Iron Man 2 Official Pictures, News, Gossip, Etc

[DarkSovereignty]

the all-powerful ruler of china ^^ lol

[SpiderByte]

I rather have The Mandarin as someone more inteligent than Tony and capable of creating ten technological rings, each powered by a mini Arc Reactor and with a different weapon using the specs stolen by Justin Hammer.


That is *****ing BRILLIANT!

[Son of Coul]

mini arc reactor doesn't do it for me. Again, how many times are people gonna take or replicate Stark's reactor? Why can't it come from something else?

[kedrell]

I would really advise them to veer away from using the arc reactor tech as a macguffin in the 3rd film with the Mandarin. It would be the 3rd time and would be getting too repetitive. I'd let it be some other revolutionary technology that Mandy comes up with as an independant answer to Tony's tech. I also agree with MichaelChen that he's not just the ring-guy but I do think the rings should play a slightly more substantial role that he suggests. But they definitely should not be the crux of the character or the film.

[kedrell]

i don't think it would require making a huge deal out of the rings... Mandarin is a rich and powerful man who has employed former stark employees and has ripped of and improved the arch reactor tech. thats one scene, and a short one at that...

another scene that shows some poor/primitive group of people worshipping Mandarin as a god and/or sorcerer because of what he can do with his rings...that two scenes.

you could even go into more detail than that and not spend more than about 10-15 minutes of screen time on it.

and maybe thats not the main story line with the mandarin...just a side bit to comment on his lust for power over all beings big and small.

Hmm, he's sounding a little too much like Sauron there. I'd advise them staying away from that.

[kedrell]

mini arc reactor doesn't do it for me. Again, how many times are people gonna take or replicate Stark's reactor? Why can't it come from something else?

You beat me to it. To me, it's fine to revisit the arc reactor tech as they are doing in the 2nd film since we really just scratched the surface in the first movie. But by the 3rd film, it's time for something new.

[Chris B]

Depending on how they handled it, I think they could still keep the rings being alien technology in origin.

[Figs]

I don't like this talk of Mandarin using Stark's technology to power the rings. That could technically mean during the first and second film his rings don't do anything yet. Why in the hell would he call the group the ten rings...why would he need to wear ten rings, when just one would be fine to show his power or royalty if the rings didn't each have their own power. I can understand having one ring like a king or emperor might when holding power over everyone but I don't think he would need to wear ten unless they already had their individual powers.

Now if he already had the power all on his own, it would make sense to have the full ten rings due to each being able to do something different at that point. Otherwise it's more of a fashion thing lol.

Not sure if that makes sense the way I worded it but needing Stark's creations by the third film would be kind of ignorant as a story move.

[protocida]

Edit.

[kedrell]

I don't like this talk of Mandarin using Stark's technology to power the rings. That could technically mean during the first and second film his rings don't do anything yet. Why in the hell would he call the group the ten rings...why would he need to wear ten rings, when just one would be fine to show his power or royalty if the rings didn't each have their own power. I can understand having one ring like a king or emperor might when holding power over everyone but I don't think he would need to wear ten unless they already had their individual powers.

Now if he already had the power all on his own, it would make sense to have the full ten rings due to each being able to do something different at that point. Otherwise it's more of a fashion thing lol.

Not sure if that makes sense the way I worded it but needing Stark's creations by the third film would be kind of ignorant as a story move.


I see it that way as well.

[Ash Talon]

Couldn't Mandarin's ten rings just be symbols of the ten different terrorist groups he controls. Each group has a ring to represent their loyalty to Mandarin. Maybe they're used to communicate with him.

If Mandarin indead has ten super-powered rings, they shouldn't be so self-contained in their power. I could see each ring having wires coming up his arms to some kind of power-source on his body. If they're technological, they can't be so far above Stark's technology. Maybe the rings channel energy from different sources. They don't generate the energy. His cold ring is tied into some kind of power source in a cold environment or a cold fusion generator nearby. In order to defeat him, Iron Man has to figure out how to cut him off from these invidual power sources.

A major facet to Mandarin's character could be that his followers actually believe in him. He has a network of people supporting him. They believe he will help them improve their lives. Something counter to Stark who many think is out for himself. He does seem to be a glory hound and attention-seeker. I do think IM2 is going to deal with this theme, though.

Maybe the legacy of Stark weapons created Mandarin. He rose up to resist Western influence in his lands. Since the Stark war machine has had devastating affects on Middle-Eastern and Eastern peoples, Mandarin has risen up to destroy Stark. Since the movies seem to be dealing with Stark trying to redeem his family's name/legacy, this could be the angle they take for Mandarin's rise to power.

[Bren]

Maybe the legacy of Stark weapons created Mandarin. He rose up to resist Western influence in his lands. Since the Stark war machine has had devastating affects on Middle-Eastern and Eastern peoples, Mandarin has risen up to destroy Stark. Since the movies seem to be dealing with Stark trying to redeem his family's name/legacy, this could be the angle they take for Mandarin's rise to power.

I'd far prefer him rising to power on his own accord; only having Iron Man (and the others Fury mentioned) arrive makes the Mandarin start using his rings.

[MichaelChen]

Couldn't Mandarin's ten rings just be symbols of the ten different terrorist groups he controls. Each group has a ring to represent their loyalty to Mandarin. Maybe they're used to communicate with him.

If Mandarin indead has ten super-powered rings, they shouldn't be so self-contained in their power. I could see each ring having wires coming up his arms to some kind of power-source on his body. If they're technological, they can't be so far above Stark's technology. Maybe the rings channel energy from different sources. They don't generate the energy. His cold ring is tied into some kind of power source in a cold environment or a cold fusion generator nearby. In order to defeat him, Iron Man has to figure out how to cut him off from these invidual power sources.

A major facet to Mandarin's character could be that his followers actually believe in him. He has a network of people supporting him. They believe he will help them improve their lives. Something counter to Stark who many think is out for himself. He does seem to be a glory hound and attention-seeker. I do think IM2 is going to deal with this theme, though.

Maybe the legacy of Stark weapons created Mandarin. He rose up to resist Western influence in his lands. Since the Stark war machine has had devastating affects on Middle-Eastern and Eastern peoples, Mandarin has risen up to destroy Stark. Since the movies seem to be dealing with Stark trying to redeem his family's name/legacy, this could be the angle they take for Mandarin's rise to power.

That sounds horrible, like the kind of ideas that made movie Doc Doom so crappy. Why can't he just be what the is in the frikken books? A Mad Scientist and Kung Fu Grandmaster who has ten cool pimp-bling looking power rings? Please don't movie Doom him. Please. :csad:

[Ash Talon]

Honestly, you want him to have magic rings? Maybe he can talk with a slurred speech as well.

