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Jon Favreau will direct "Iron Man 2"
It’s not really official yet, but Nikki Finke is reporting on her blog that a deal has been reached between Jon Favreau and Marvel Studios to make him the director of Iron Man 2. Continue →
Responsible for the massive success of Iron Man this summer, Favreau took his battle to the internet when he didn’t immediately get an offer from Marvel to stay on for the sequel. Continue →
Jon Favreau not signed yet to direct Iron Man 2
It sure didn’t take long for the success of Iron Man to wear off and the dark side of Hollywood to rear its ugly head. Which is just so sad to me because of the amount of money this film made. You’d think these people would be dancing in the streets tossing Benjamins over their heads. Continue →
That’s not the case apparently. The first half of this story starts with Jon Favreau. Continue →
Iron Man (Tony Stark) Cameo In "The Incredible Hulk" Revealed In New Trailer
Well, we told you guys a long time ago that Tony Stark would be making an appearance in The Incredible Hulk. So many of you listened to us and told your friends that Marvel decided the cat was already out of the bag and they may as well exploit the popular Iron Man connection. Continue →
A big SPOILER from "The Incredible Hulk!"
You all know I don’t usually like to read spoilers for big upcoming episodes of my favorite TV shows (Lost, BSG) or huge summer blockbusters. I like to experience them firsthand. Continue →
However, there is one for The Incredible Hulk that I had to know, and at least for me, it really doesn’t ruin the movie at all. In fact, the stuff I just read just bumped the film up a few notches on my Anticipated Movies Scale. Continue →
New "Captain America" details, plus the "Iron Man" shield connection
We’ve got some good Captain America stuff for you today, although the bit about his shield was something I meant to post last week or the week before. Continue →
SciFi posted some comments Kevin Fiege (president of Marvel studios) made on the 21st to some online journalists. Continue →
It’s going to be set during World War II, exactly like the comic books and Fiege pretty much killed the sick rumors that Matthew “look at my chest” McConaughey would play Captain America. Continue →
Marvel Looking At Brad Pitt For "Thor"?
It’s being reported that Marvel is kicking around the idea of Brad Pitt as Thor in the already announced movie of the comic book hero. The studio already has a script by Mark Petrosevich which is currently being trimmed down for budgetary reasons, but so far they don’t have a director or any actors attached. Continue →
Could Matthew McConaughey Be Captain America?
After Marvel’s big announcement yesterday of their upcoming slate of movies over the next, oh, millenium or so, it’s no big surprise that talk has already started about who could possibly play one of the most coveted roles in their upcoming pics – that of Captain America. Continue →
Marvel Studios announces four more release dates
That didn’t take too long. Iron Man was Marvel Studio’s first production film and it didn’t seem to surprise them on how well it opened. They released a first quarter report for their shareholders this morning, which included the estimated $100.7 million that Iron Man made over the weekend PLUS an updated schedule of their upcoming comic-book-to-movie extravaganza. Continue →