually prefer it to the US one. Although this one doesn't seems to convey the right tone for the actual film.
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I think that Iron Man/War Machine poster officially came out only two days ago?
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Look closely. No, closer. Now put your nose up to the screen and stare at it for fifteen minutes.
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Dunno why. Possibly alchi-Iron Man?
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they removed the black man from the poster.
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Just sayin...
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Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was a million times more enjoyable.
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the american posters Ass2Ass-i-ness really sold the movie, but thereis no ass on this one, except downey Jr
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...Tony gets breasts implants in the sequel, which explains why his breastplate is so big
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Dec 03, 2009 10:16:42 AM CST
dull - I really loved the first one but just can't get intereste
by famouseccles
in this at all.
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Could he have been flying thru the clouds? maybe chased by bad guys? or chasing someone? or heading towards a burning city?? i understand there's prob no burning city in IM2 but you know what I'm saying right?
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(shudders)
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it's John Debney not another Zimmer clone repeating the same crap
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Demon in a Bottle! I NEEDS it!
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...but yeah, I peed a little.
I still think the other one (with Iron Man and War Machine standing back-to-back) recalls the Spidey 3 posters too much, and that's a film nobody wants to be reminded of -
but I have faith. Iron Man 1 was the high point of Summer 08. Dark Knight was great, of course, but I dare say Iron Man is more rewatchable. Dark Knight's plotholes open a little wider with each viewing.
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I reckon this will be Marvel's Dark Knight...not in tone, but in how it moves the story forward and in not resetting everything back to a happy zero at the end. Sithdan, KOTCS does not exist in this dojo...
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The only music I remember from the first film was electric guitar power chords. And of course during the closing credits there was Ozzy Osbourne's "Iron Man" and it wasn't even sung by Ozzy.
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They went the Wolverine Origins route. So tired of these characters not having their masks on. I dont know about others, but im going to the theater to watch Iron Man, Not downey jr., he's great of course, but the character is what the movie is about. Batman is probably the only superhero that hasnt had a poster without his mask on. This poster is lame and boring. Even for a teaser. They havent had one poster of Iron Man flying yet, which is odd. Very odd. This poster tells you nothing. And dont go cheap and just show head shots of all the major players in the movie, which Im sure they are going to anyway. Lets see some damn movement in this shit. Its 9am at work and Im ready to drink!
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Much like the first film sucked.
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You might be right, but the Batsuit is fucking terrible!
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Terrible photoshop.
Though it does look they might be playing that "demon in a bottle" card.
Either that or Downey was exhausted from filming IM and SH back to back. -
Let's not read too much into this.
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Maybe they had Rob Liefeld design it?
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...ay yi yi... why must you bring his name up? now Ill picture everyone havin 20inch thighs wit only a 2inch ankle... *shudders*
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Liefeld's horrible Captain America reboot picture:
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Put the helmet on. His nickname is Shellhead. Show him flying. It's a superhero movie, not a Downey Jr. movie. Own it. Be proud of it.
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Dec 03, 2009 11:01:38 AM CST
should've been half face Iron Man half face Downey
by zombieheathledger
Iron Man is the STAR of the series, not fucking Downey.
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I'm guessing that "Downey Unmasked" is shown for a few reasons: One, to remind the non-comics-geeks what they loved about the movie (RDJ) and two, to subtly remind all of us that Stark's "secret identity" is now public knowledge, piquing our curiosity about how that will play out in the sequel...
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Dec 03, 2009 11:11:43 AM CST
IT WOULDN'T HAVE MADE SENSE TO SEE IRON MAN IN, SAY,
by bringingsexyback
an action-oriented, possibly in-flight, pose? With rockets and lasers and shit? No? Okay then.
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...since the world knows Tony is IM... and we all know some ladies in the world are hungry for celebrity penises in and around their mouths... shouldnt we get a scene of IM doin the nasty in his suit? I mean come on! we have bout 30 years worth of films but yet to have superhero sex! Im lookin at you Petey and MJ!
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Those were the last words of the first movie, so I guess that's what the 2nd film will explore. If so, then this poster works. It *is* a little dull though.
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...wouldnt be Tony in flight usin his weapons... it SHOULD be TMZ style with him buyin alchy and havin fans bumrushin towards him... well I guess he could be in flight
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I liked the score to the first film. to each his own.