While I wouldn't call the world of the first Iron Man movie realistic, Mandarin as he is in the comics isn't going to fit into that world without a giant dose of tongue in cheek.

There's nothing horrible about the idea of trying to deal with his rise to power and how he got there. Having him live in a secret lair with a spaceship in the basement just won't work in a live-action film. Or commanding a giant dragon.

Honestly, I'd rather just not have them deal with Mandarin. He's a relic and actually is potentially insulting to a quarter of the globe's population. They have to adapt him while walking on eggshells.

Doom sucked since they removed almost all his traits that make him Doom, except for his vanity. Making him a romantic rival for Sue was asinine. As was making him a business man. Those are drastic changes to the heart of the character. That said, he kinda was accurate to early appearances in the comic. He wasn't his country's ruler when he first showed up either. It took a few years for him to develop in the comics.

I just don't see how adapting Mandarin to fit into the modern world is a bad thing. Afterall, we don't see Joker jumping on huge pianos and hitting Batman with a giant hammer anymore, do we? Some things work on film. And some things don't.

[sabetoonth]

ive read that maderin will be like the emporer from star wars,
what if his rings use not jsut archreactor tech, but a new kind fo arch reactor tech perhaps, or a simlar yet different power source of tech origins

[Mr. Earle]

So why havent they given us anything yet? There's more discussion in the Green Lantern board than Ironman, and GL hasnt even began shooting yet.
Give us some picks Favs, FFS.

[MichaelChen]

Honestly, you want him to have magic rings? Maybe he can talk with a slurred speech as well.

While I wouldn't call the world of the first Iron Man movie realistic, Mandarin as he is in the comics isn't going to fit into that world without a giant dose of tongue in cheek.

There's nothing horrible about the idea of trying to deal with his rise to power and how he got there. Having him live in a secret lair with a spaceship in the basement just won't work in a live-action film. Or commanding a giant dragon.

Honestly, I'd rather just not have them deal with Mandarin. He's a relic and actually is potentially insulting to a quarter of the globe's population. They have to adapt him while walking on eggshells.

Doom sucked since they removed almost all his traits that make him Doom, except for his vanity. Making him a romantic rival for Sue was asinine. As was making him a business man. Those are drastic changes to the heart of the character. That said, he kinda was accurate to early appearances in the comic. He wasn't his country's ruler when he first showed up either. It took a few years for him to develop in the comics.

I just don't see how adapting Mandarin to fit into the modern world is a bad thing. Afterall, we don't see Joker jumping on huge pianos and hitting Batman with a giant hammer anymore, do we? Some things work on film. And some things don't.

The Mandarin in the books does not have magic rings, does not have slurred speech, does not have any of the things you are complaining about. Just read the Knaufs story. Just read the frikken Knaufs story. It's in TPB form. I'm not saying I want Silver Age Mandarin anymore than I want Silver Age Doom. What I want is comicbook Doom and The Mandarin.
Just
read
the
frikken
KNAUFS STORY
Like that!

[kedrell]

So why havent they given us anything yet? There's more discussion in the Green Lantern board than Ironman, and GL hasnt even began shooting yet.
Give us some picks Favs, FFS.

We'll have a new spot at Super Bowl in a couple of weeks. We're not exactly starving here.

[SpiderByte]

Although the 'whine about the trailer' game is fun.

[Spider-Vader]

The trailer just came out last month. I don't expect another full-blown one until March, maybe February.

[anrrd_2]

WHERES THE TRAILER! WHY AREN"T WE GETTING ANY NEWS!!! WHINE, WHINE, B*TCH, B*TCH!

:oldrazz:

[SpiderByte]

See?

Fun.

Note my sig.

[sabetoonth]

lol that make mes laugh

[Aesop Rocks]

Jon Favreau said he was "locking reels". I has 2 questions.

1. What does that mean?
2. Does this mean the reel for the new trailer or the overall film?

[darkslayer101]

Jon Favreau said he was "locking reels". I has 2 questions.

1. What does that mean?
2. Does this mean the reel for the new trailer or the overall film?

i think he is fixing the final copy of the movie...

[Aesop Rocks]

this early?

[Retroman]

Is this new? :huh:

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/8569/m0020030special12w600.jpg

Source (http://www.cine21.com/Movies/Mov_Movie/movie_detail.php?s=media&id=28065&pid=208933)

[The Caped Knight]

Is this new? :huh:

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/8569/m0020030special12w600.jpg

Source (http://www.cine21.com/Movies/Mov_Movie/movie_detail.php?s=media&id=28065&pid=208933)

Yes, awesome find Retro :cwink:

[MMMMM...Dounuts]

Is this new? :huh:

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/8569/m0020030special12w600.jpg

Source (http://www.cine21.com/Movies/Mov_Movie/movie_detail.php?s=media&id=28065&pid=208933)

Very nice!! It looks like the hardware might connect to his spine, similar to Doc Ock in Spider-Man 2.

[Spidey-Quad]

Yes!!! Fin fang foom

nuff sed

[Figs]

Very nice!! It looks like the hardware might connect to his spine, similar to Doc Ock in Spider-Man 2.

That was the exact same thing that came to mind at first glance. :woot:

[kedrell]

Better not be. We don't need no "the whips made me do it" crap. ;)

[Redd]

New update:

Just found the filming permit for "Rasputin" on the 27th of January. They will be filming on 85 E. State St. in Pasadena, Ca.

[SpiderByte]

We've seen his back before, but not at that angle and that spectacular quality.

[Redd]

I was able to get a pic of the street view from that street. With the help of google maps.

I wonder what they could be filming on this street?

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs152.snc3/17937_535446374601_59000456_31757778_7201120_n.jpg

EDIT: *Yes! Success! *
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2046170&id=59000456&saved#/photo.php?pid=31757778&id=59000456

[kedrell]

Pics ain't showing up, Redd.

[Redd]

I'm trying to fix it, but the pic wont show...

EDIT: Fixed

[sabetoonth]

I was able to get a pic of the street view from that street. With the help of google maps.

I wonder what they could be filming on this street?

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs152.snc3/17937_535446374601_59000456_31757778_7201120_n.jpg

EDIT: *Yes! Success! *
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2046170&id=59000456&saved#/photo.php?pid=31757778&id=59000456
uhmm fight scene?

