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Video Reviews: Iron Man, Joss Whedon, and Justice League
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Video Reviews: Archie and More – Speed Round Reviews
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009Today’s show is a Speed Round!
Video Reviews: Iron Man and More
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009Today’s show is a Speed Round!
Exclusive: Iron Man 2 Plot Details Revealed!
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009Info about Iron Man 2 has been leaking out after San Diego Comic-Con, and we’ve got your first, exclusive look at some of the plot details.
First, returning of course, is Tony Stark, the billionaire playboy:
But who could forget that Tony is really Iron Man? Of course, his suit has a few new toys since the last movie:
But enough about what we know! How about the plot details? Well, picking up from the last movie, there’s not one, not two, but THREE new antagonists for Tony to face off against! First, there’s the hideous Whiplash:
Whiplash is like a dark mirror of Tony Stark himself, and has issues with Tony’s parents:
Whiplash teams up with Justin Hammer, yet another billionaire, who doesn’t quite have the scruples that Tony Stark does:
And last, but not least, there’s Natasha Romanoff, the new, unassuming secretary at Stark Industries:
…Or at least that’s how she seems! When she throws on a little black leather, she becomes the Black Widow:
Is she good? Bad? A romantic interest for Tony… Or Iron Man? We’ll have to wait until next Summer to find out. Only one thing I can say for sure… The last scene’s climactic battle includes rocket penguins:
Iron Man Returns, Summer 2010. Be there!
Joe Johnston To Direct Captain America
Monday, November 10th, 2008
Honestly, I can’t necessarily think of a better guy to direct The First Avenger: Captain America than the guy who directed The Rocketeer, can you? From the Hollywood Reporter:
“This is a guy who designed the vehicles for ‘Star Wars,’ who storyboarded the convoy action sequence for ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark,’ ” Feige said. “From ‘Rocketeer’ to ‘October Sky’ to ‘The Wolfman,’ you can look at pieces of his movies and see how they lead to this one.”
…and also directed Jurassic Park III, the only one in that series that’s any good. No, I’m not joking.
In any case, seems like Marvel has the director thing pretty locked down, huh? To wit:
Iron Man II – Jon Favreau
Thor – Kenneth Branagh
The First Avenger: Captain America – Joe Johnston
That’s a certain level of director who is very, very good at their craft, but not so big that they can push around the producers or cause problems. Plus, all three are reliably going to do a job, not throw tantrums (see: Punisher War Zone).
Oh, and one more thing you guys might have not heard over the weekend: J. Michael Straczynski is doing the rewrite on Thor. How cool is that?
Don Cheadle Replaces Terrence Howard in Iron Man 2
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
I kind of thought this was a joke when I read Bendis’ tweet about it, but nope, the legit press confirms it: Terrence Howard is out, Don Cheadle is in.
Which is actually not that shocking, if you think about it.
At first, my reaction was one of shock: in the current movie landscape, the consistency of the product is important to fans. In particular, Iron Man 2 is in the precarious position of keeping Marvel Studios going. Since Incredible Hulk didn’t dominate the B.O., IM2 has to do spectacularly, or the first movie ends up seeming like a fluke. So you don’t want to piss off fans, who generally enjoyed Howard’s performance.
However, and bear with me for a second, Katie Holmes replacement didn’t hurt The Dark Knight.
Now, first off, I know nobody loved Holmes in Batman Begins. However, I’d argue that The Dark Knight would have done just as well, and been just as good with or without Holmes. No knock to Maggie Gyllenhall, but Rachel Dawes is a crappy part, crappily written. Nobody had a problem with the replacement actress.
Jim Rhodes, in Iron Man, was the girlfriend part, not Pepper Potts, who played the partner role. With Rhodes stepping it up in the next movie, taking out the soft voiced actor (Howard), and replacing him with an actor skilled in conveying bad-ass (Don Cheadle), is actually a smart move.
It’s not going to throw anyone, I think; and, in fact, it may make the movie better.