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...IM has to be twitterin durin battles or missions since thats what everyone with somewhat significance does...
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The films, I'm talking about the films. I just feel I've had a good decade (nearly) of superhero flicks and enough is enough. X-Men, X2, Spider-Man 1 and 2, Hulk, Batman Begins, Dark Knight, Watchmen (and of course all the others) - and that's enough now.
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reminds me of that scene in Excalibur when Uther violates that chick in the castle.
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The theme used during the making of the Mark I in particular, with it's "blacksmith" rhythm and bassy theme was fucking awesome (if too brief) and, IMO, one of the more iconic film themes in the past couple years. The "smoother" theme heard during the Mark II flight (especially around the ferris wheel and pulling out of the fall) was also pretty good. "Driving with the Top Down" wasn't too bad either. The rest was unremarkable, though. Still, I hope the new guy uses those existing themes in the sequel as I really did love them and think they reflect and associate with the character very well (much, much better than Elfman's Spider-Man theme; and are more memorable/developed than The Dark Knight's).
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..oh yeah, the bottle of Chivas Regal.
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I thought it was just a series of bombastic orchestral swells.
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What the sequel should be called...
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...never seen it, but imagine wit the technology IM2 should have... seein Tony and Pepper or whoever 69in the air... while Rhodes plays wit himself while watchin Tony... cuz I mean come on, Rhodes IS a gay in IM right? or was it just Terrence?
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...whenever his alchyness comes up in the movies, you think theyll create a brand or use an existin one (which leads to advertisin...imagine a Tony Stark in IM suit walkin into a store, buyin a drink, then flyin out through the wall)... if an existin one, I hope Tony pick Patron!
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Arms extended in an upside down V, light shining out of his hands, almost a Jesus pose, except his legs look like they're in motion a bit. Something a bit, I don't know, DYNAMIC?!? Where the fuck do they get these talentless poster artists nowadays?
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I mean, I think she's smoking hot and all, but her personality is pretty fucking grating, and I doubt she can act. This franchise doesn't seem like it has a lot of room for flatness, I mean sure, a lot of the acting is camp, and Downey chews scenery, but he's really charismatic. IDK, maybe they'll just have her be hot.
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Favreau really dropped the ball on a golden opportunity.
Seriously though, this poster is not that great. For whatever reason it reminds of of HARRY POTTER, maybe it's the creepy cloud background and the white light. I know it's a bit tough to capture both Downey and the suit in the same shot, but this feels like the worst of both worlds. Maybe a collage of characters and scenes is the way to go - it worked for the first one. -
If I had one criticism of the Iron Man score, it's that it wasn't enough like circus music with choirs going "la la la la" throughout.
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Iron Man went to the Sears portrait studio.
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Dec 03, 2009 12:46:20 PM CST
At least it looks like Iron and not plastic in this one
by glory_fades_immaxfischer
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Fuck Iron Man. What have we got to look forward to? 6 months of clips, stills and posters.
Actually, Iron Man doesn't have to go fuck itself, modern marketing does. -
That's why you do not see typical supero stuff on the INTERNATIONAL movie poster, but the only thing the rest of the world is interested in with IM2
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I'll be sitting alone in the cinema for 5 solid days.
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Dec 03, 2009 1:01:31 PM CST
The spider man 3 poster was awsome, the movie...
by supercowbell5thecowbellhasspoken
Was a flaming piece of horse shit
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http://bit.ly/6N8289
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and once again, American wins!
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I doubt it though.
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Rhodes may be gay. He didn't seem to go for the strippers while he was flying to Afghanistan with Tony.
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Why not make the one with war machine and iron man the international poster? this one sucks
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...that and the way he pronounced Tony's name... shudders, it was like Sam and Frodo all over again
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Downey doesn't have a poster face.
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Dec 03, 2009 2:18:56 PM CST
Even though it's another superhero without his helmet
by t 1000 xp professional
poster, which we are all strongly against. I do like the fact that this does feel connected thematically to the actual story with him being unmasked and all. I'm sure they could've done a better job marketing that facet of the story, but for what the poster is I like it.
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Dec 03, 2009 2:19:47 PM CST
Why do both posters just recycle art from the first IM?
by pop_aristocrat
"And we just photoshop War Machine in the background... let's drop RDJ's head here... VIOLA!"