[SpiderByte]

I found this good shot of the Mark VI.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2692/4192594170_ec10f53512_o.jpg

[Chewy]

Apparently there's more than one variety of drone (http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/article.asp?ai=91071), don't know if they'll all be in the film

http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/news_images/3/91071_246430_11.jpghttp://www.diamondselecttoys.com/news_images/3/91071_246431_12.jpg

[SpiderByte]

*double post*

[Chewy]

I just read the full article at that site and it says this: Styled after the four branches of the US Military, exact how these high-powered armors will come to exist and what their creation means for Iron Man remains to be seen - but we can't wait to find out! So I guess they will all be in the movie.

Hammer Drone:
http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/news_images/3/91071_246429_10.jpg

Battle Damaged Hammer Drone:
http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/news_images/3/91071_246391_8.jpg

Air Assault Drone:
http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/news_images/3/91071_246387_4.jpg

Ground Assault Drone:
http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/news_images/3/91071_246388_5.jpg

Sea Assault Drone:
http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/news_images/3/91071_246389_6.jpg

Tactical Assault Drone:
http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/news_images/3/91071_246390_7.jpg

[SpiderByte]

I'm trying to embed something. How do I embed here?!

[Redd]

I just read the full article at that site and it says this: So I guess they will all be in the movie.

Hammer Drone:
http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/news_images/3/91071_246429_10.jpg

Battle Damaged Hammer Drone:
http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/news_images/3/91071_246391_8.jpg

Air Assault Drone:
http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/news_images/3/91071_246387_4.jpg

Ground Assault Drone:
http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/news_images/3/91071_246388_5.jpg

Sea Assault Drone:
http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/news_images/3/91071_246389_6.jpg

Tactical Assault Drone:
http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/news_images/3/91071_246390_7.jpg

Yup these are all in the movie. I've seen them. They looked awesome.

And I do know how they will tie into the movie and with Iron man. I can't wait for the re-shoots to happen!

[SpiderByte]

http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/customcounter.html?month=5&day=7&year=2010&hour=0&min=0&sec=0&p0=0


:D

[protocida]

Five branches of robots?! When you think Iron Man 2 can't get any more awesome :awesome: ...

Redd, is that what you mean when you said you saw a lot of beige (Ground Assault Drones) and navy blue (Air Assault Drones) during the final fight? :yay:

[Chewy]

I'm going to assume that

Hammer Drone = Hammer's Prototype
Air Assault Drone = Air Force
Ground Assault Drone = Army
Sea Assault Drone = Navy
Tactical Assault Drone = Marines

[marvel_freshman]

Yup these are all in the movie. I've seen them. They looked awesome.

And I do know how they will tie into the movie and with Iron man. I can't wait for the re-shoots to happen!

Awesome. I'm curious to where the Sea Attack Drone comes in.

[night0205]

Not to rain on your guy's parade, but just because there are toys of things, doesn't necessarily mean they will be in the movie...at all.

[SpiderByte]

Hm.
Good assumption, Chewy.

Maybe Hammer's prototype is Hammer's personal armor?

[Chewy]

Not to rain on your guy's parade, but just because there are toys of things, doesn't necessarily mean they will be in the movie...at all.
Uh...
Yup these are all in the movie. I've seen them. They looked awesome.

And I do know how they will tie into the movie and with Iron man. I can't wait for the re-shoots to happen!

[SpiderByte]

Yeah. They've already been confirmed by someone on set.

And Redd, btw. Are you still shooting scenes? If not, how are you getting the info?

[marvel_freshman]

Not to rain on your guy's parade, but just because there are toys of things, doesn't necessarily mean they will be in the movie...at all.

Hello..Someone who was on the set saw them all. If that isn't enough, then you'll just have to wait for the movie to come out to believe it.

And REDD, I'm not sure if you were referring to the attack drones that you saw on set. DId you see the Hammer Drone as well?

[SpiderByte]

And did you see any OTHER cool things you haven't mentioned to us? Because the drone info woulda been AWESOME for you to tell us.

Or is it some stupid binding contract 'You can't tell unless they figure it out first' thing?

[Chewy]

And REDD, I'm not sure if you were referring to the attack drones that you saw on set. DId you see the Hammer Drone as well?
Redd said she saw all of them, why would you assume that meant that she only saw some of them?

Maybe Hammer's prototype is Hammer's personal armor?
Why would his personal armor be referred to as a "Hammer Drone"? It's a drone, just like the other ones.

[Iron_Stark]

Redd said she saw all of them, why would you assume that meant that she only saw some of them?


Why would his personal armor be referred to as a "Hammer Drone"? It's a drone, just like the other ones.

Thank god.

[Drz]

http://i50.tinypic.com/6rkjvc.jpg

[Spider-Vader]

Pretty cool poster. Reminds me of one of the Spider-Man 2 posters.

[SpiderByte]

Thats a manip. It's Barneys.

It's in the manip thread.

[Iron_Stark]

Is that fan made? It looks awesome.

[SpiderByte]

Indeed. But it is fanmade, indeed. Barney made it.

[night0205]

Oh, sorry. The guy on set said he saw ALL of them... huh. So he say all four military drones, and Hammer's drone? OK, that's awesome. I hope there is a underwater battle!

[night0205]

Apparently there's more than one variety of drone (http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/article.asp?ai=91071), don't know if they'll all be in the film

http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/news_images/3/91071_246430_11.jpg
It almost seems as if that cut out armor is going to be Peppers! Huh? huh? Pepper in a suit. That's what I call stepping it up for a sequel.

In all seriousness it's probably going to be whiplash's updated armor.

[SpiderByte]

http://www.entertainmentearth.com/images/%5CAUTOIMAGES%5CDC72085lg.jpg

:awesome:

[Gamma Goliath]

niiice

[SpiderByte]

Finally, a nice standing shot of the War Machine Mark I.

[Compi716]

http://screenrant.com/iron-man-2-fing-fang-foom-easter-egg-kofi-42290/

[Redd]

Five branches of robots?! When you think Iron Man 2 can't get any more awesome :awesome: ...

Redd, is that what you mean when you said you saw a lot of beige (Ground Assault Drones) and navy blue (Air Assault Drones) during the final fight? :yay:

Yes. There is a funny scene with Sam Rockwell at the end, when he is introducing them all. Gary Shandling helped with that scene. It had me laughing for days. Even remembering that scene still gives me the giggles.

Yeah. They've already been confirmed by someone on set.

And Redd, btw. Are you still shooting scenes? If not, how are you getting the info?

Yes, we are still shooting scenes. One of the scenes that has to be re-shot is the Sepulvida dam scene. I don't know if we are going back there or going to the sound stage in Raleigh studios.

