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Iron Man
Why is Downey Jr playing Tony Stark?
He doesn't have the Stark face.
Why is Downey Jr playing Tony Stark?
He doesn't have the Stark face.
Mighty_Emperor said:Interetsing idea using a known substance abuser to play Tony Stark - should bring interesting angles to the role:
Iron Man role for actor Downey Jr
Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr is to play superhero Iron Man in Hollywood's latest comic book adaptation.
The Marvel Studios film is due to begin shooting in February.
Marvel's president of productions, Kevin Feige, said Downey Jr's "versatility... makes him an ideal fit to play such a complex character".
Iron Man, co-created by Stan Lee in the early 1960s, is famed for his special high-tech suit of armour which he uses to fight evil.
Downey Jr's previous films include Chaplin, for which he won an Oscar nomination, and recent Richard Linklater film A Scanner Darkly.
"We cannot think of another actor better suited to bring one of Marvel's crown jewels to the big screen," Mr Feige added.
Downey Jr recently signed a deal to write his memoirs.
The 41-year-old's widely reported drug problems led to prison, rehabilitation and probation in the 1990s.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/e ... 393500.stm
Published: 2006/09/29 16:54:18 GMT
© BBC MMVI
barfing_pumpkin said:First image of the Silver Surfer from Fantastic Four 2 here:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-12-21-coming-attractions_x.htm
(hope they do something better with him than they did with the wet-wipe that was supposed to pass for Doctor Doom in the first one!)
Ugh. I thought everything about the Fantastic Four film was pretty dire.
I expect much better of Galactus, next time...
jefflovestone said:Ugh. I thought everything about the Fantastic Four film was pretty dire. It was like Marvel Adventures or something. They should have gone for the kitschy 1960s take that was mooted early on.
gncxx said:jefflovestone said:Ugh. I thought everything about the Fantastic Four film was pretty dire. It was like Marvel Adventures or something. They should have gone for the kitschy 1960s take that was mooted early on.
You mean they didn't go for the kitsch? I thought it was good (and thankfully unpretentious) fun, although I would preferred a bigger scale finale.
jefflovestone said:In all, the Invisibles was much, much better Fantastic Four film than the Fantastic Four.
gncxx said:jefflovestone said:In all, the Invisibles was much, much better Fantastic Four film than the Fantastic Four.
Do you mean the Incredibles? That was better, I agree.
Don't be too hard on Jessica. She wasn't hired to flex her thespian talents, even if she could.
I bet he sells it on ebay.gncxx said:I bet that bloke wasn't happy about his car getting flipped over. Flippin' superheroes. So to speak.
MaxMolyneux said:The Silver Surfer looks ok.
Not as white as in the Cartoons and comics though.
?jefflovestone said:MaxMolyneux said:The Silver Surfer looks ok.
Not as white as in the Cartoons and comics though.
:?
Am I missing something here?
ghostdog19 said:?jefflovestone said:MaxMolyneux said:The Silver Surfer looks ok.
Not as white as in the Cartoons and comics though.
:?
Am I missing something here?
ghostdog19 said:The Hulk is green?
There I was, trying to be subtle with my 'geek-on'. :lol:Rrose_Selavy said:ghostdog19 said:The Hulk is green?
Originally grey - became green due to the limitations of the printing process.
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ghostdog19 said:There I was, trying to be subtle with my 'geek-on'. :lol:Rrose_Selavy said:ghostdog19 said:The Hulk is green?
Originally grey - became green due to the limitations of the printing process.
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Mighty_Emperor said:Well it does what it says on the box - he is silver and a surfer Just wait until you see the Black Racer
It struck me as being a little T1000 though and I was hoping for.... something else.
Perhaps have him as more of a matte silver. He just seemed a little 1997 compared to the richness of the flame effects.
jefflovestone said:Mighty_Emperor said:Well it does what it says on the box - he is silver and a surfer Just wait until you see the Black Racer
WTF was Kirby thinking with that? I'm surprised he didn't create a 'Mauve In-Line Skater' for Topps in the early 90s.
Mighty_Emperor said:jefflovestone said:Mighty_Emperor said:Well it does what it says on the box - he is silver and a surfer Just wait until you see the Black Racer
WTF was Kirby thinking with that? I'm surprised he didn't create a 'Mauve In-Line Skater' for Topps in the early 90s.
I believe there were plans for The Orange Skateboarder.
jefflovestone said:and some bizarre comedy relief from a mammal that's difficult to distinguish because of the way it's drawn.
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