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Dec 03, 2009 2:20:06 PM CST
I like better than the "double trouble" with War Machine one.
by t 1000 xp professional
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the American poster looks better than the international poster.
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So film noir!
Also, Merrick, you idiot, "personae" is two or more persona. Thus, your failed attempt to look smart has, in fact, made you look stupid. As usual. -
...And having a bit of a time starting, too...
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rdjr saves the whole thing.
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I couldn't care less. Been looking forward to this fucker for too long already. Next poster we get better have some Scarlett hotness going on...
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Fuuuck.
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Funny reading 'The Dude's' latest interview, he mentions - in passing - there was no fucking script for Ironman. Maybe we don't need scriptwriters anymore, if that movie didn't need one...
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Anybody else see IMDB showing
Olivia Munn playing Melina Vostokoff / Iron Maiden? Am I really larte on this, or really early? Is Rockwell gonna wear a suit too or what? Anybody? -
It was over at Hollywood.com.
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No warmachine j/k kidding a few things though, Superhero movies started with Blade not the X-men and there go9oing strong and Olivia Munn really?
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Overrated.
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Where the blobot? Oh wait that's Scarlet, sorry.
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Jagermeister shot machine? Just needs Red Bull sponsorship.
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Yeah but do we really need to be reminded of that in the poster? The first movie speaks for itself. They are gonna have this picture on every magazine to promote the movie anyway so why do we need a poster of it. I know it sounds like Im making a big deal out of it but lets see an action poster already. I find Posters with Iron man standing on the ground a little appalling. He should be looking like an Adi Granov painting. The Concept artist for the movies. He gets it. I understand its just a teaser. But There is like five teasers. For a teaser Im thinking just the words Iron Man 2 and the date.
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but Marvelized. IM. He's super strong, he flies. He's in motion. It's cool to see. The poster should read motion, not posing.
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Iron Man sucked big time. Mostly due to the EXTREME flaw with the main plot.
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It looks like they just photoshopped downey's head onto iron man's body. No doubt the movie will be awesome but this poster aint doing a damn thing for me
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Go look at your Iron man DVD! It's the same picture! AHHHH!
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War Machine or Whiplash (a 60-year old man in a bad S&M outfit?). Who is more badass? Easy. This just in: Whiplash to be disposed of early, folks. So it follows the formula of the first film: IM1 Early villains -- Afghan terrorists. Has a friend -- Obadiah. Friend turns to dark side and becomes film's ultimate villain -- Iron Monger. IM2 Early villains -- Whiplash/Black Widow. Has a friend -- Cheadle's Rhodes. Friend turns to dark side and becomes film's ultimate villain -- War Machine. Hence the production reason why Howard was replaced. After seeing the first film, audiences never would have bought Howard's Rhodes as a villain. But it's easy to imagine the more sour, more arrogant Cheadle ("Fuck you, Tony, I'm the real badass here") playing a villain.
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Dec 03, 2009 10:49:32 PM CST
I'd like to see a poster with the villains on it. Speaking of Mi
by coughlins laws
The biggest theft/slash con-job in the history of the Academy Awards was the fact that Mickey Rourke didn't win the Oscar for The Wrestler. He gave perhaps the best performance of the last decade and they gave it Sean Penn, again, for a somewhat mediocre roll. It's a sham and an embarressment that Rourke didn't win and if a performance like that isn't going to be honored by the Academy, they should cease having these stupid awards. It's all politics. Sure, Mickey Rourke gave the performance of a lifetime, but let's give it to Penn, who shares our ultra-Leftist worldview, even though he just won it a couple years back...
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God, I miss Drew Struzan. It's like what Thomas Jane said in The Mist, "Ah, they'll just whip something up with Photoshop in an afternoon. I see it all the time, two big heads..."
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Dec 03, 2009 11:09:27 PM CST
People who think Elfman only does wacky circus music...
by nasty in the pasty
...haven't listened to his music since ***1992***.
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Dec 03, 2009 11:11:12 PM CST
Name ONE Elfman score in the last DECADE to have "circus music"
by nasty in the pasty
I'm waiting...
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I'm going to agree with you. After I saw the Wrestler, I was walking around in a stupefied daze for a few hours, because Rourke's performance was so brutally poignant. It's by far one of the best performances I've seen in a while, but the movie itself is so damn depressing. I could probably go watch The Road and come out happier than I did when I finished watching the Wrestler.