Hello..Someone who was on the set saw them all. If that isn't enough, then you'll just have to wait for the movie to come out to believe it.

And REDD, I'm not sure if you were referring to the attack drones that you saw on set. DId you see the Hammer Drone as well?

Yes all the attack drones were on set. I can finally say that now, since pictures have been released and footage of them in the trailer.

I am not allowed to say if I saw the Hammer drone or not.

[marvel_freshman]

Awesome. We are so thankful for having you here to give some inside info. I hate to ask too many questions, but there is one more revolving around your recent post.

You said At The End, Justin Hammer introduces them. Do you mean at the end of the film, or end of the battle? Or are talking about a different senate scene?

[Aesop Rocks]

Redd, you got accepted back to be an extra? :atp:

[Redd]

Awesome. We are so thankful for having you here to give some inside info. I hate to ask too many questions, but there is one more revolving around your recent post.

You said At The End, Justin Hammer introduces them. Do you mean at the end of the film, or end of the battle? Or are talking about a different senate scene?

One of the scenes I did is at the end of the film.

[Redd]

Redd, you got accepted back to be an extra? :atp:

:cwink: :woot:

Yup.

[marvel_freshman]

Okay. Cool. So that must be what was filmed at the DC Stages.

[Aesop Rocks]

One of the scenes I did is at the end of the film.

Oh! Was that the scene you did with you in a military of suit like that? The one with Rockwell I asked you about? :yay:

[Redd]

Okay. Cool. So that must be what was filmed at the DC Stages.

The Congressional Senate scene was re-shot there at the DC Stages.

Oh! Was that the scene you did with you in a military of suit like that? The one with Rockwell I asked you about? :yay:

Yes.

[Compi716]

I just read the full article at that site and it says this: So I guess they will all be in the movie.

Hammer Drone:
http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/news_images/3/91071_246429_10.jpg
The Hammer Drone is unique in that it seems to be manned by a human, whereas the military ones look more like they are unmanned (as seen in the trailer).

My guess? The Hammer Drone could very well be Vanko's updated armor post-Whiplash, making him more Crimson Dynamo-esque.

[Compi716]

Oh, and in case anybody didn't see...Fin Fang Foom CONFIRMED in Iron Man 2!
http://screenrant.com/iron-man-2-fing-fang-foom-easter-egg-kofi-42290/

[Aesop Rocks]

I saw it, lulz you just posted it. :awesome:

I'm really happy the Adi Fing Fam Foom was used.

I loved it in Viva Las Vegas.

[Gold Samurai]

Yup these are all in the movie. I've seen them. They looked awesome.


I'm betting on the air drones to be featured in the Mark V chase from the trailer

[AnorexicBatman]

Fin Fang Foom?!! And he's a big metal bipedal Dragon? Thank You Favreau! At least they didn't make it a cloud. I imagine Foom could work if you use the same explantion for why Norse Gods like Thor are running around...Parrarel Universes.

[Mr. Earle]

Its just an easter egg. He'll only be drawn on a billboard that Ironman flies by. I bet it will be pretty hard to spot during the movie.

[Aesop Rocks]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/01/iron-man-2.html

Favreau Tweeted it.

[Judson Caspian]

Oh, and in case anybody didn't see...Fin Fang Foom CONFIRMED in Iron Man 2!
... on a billboard.

[Iron_Stark]

Oh, and in case anybody didn't see...Fin Fang Foom CONFIRMED in Iron Man 2!

On a billboard? I was hoping it would be a statue like in the Viva Las Vegas comic before he came to life.

[protocida]

Sepulvida dam scene.
http://www.diamondselecttoys.com/news_images/3/91071_246389_6.jpg

:awesome:

[marcvader]

So what do you guys think the blacked out figure is?

[Gold Samurai]

^Mark V probably.

It's got the same outline as the minimate mark 4

[marcvader]

But why so secretive if it's already been revealed with other figures.

[RealIrOnMaN]

But why so secretive if it's already been revealed with other figures.
I still think, that they WILL show up Silver Centurion Armor (A.K.A - Mark V).

Mark VI - is the triangle armor. Though, some people prefer to call Mark VI - Mark V, I still believe, that Mark V (SC Armor) will be in the movie.

[IronJoe]

I still think, that they WILL show up Silver Centurion Armor (A.K.A - Mark V).

Mark VI - is the triangle armor. Though, some people prefer to call Mark VI - Mark V, I still believe, that Mark V (SC Armor) will be in the movie.




This would be AMAZING! Silver Centurion has got to be one of my favorites - that and Stealth armor, but I'd simply pass out if they showed that on screen, and spend the rest of the movie unconscious.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3261/2446489115_02942ea2c3.jpg

[Figs]

So Redd, how many scenes total were you in as an extra?

[Mr. Earle]

Why people like Silver Centurion so much? It doesnt even have the basic IM colours!

[Mr. Earle]

Why people like Silver Centurion so much? It doesnt even have the basic IM colours!

[SpiderByte]

Neither does War Machine.

[marcvader]

Yeah but that's a different character.

[SpiderByte]

It was an armor worn by Stark originally, then Rhodey.

[RealIrOnMaN]

Why people like Silver Centurion so much? It doesnt even have the basic IM colours!
Let me tell you why:

1) For some of hardcore IM fans, Silver Centurion Armor is and forever will be more than just a suit. It is a symbol of: power, recovery, and the new millenium for Tony Stark. That armor showed, that Stark overcomed his greatest falls (taking of the company by Stane) and fears (alchoholism, fear of becoming Iron Man again).

2) The color scheme was rather unusual and pretty tough by schematics.

3) This armor highlited the period of the first Armor Wars. The destroying of armor by Firepower made a Silver Centurion Armor one of the most interesting, legendary and coolest armors Tony's ever created.

[SpiderByte]

A nice, solid pic I found.

http://www.**************.com/images/users/uploads/9723/warm6.jpg

[SpiderByte]

Has this been posted?

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/8/2009/12/morenickfury.jpg

[marvel_freshman]

That really isn't an official pic. That is just a screenshot from the trailer.

[SpiderByte]

....

Wouldn't that MAKE it official then?

[anrrd_2]

^i just noticed the sig! NICE! that made my day :)

[Chris B]

I'm loving the different kinds of drones they're using.

[SpiderByte]

Where is Hammer anyway? An office building?

[Dr Lee]

Where is Hammer anyway? An office building?

Got a FEELING that.... it's where he meets up with Rhodes and the Air Force guy about the MkII that they (And i'm really speculating here) create War machine from

[SpiderByte]

Hm...
The first part might be true, but the last is a bit of a stretch.

