Gwyneth Paltrow has been named People Magazine’s Most Beautiful Woman of the Year. The Oscar winner is about to hit the big screen as Pepper Potts in Iron Man 3 on May 3rd.
Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence of The Hunger Games and X-Men: First Class was number six on this year’s list. Catching Fire comes out later this year and Lawrence will reprise her role as Continue reading IRON MAN, X-MEN Stars Named Most Beautiful Women
Robert Downey Jr. kicks off the Summer movie season in Iron Man 3. The Armored Avenger finally faces the classic comic book foe – the Mandarin (played by Oscar winner Ben Kingsley) in the Shane Black helmed sequel.
In May’s GQ Downey talks about the time when he may give up the armor:
“This period of time, this shall pass,” he says. “Fortunately I’ve been around the block enough—I’m not ill-prepared. And I love change. I love it when a lightning bolt hits the genny and you’re down for two hours on the set. Now, this isn’t a lightning strike, this is like the warning of a gathering storm.”
The actor talks about an accident on the set of Iron Man 3 that shut down production for weeks.
“It got me thinking about how big the message from your cosmic sponsor needs to be before you pick it up. How many genre movies can I do? How many follow-ups to a successful follow-up are actually fun? Because, as quiet as it’s kept, I come from a family of very innovative writers and directors and actors and artists, and the circle of friends they were in were the people I heard having pun-offs playing poker at two in the morning, and it was just the most comforting aspect of my childhood. So there’s this kind of legacy of souls from what I consider to be a very particular time in entertainment, and I’m sensing a return to that—it’s what me and the missus are doing next. It’s not unlike: I heard Brady signed on for three more years with New England, and then he’s done being a QB, because he’ll be 40. I’m 47, and I’ll be 50.”
Downey is not contracted to play Tony Stark again. When asked what if Marvel made him an offer for Avengers 2, Iron Man 4, Iron Man 5?
“Here’s the thing. At whatever point I’m done with this, I’m going to have a bit of a crisis, because I probably haven’t even fully ingested how much I’ve enjoyed it, how much it’s meant. It so came out of kind of relative obscurity as this second-tier character from the Marvel universe, and I feel I was part of making it something more. But it also to me was just good filmmaking. It’s funny, people will come up to me and go, ‘Dude, how do you do it? How do you dress up and play these…?’ While whatsisname is shooting the next David O. Russell or whatever, I’m, ‘Here’s the thing, you’re either having a good time or a bad time, and you’re either doing a good movie or a bad movie.’ And I know one thing, which is that there is no guarantee that doing a movie you think is ‘important’ “—Downey enunciates the word important in a wonderfully withering way—”isn’t going to be the worst piece of tripe I’ve ever had to sit through. Or that this kind of two-dimensional genre movie I’m doing isn’t actually going to be thoroughly entertaining. Isn’t that why you went to the movies to begin with? Whatever.”
For now we can cheer for Downey as Tony Stark in Iron Man 3!
For more of the story here’s a link to GQ and pick up May issue on April 28th.
Iron Man 3 opens May 3.
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Wolverine and Susan Storm Richards of the Fantastic Four make a desperate decision to stop the death and destruction caused by Hank Pym’s greatest invention and greatest mistake – Ultron.
Marvel shared this preview of Age of Ultron #8 by artist Brandon Peterson. Logan and Susan appear to be facing off against Iron Man. The other image shows someone (that doesn’t look like Tony Stark) in the Iron Man armor but tapped into a matrix or network (perhaps inside Ultron) tapping into memories of Marvel’s greatest moments.
Do you see Continue reading Will Age of Ultron Twist Marvel’s History?
Robert Downey Jr. will blast off as the Armored Avenger in Iron Man 3. Tony Stark will fall victim to the relentless attack of the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) in the Shane Black directed sequel.
Downey’s career is a story of downfalls and soaring success after rising again. In May’s GQ Downey Jr. reflects on his campaign to win the role of Tony Stark.
“I don’t know why,” he says. “I do like a bit of Jung, and it was just this kind of numinous thing.”
Downey persisted even after director Jon Favreau passed on the idea. Downey finally won a screen test.
“The missus says she could’ve woken me Continue reading Robert Downey Jr. on Winning IRON MAN
Tony Stark has been found GUILTY!
Iron Man has been branded Godkiller for his actions in Avengers vs. X-Men. An alien race that worshiped the Phoenix Force took Tony into deep space and put him on trial for executing their deity.
Time for alien justice in Iron Man #8 this week! What kind of punishment
Tony Stark fights the Mandarin in Iron Man 3 on the big screen but Kieron Gillen explores The Secret Origin of Tony Stark in the Iron Man comic book this summer. The acclaimed writer recently send Tony into deep space in the Godkiller arc and will bring the Armored Avenger back down to Earth.
“There’s a really big idea at the core of it. When I had that idea, I was walking around the airport. I was thinking about Tony in space. Marvel had just emailed me and said that the 50th anniversary [of Iron Man] is coming up and maybe we can have a story that harks back to the beginning of Tony. I was immediately thinking “how on Earth could I possibly do this?” I have Tony Stark in deep space at this point! I stopped and laughed. I shook my head and took a couple of steps. I pitched this really big idea and Marvel looked it and said it make sense. And that’s what’s scary about it. It leads towards stuff that fundamentally changes Tony’s idea of self. That’s where it kind of came from,” Gillen tells Marvel.com.
“The problem is that Continue reading IRON MAN: Secret Origin of Tony Stark Preview
Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two blasts off this May with Iron Man 3. The Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One arrives April 2nd. The Six-Movie Collector Set assembles Iron Man, Iron Man 2, The Incredible Hulk, Captain America: The First Avenger, Thor and Marvel’s The Avengers.
Which villains are ready to attack Earth’s Mightiest Heroes?
Tony faces the Mandarin in Iron Man 3.
Steve Rogers will fight his best friend turned brainwashed cyborg in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Frank Grillo will play Crossbones in the sequel.
The Odinson fights Malekith (Christopher Eccleston) and Kurse in Thor: The Dark World.
Thanos made a sinister smirking cameo at the end of The Avengers so he’s sure to turn in Avengers 2.
What other Avengers villains deserve a shot at big screen villainy? Continue reading Which Villains Should Be in Marvel Phase Two?
It’s almost here! Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in one massive collection for you home. The Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One arrives April 2nd. The 10-Disc, 6 Limited Edition Six-Movie Collector Set (Blu-Ray) gives you Iron Man, Iron Man 2, The Incredible Hulk, Captain America: The First Avenger, Thor and Marvel’s The Avengers.
Still new to the blockbuster superheroes of Marvel? Check out my Avengers For Virgins – this was by request of my non-comic book reading friends who loved superhero action movies!
Phase Two begins this May with Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World this November and Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy next year then Avengers 2!
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