Also, I will never, ever be satisfied with any Iron Man movie UNTIL HE STARTS FIRING HIS ENERGY JELLY BEANS. Dammit, Favreau, make it happen. -
Just sayin. I don't even care because I love his music.
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...but strangely, no "wacky circus music" (at least by Elfman). I'll admit it did have a dash of the "la-la-la-la" choir, but on, like, ONE track.Seriously, everyone saying that "all Elfman scores sound alike" need to clean out their fucking ears. How do Dead Presidents, Charlotte's Web, Terminator: Salvation, Sommersby, Batman and Edward Scissorhands sound alike? It's like saying all John Williams scores are identical, or Jerry Goldsmith, or Elmer Bernstein. Yes, there's a STYLE present, but Elfman is ALWAYS pushing forward with new, experimental musical ideas. Get over it.
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Penn deserved the Oscar, hands down. Rourke was right there, very close, a brilliant performance, but it had to go to Penn. Penn, the great actor of our time. His Oscar for Milk was well deserved.
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Word!
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Coraline. Sweeny Todd, Willy Wonka.
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Stark looks kinda disheveled [sp??], or just plain gruffy with that facial hair. Going for Devil In Bottle or some fugitive arc?
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a story by David Micheline, John Romita, Jr. and Bob Layton that seemed to fall short, yet exploded in noteriety. Layton said it was an ongoing villain of the month type plot, and it was never meant to garner the attention it did. It was just the basic "tormented hero" Marvel plot swing, used time and time again to insfuse conflict in their heroes. This time the bad guy was alcohol... And then you beat it up and go on to the next villain.
Not this time. Demon in a Bottle caused a sensation in comics.
Little did Iron Man know - Dr. Doom was lurking on the horizon: (IM 149-150).
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bottle. The letter "A"
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one personA.
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is FAERT
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... where the lead actor constantly takes his mask/helmet off, like Judge Dredd or Ghost Rider or the later Spider-man films. Now that Downey's a big star again, he will insist on more face time. Good old Hollywood. Some things never change.
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daredevilmovie.com is defunct. From 2003. Yeah, too many wrinkles. Daredevil. DD. Horn Head. The Coney Island Devil. Devil. Just plain Devil. Has anyone been 'round Josie's and heard about DD? What about the docks? Do you know Turk? Has he seen the Devil? He has? Daredevil? Where? Now? Ok! Go go go go go...
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RDJ's face is. What was great about the old Marvel Comics was that the heroes kept their masks on nearly all the time, including Iron Man.
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Its called a TEASER poster. They are not going to blow their load on a first run poster.
Wait closer to release date.
I will admit its a bit crap that you Yanks are getting War Machine in the teaser, my son is looking forward to this release, but Robert Downey Jnr made Tony Stark famous NOT Iron Man. -
I know you mouthbreathers are all upset because Sean Penn played a heaumeau and Rourke played a big ol' Rassler but Penn actually created a CHARACTER with a voice and mannerisms, that was layered and nuanced. Rourke had a great script to work from but zero character work, he was essentially Rourke playing Rourke. That's not to say Rourke hasn't acted in the past, I would say that his role in ANGEL HEART is different from THE WRESTLER but it's not nearly as much of a departure as Penn does from film to film. Rourke isn't so much an actor these days, he's a movie star. There's a difference. Actors are like Daniel Day Lewis or Phillip Seymour Hoffman who practically disapper in their roles whereas movie stars are like Jack Nicholson or RDJ who is himself in ever single movie he does and people love him for it.
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News to me.
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Dec 05, 2009 5:34:48 PM CST
Oh, there you go, why not just insult the vast majority
by coughlins laws
of people who though Rourke gave the performance of a lifetime and got screwed at the Oscars, and call us all, "mouthbreathers". That's about the dumbest insult you can give anyone anyway. To you, does the term, "mouthbreather" mean unsophisticated or something? I'm not even sure why you think it's an insult...
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But the domestic US was better. I hate face posters. Benjamin Button had the most boring poster for what was such a striking film
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Dec 07, 2009 12:46:59 AM CST
Did they just copy/paste his Sherlock Holmes face?
by takingscorpioscalls
I swear it's the same shit except different hair.
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Dec 07, 2009 12:47:30 AM CST
RDJ just got out of bed for this photo apparently
by takingscorpioscalls
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