[Redd]

From Figg:
So Redd, how many scenes total were you in as an extra?

I am in 3 scenes. Why do you ask?

[Dr Lee]

maybe, maybe not

We know from the trailer that the USAF will get their hands on a IM suit... a Silver one at that. There's also the French (i think) BTS clip that had the MkII missing from the wall of armour... i could be adding 2 to 2 and getting 42...but it seems logical that the USAF will just retrofit the Silver suit shown in the trailer with the WM stuff...

[SpiderByte]

Redd, have you seen any other costumes on set, apart from the drones, Tony's and War Machine? Like, maybe, Mark V?

[GoldGoblin]

The Hammer Drone is unique in that it seems to be manned by a human, whereas the military ones look more like they are unmanned (as seen in the trailer).

My guess? The Hammer Drone could very well be Vanko's updated armor post-Whiplash, making him more Crimson Dynamo-esque.

^
Wish he would have his own color scheme.

[marcvader]

It was an armor worn by Stark originally, then Rhodey.
Yes I know but the guy was commenting about why the different color scheme for IM. Personally I think the Silver Centurion armor looks like a hood ornament.

[Redd]

Redd, have you seen any other costumes on set, apart from the drones, Tony's and War Machine? Like, maybe, Mark V?

Yes I have.

[night0205]

What is the big difference with Mark V?

[SpiderByte]

In other words, what does it look like?

[darkslayer101]

What is the big difference with Mark V?

extremis armor

[Redd]

In other words, what does it look like?

I am not allowed to say. Sorry. But I can say that it looks awesome and bad@$$.

It was funny when it was brought out to set. My jaw hit the floor and I was like it's the Mark V suit! Everyone around me was like "Who is Mark V?"

[SpiderByte]

it looks awesome and bad@$$.



Does it look like this one on the far right?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/ahai168/atu/allIronMan2new.jpg

[GoldGoblin]

What I don't get is why does all of IM villains and allies have iron suits like him,but the real question is why don't they have different color schemes.Why not some blue or green ones to make them stand out more.

[sabetoonth]

What I don't get is why does all of IM villains and allies have iron suits like him,but the real question is why don't they have different color schemes.Why not some blue or green ones to make them stand out more.
didnt maderin spend some time in a blue an i think red armor? moslty blue

[night0205]

Does it look like this one on the far right?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/ahai168/atu/allIronMan2new.jpg

I think it's safe to say, it's probably something like that...because... well it says Mark V.

[SpiderByte]

I know that, but I just want confirmation from Redd.

[night0205]

There are a lot of suits in Iron Man, my gosh, even Tony going from Mark III to Mark IV would be intense, but then to Mark V? Maybe Mark IV get's destroyed or something...

[Avengers-Report]

Any word on another trailer?

[Chewy]

During the super bowl

[Gamma Goliath]

just a few more weeks then.......

[SpiderByte]

I can't believe I forgot about that.

I wonder if we'll see Mark V in it? Or Redd?

[Avengers-Report]

During the super bowl

Just a teaser?? Like the T-Formers trailer last year?

[Chewy]

A 30 second spot, yeah, probably

And then we'll probably see a new full trailer with something like Shutter Island, Alice in Wonderland or Clash of the Titans

[Avengers-Report]

Cool, thanks. Gotta make sure to stay away from those, lol.

[Aesop Rocks]

Late night editing. Locking reel 3.

favreau

[sabetoonth]

do we know what that means?
"locking reels"

[Dr Lee]

I guess whatever reel three is.... it's completed editing

[Aesop Rocks]

I THINK it's them doing this thingy:

http://i45.tinypic.com/hs9r1w.jpg

[batman11]

Google is your friend. Don't forget that he's always there to help you out, and is damn fast to boot. :woot:

Film reel container with locking mechanism:

"A reel storage container including a key-operated pin-tumbler lock mechanism for locking together separable portions of the container. The lock mechanism includes on one portion of the container opposed pivotally mounted locking members driven through a cam means by a key-operated rotatable plug and being thus movable between positions to engage or disengage a pin fixed to the other portion of the container to correspondingly lock or unlock the container."

[kedrell]

What I don't get is why does all of IM villains and allies have iron suits like him,but the real question is why don't they have different color schemes.Why not some blue or green ones to make them stand out more.

Many villains do have different color schemes. Titanium Man is a dull green. Crimson Dynamo....well I'll just let you guess on that one. ;) War Machine is pretty much the only ally who also has a suit(and it was originally one Stark had and then gave to Rhodes). Black Widow & Fury don't wear suits. Justin Hammer doesn't wear a suit. Several of his villains don't wear suits(Mandarin, Madame Masque, Living Laser, Spymaster, etc.) and some wear suits that are completely different and specialize in other areas altogether(Ghost, Blizzard).

[RealIrOnMaN]

NOW, I'M 100% SURE, that the Silver Centurion (Mark V) Armor will be in the movie:
(http://s590.photobucket.com/albums/ss343/IrOnPaTrIoT/?action=view&current=2-7.jpg)http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss343/IrOnPaTrIoT/th_2-7.jpg (http://s590.photobucket.com/albums/ss343/IrOnPaTrIoT/?action=view&current=2-7.jpg) http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss343/IrOnPaTrIoT/th_3-3.jpg (http://s590.photobucket.com/albums/ss343/IrOnPaTrIoT/?action=view&current=3-3.jpg) http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss343/IrOnPaTrIoT/th_1-7.jpg (http://s590.photobucket.com/albums/ss343/IrOnPaTrIoT/?action=view&current=1-7.jpg)

[protocida]

Err... Isn't that the same toy?

[kedrell]

I don't know how closely it's gonna follow the look of that toy(which looks aweful). I doubt it's gonna have that 'waffle iron' look to it. That'd be too amateurish a miskake to make for this team.

[RealIrOnMaN]

I don't know how closely it's gonna follow the look of that toy(which looks aweful). I doubt it's gonna have that 'waffle iron' look to it. That'd be too amateurish a miskake to make for this team.
I don't know, for me, it looks ok. I love the chest form.

Amateurish for the IM2 team was to make a Hammer Drones, without any pilots inside it.

[kedrell]

Why would drones have pilots inside them? Then they'd be armors.

[RealIrOnMaN]

I don't know man. If they would be a Hammer Soldiers, not Drones, it woud've looked more realistic, though, I'm not fully against the "drone" thingy.

[kedrell]

Well we already have real life Predator drones. Makes sense to me that these would operate in much the same way. In fact, I'm nearly 100% certain that this is how they are going to go with them and I for one approve. It means Iron Man & War Machine can go full bore ape-s*** on them w/o worrying about killing some pilots.

[marcvader]

Drones=carnage=:up:

[anrrd_2]

^couldn't have said it better myself :awesome:

[Iron_Stark]

I agree, drones are awesome, watching Robocop last night, I was thinking of how cool it would be to have an army of ED-209s, then I remembered, Iron Man is getting an army of drones. :awesome:

[hame4479]

I don't know how closely it's gonna follow the look of that toy(which looks aweful). I doubt it's gonna have that 'waffle iron' look to it. That'd be too amateurish a miskake to make for this team.

look at the minimates, tony is carrying a red and silver briefcase. I think it has that look because it folds in on itself and is contained in that case.

[marvel_freshman]

That is a great theory. By the way, that isn't Tony, its Happy Hogan aka Jon Favreau's character.

[sabetoonth]

That is a great theory. By the way, that isn't Tony, its Happy Hogan aka Jon Favreau's character.
maybe happy suits up to help too?

[SpiderByte]

Well, it IS Favs after all.

Doubtful though, but still possible.

[night0205]

lol... that would be funny.

[sabetoonth]

Well, it IS Favs after all.

Doubtful though, but still possible.
i was thinking the same, regardless of the unlikely, it may be happys who suits up in mark V

[SpiderByte]

Or he may use it later on, after Tony.

3 Flying armored weapons.....how much better can it get?

[kedrell]

Well, Happy did sub for Tony as Iron Man occassionally early on in the comics. Hell, I think even Mary Jane & Aunt May wore the Mark 1 & 2(respectively) at one point.

[AnorexicBatman]

Hell, I think even Mary Jane & Aunt May wore the Mark 1 & 2(respectively) at one point.

THIS! Totally needs to happen in Spider-Man 4!
Iron Aunt Vs. Green Goblin

[SpiderByte]

Waitwait wait.

AUNT MAY wore the Armor.
She can operate HIGH TECH WEAPONRY, and has a history of heart problems.

Plus, why would SHE wear the armor?!

[Ace of Knaves]

Because Aunt May is bad ass.

And Anorexic... SM4 is as dead as the dodo man lol

[AnorexicBatman]

I meant the reboot.

[Ace of Knaves]

Ahhh well, Iron Aunt vs Green Goblin would be pretty sick.

[kedrell]

Waitwait wait.

AUNT MAY wore the Armor.
She can operate HIGH TECH WEAPONRY, and has a history of heart problems.

Plus, why would SHE wear the armor?!

I think it happened shortly before Civil War. Peter at this time had finally taken a quasi-job for Tony or something like that and May & MJ and he were all living in an apartment in Stark Tower(perks of finally becoming an Avenger and all that). May & MJ needed to retrieve something from Latveria while Doom was in hell(I've no idea what they were after). So Tony loaned them his first two armors for protection.

[Iron_Stark]

I think it happened shortly before Civil War. Peter at this time had finally taken a quasi-job for Tony or something like that and May & MJ and he were all living in an apartment in Stark Tower(perks of finally becoming an Avenger and all that). May & MJ needed to retrieve something from Latveria while Doom was in hell(I've no idea what they were after). So Tony loaned them his first two armors for protection.

LOL, do you have any scans of that?

[kedrell]

No, I just remember reading it at the library one day. It happened shortly after May's house got burned down by the Molten Man(which is why they all moved to Stark Tower). I usually never read Spidey comics(in fact I stopped reading comics altogether a long, long time ago) but that time was just an interesting happenstance. I wasn't even looking for comics, just waiting for my work shift to start. I'm sure someone out there could dig up some scans though.

[Aesop Rocks]

C'mon Iron Man 2 News and Speculation!

LIVE!

[Spider-Vader]

It'll be lively again in a couple weeks.

[kedrell]

You betcha!

[Iron_Stark]

In about two weeks once the Superbowl spot airs.

[RealIrOnMaN]

I just sat down with the cast of one of Sundance’s early breakouts, the Josh Radnor-directed happythankyoumoreplease, and I’ve come back with a message for you, Internet. Radnor’s love interest in the film is played by Kate Mara, and after the two of us discussed Sundance for a spell, I had to ask her about Iron Man 2.

When Mara joined the cast, the trades didn’t name her role, which led many to guess (and then assume) that the part was a top-secret one, most likely Tony Stark’s sometime love interest Bethany Cabe. In fact, the rumor got to be so strong that even Mara’s IMDb profile lists her playing that role. However, she was anxious to dispel it today.
“I’m not playing Bethany Cabe,” she said as soon as I brought up the film. So how did the talk get started?
“Who knows!” Mara said. “I think Bethany Cabe in the comic book has red hair and they were like, well, Kate must be playing her.” Still, don’t get her wrong: “I am in Iron Man 2. I’m only in one scene, though, and it’s not Bethany Cabe.”
Who, then? Mara demurred. “Just check it out. I did it because they were like, ‘Do you want to work with Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Favreau?’ I was like, ‘I’ll say one word and I’m fine!’ So there you go.”

[Dr Lee]

Could she be a cameo of herself? Tony takes her to some event as his +1?

[louiebling$]

I just sat down with the cast of one of Sundance’s early breakouts, the Josh Radnor-directed happythankyoumoreplease, and I’ve come back with a message for you, Internet. Radnor’s love interest in the film is played by Kate Mara, and after the two of us discussed Sundance for a spell, I had to ask her about Iron Man 2.

When Mara joined the cast, the trades didn’t name her role, which led many to guess (and then assume) that the part was a top-secret one, most likely Tony Stark’s sometime love interest Bethany Cabe. In fact, the rumor got to be so strong that even Mara’s IMDb profile lists her playing that role. However, she was anxious to dispel it today.
“I’m not playing Bethany Cabe,” she said as soon as I brought up the film. So how did the talk get started?
“Who knows!” Mara said. “I think Bethany Cabe in the comic book has red hair and they were like, well, Kate must be playing her.” Still, don’t get her wrong: “I am in Iron Man 2. I’m only in one scene, though, and it’s not Bethany Cabe.”
Who, then? Mara demurred. “Just check it out. I did it because they were like, ‘Do you want to work with Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Favreau?’ I was like, ‘I’ll say one word and I’m fine!’ So there you go.”
Madam Masque Cameo? Maria Hill?Janet?

[Mr. Earle]

She'll probably play just another chick that Tony sleeps with.

[Steve Holt]

She'll probably play just another chick that Tony sleeps with.

i hate it when they get great actors to play nobodies, means they can't be used further down the road because it's one universe

[kedrell]

It should be more than a nobody I think. It's a very small role yet seems important enough to keep as a secret and they got a really good actress for it. Couple that with the Avengers coming up and all these films are starting to lead towards that and I'm starting to think it'll be a Janet Van Dyne/Wasp cameo.

[Steve Holt]

It should be more than a nobody I think. It's a very small role yet seems important enough to keep as a secret and they got a really good actress for it. Couple that with the Avengers coming up and all these films are starting to lead towards that and I'm starting to think it'll be a Janet Van Dyne/Wasp cameo.

or Scarlet Witch, the character ScarJo was considered for

[kedrell]

I don't see them going with Scarlet Witch as long as FOX still has Magneto.

[protocida]

She'll be an FBI agent. I believe she appears right after Whiplash's first attack.

[kedrell]

I have heard that as well.

[SpiderByte]

Same here.

[marvel_freshman]

Wizard Magazine has recently released an in depth, behind the scenes look at the movie. Most notably, it ties in most of the information that's been slowly trickling out for months. First, the film's director (http://www.**************.com/iron_man/news/?a=14149#)Jon Favreauhttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/2_bing.gif (http://www.**************.com/iron_man/news/?a=14149#) explains how the sotry is set up: "A lot of people wondered if we were going to follow the 'Demon in a Bottle' storyline [but] the tone in the first film isn't as dark as what's explored in the books. What we did want to go into was how he struggles with his own identity in the face of being a larger than life character who is. in fact, saving the world."

Since alcoholism won't be Tony's antagonist in the film, the crew had to find a villain that could challenge our hero both physically and mentally. Enter Ivan Vanko, or Mickey Rourkehttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/2_bing.gif (http://www.**************.com/iron_man/news/?a=14149#) to be exact. Favreau was very excited when Rourke agreed to board the project, but his excitement amplified when he learned how seriously The Wrester star was taking the role.

"We informed Mickey that the character had done some time in a Russian prison. The next thing I heard, he was in a Russian prison! He chose to go there." Favreau jokingly suggested that Rourke may have had an ulterior motive for going to that extreme: "Apparently, the first American film that they got in Russia as a result of Perestroika was '9 1/2 Weeks'. So [Mickey] is a sex god in Russia."</I>

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k158/ponyboyzero/im7.jpg Fans of the comics know that a villain by the name of Ivan Vanko was not a part of Iron Man's rogues gallery. So where did this new character come from? Favreau goes into detail about the deviation from the source material:

"For those of you who know the books, we're combining some characters in a way that stays true to the books but keeps you guys guessing a little bit. We combined Whiplash and [Anton] Vanko [the Crimson Dynamo]."

Here's a breakdown of the two separate characters - Anton Vanko was a Russian scientist who donned the Crimson Dynamo armor to battle Iron Man. Whiplash, or Mark Scarlotti, was a Stark Industries weapons designer. After becoming involved with organized crime he designed a pair of high-voltage whips that strike with the force of lightning bolts. From the information we've been given regarding Ivan Vanko (Rourke's character) he can discern that he is Anton Vanko's son utilizing the Whiplash technology instead of the Crimson Dynamo suit. If anyone is worried about watching a hybrid character like Vanko/Whiplash, you can rest easy. Favreau doesn't make modifications to the Marvel (http://www.**************.com/iron_man/news/?a=14149#) Universe without careful planning, "Any changes won't be made out of ignorance."

One of film's stars, Sam Rockwell, has indicated that Ivan Vanko is a fan of Tony Stark until Justin Hammer (his character) forces the Russian into becoming a villain through pressure and manipulation.


Two mechanically enhanced main characters isn't enough this time around, Jim Rhodes will don the fan favorite War Machine armor. 'Rhodey', played by Don Cheadlehttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/2_bing.gif (http://www.**************.com/iron_man/news/?a=14149#), will be an integral part of Tony's struggle with the government; so we should expect to see plenty of War Machine in action. "I looked on the [shooting] schedule," Cheadle said, "and I think the CGI version of Rhodey worked as many days as I did." A big question of fan's minds is whether the government has gone to the expense of creating their own armored warrior, with gadgets including shoulder-mounted self targeting machine gun that can engage adversaries in 360 degrees, in an attempt to bring in the Golden Avenger. Robert Downey Jr. (http://www.**************.com/iron_man/news/?a=14149#) gives his insight into that possibility: "Well I get that sense from the footage we've shown. But it could be a misdirect."

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k158/ponyboyzero/im6.jpg Downey believes that the conflict between his character and Rhodey is integral to the film's story (http://www.**************.com/iron_man/news/?a=14149#); not so much as rivals but as competitive equals. "I got from the comic books [was] that when Tony and Rhodey hung out, it would always be a toss up between which one of them would get laid first. With Don [Cheadle], he's someone who is not intimidated by me in any way. So, I wanted to bring that to the screen as much as possible.

The War Machine armor has yet to make it's big screen debut, but Cheadle has already faced rumors regarding a possible spin-off film. "People have asked, but no one [in authority] has mentioned it as something that's happening. Hopefully, if this one goes well, there'll be another [Iron Man film] with the same people. But there won't be a War Machine spin-off."

Rhodes isn't the only government representative that Stark has choice words with. Samuel L. Jackson returns as Nick Fury, Director of the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division (or you can call it S.H.I.E.L.D.) "We're going to be looking at Tony needing help, working with other people. One of our themes is that no man is an island," said Jon Favreau. Downey gives a bit more detail about how that theme will appear on film, "At a certain point, Tony is approached by Nick Fury, who is wondering what it's like for him not to have any backup."

The film will further explore not just the world of Iron Man, but the Marvel movie-verse as well. "[Tony faces issues] that are more pertinent than his immediate survival," says Downey, "confronting issues that are beyond the realm of easy understanding even for someone as bright as he is." Should audiences ready themselves for a more fantasy elements in the Iron Man films? Many fans are hoping to see mention of Iron Man's nemesis the Mandarin, but with Marvel's next feature film currently in production, this statement could be pointing towards the introduction of Thor.

Fans will have to wait a bit longer to see exactly what surprises Favreau and crew have in store for the film's final cut. Their highest priority is secrecy. "With the level of curiosity, it's very hard to not open every Christmas present before the release date." said the director. "On the first film, Nick Fury was out there on [the internet] less than a week after we did it. We shot with a skeleton crew on a dark day, we thought we were so clever. It's a cat and mouse game that we play."

The interest to see as much of the film as possible before it's release is understandable considering how disappointed fans have been in the past with horrid adaptations of their favorite characters. Favreau promises that he too understands. He has seen fans "punished by studios that don't care about them. We'd [just] like there to be some surprises then next May comes around."


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Here are a few interesting finds from next month's issue of Wizard Magazine:

- Iron Man 2 opens showing Tony Stark facing a major struggle where both his mood and armor are grimy and ragged.

- Favreau has confirmed that the exoskeleton armor Whiplash wears in the film's trailer is his "first attempt at technology".

- Black Widow wasn't the only option for Scarlett Johansson to play, Favreau was considering her for the role of Wanda Maximoff, better known as the Scarlett Witch.

- Mickey Rourke felt that his character (Whiplash) should have a pet, just as a way to humanize him. After much discussion, a Cockatoo joined the crew.


Pick up the February issue of Wizard Magazine today for more information on Iron Man 2 including an interview with Scarlett Johansson and more details from Robert Downey Jr. and Don Cheadle.

[protocida]

Theory:

At Iron Man 2's ending, Rhodey will give Tony back the War Machine armor and and quit the military to become Tony's personal pilot and trainer. This is how he'll appear in The Avengers and, in Iron Man 3, he'll don the suit again to help a alcoholic Tony against the Mandarin and his minions.

[kedrell]

Thanks marvel_freshman, that was a great read.

@protocida-

I think that's a reasonable theory. I like it and it helps curve things back towards comics continuity.

[MMMMM...Dounuts]

Great read, lol Mickey Rourke wanted a cockatoo?

[kedrell]

Yeah, we knew the cockatoo thing nearly a year ago. Whenever the 1st Whiplash pic came out, last March I think it was.

[RealIrOnMaN]

Well, THAT (http://comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=4274&disp=table) might be useful.

[kedrell]

Well, THAT (http://comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=4274&disp=table) might be useful.


Hehe, gee it took'em long enough to make a comic adaption of the first film. Most have that out prior to the film's release.

[AnorexicBatman]

I love the art in the comic. Nice presentation. I also see the characters were drawn as per their comic representations rather than making them look like the actors

[Aesop Rocks]

I thought Scarlett Witch was property of FOX?

[RealIrOnMaN]

I love the art in the comic. Nice presentation. I also see the characters were drawn as per their comic representations rather than making them look like the actors
The penciler's name is Sean Chen.
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/3723/ironmaniii01p15.th.jpg (http://img690.imageshack.us/i/ironmaniii01p15.jpg/) http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6749/ironmaniii01p16.th.jpg (http://img99.imageshack.us/i/ironmaniii01p16.jpg/)
He was Iron Man v3 (#1-30) artist back in the 90's. It was him, who completed the "Tony Stark with goatee" personality, though the first Stark with goatee appeared in Iron Man v2.

Currently, Sean is working on I am Iron Man #1-2.

[Mr. Earle]

I hope they dont adapt the alcoholism problem. This plot requires Tony to be in the sidelines for its duration while War Marchine fills in for him, and to be honest i dont want that. I enjoy War Machine but Ironman is the protagonist and my favourite of the two. Did you enjoy having Prime absent for most of ROTF? I didnt, and i wouldnt want anything similar for IM.
Besides the alcoholism plot is sooo predictable. Tony will be drunk for most of the movie, he'll engage in reckless and self destructive behaviour until he reaches rock bottom and realizes he needs to detox. He does and then beats the bad guy. The end.

[Superhero 101]

there has to be a scan somewhere around the internet of May in a Iron Man Armor

[kedrell]

I'm sure there is. It was during Straczynski's run on the Spidey comic.

[The Navigator]

I'm sure there is. It was during Straczynski's run on the Spidey comic.

Or as I like to call it, the 'Murphy's Law' era of Spider-Man.

[powerbomb1411]

I thought Scarlett Witch was property of FOX?

She has to be. I can't imagine Marvel would pick out certain characters that long ago just in case they could do the unthinkable and make an Avengers film, especially when the rights to the Avengers were already split up.

[kedrell]

Or as I like to call it, the 'Murphy's Law' era of Spider-Man.


I'm afraid I don't get the joke, but whatever. I've only on rare occassions read Spidey comics.

[kedrell]

She has to be. I can't imagine Marvel would pick out certain characters that long ago just in case they could do the unthinkable and make an Avengers film, especially when the rights to the Avengers were already split up.


If that rumor about Disney reaquiring all the outsourced Marvel properties by 2017 is true then SW would be better held off until she(and Quicksilver) could be used to full effect to tie the Avengers to the X-Men.

[SpiderByte]

Say....

Redd, did you happen to see any costumes that look like this on set?

http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ironman2_crimsondynamo.jpg

[kedrell]

Hello Crimson Dynamo!

[protocida]

I rather have Tony going trough a complete nervous breakdown because of The Mandarin's calculated actions than alcoholism.

[SpiderByte]

I just thought. You know the rumored Hulk cameo on Iron Man 2?

What if it's not the Green Hulk?

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii289/SpiderByte_photo/incredible-hulk-summer-2008.jpg

[kedrell]

A buff Michael Jackson? :hehe:

[SpiderByte]

You have no idea how many times I have heard that.

[kedrell]

I believe it. But it's just the very 1st impression I got from a pic which I had never seen before. It's the angle of the hat, mainly.

[SpiderByte]

Yeah, I'm workin on that.

But still, it would be interesting. I mean, Iron Man DOES take place in Vegas...(it was Vegas, right?)

[SpiderByte]

Yeah, I'm workin on that.

But still, it would be interesting. I mean, Iron Man DOES take place in Vegas...(it was Vegas, right?)

[Redd]

Say....

Redd, did you happen to see any costumes that look like this on set?

http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ironman2_crimsondynamo.jpg

No.

[protocida]

What about the Mark V?

[SpiderByte]

She already said she saw it.

And as far as CD goes, I'm actually not surprised. They'll probably use CGI, if their usin that model.

But did you see any unique weapons, costumes, or etc?

[Redd]

But did you see any unique weapons, costumes, or etc?

I can't talk about that. :csad:

[SpiderByte]

Hm....so that effectively is a yes. There's no rule about saying their ISN'T something, like how you said you didn't see a CD suit...

[Mr. Earle]

Say....

Redd, did you happen to see any costumes that look like this on set?

http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ironman2_crimsondynamo.jpgI thought that this time around the villain would be on Ironman's size so that we could actually see a good fight. With a villain this big, i doubt IM will be able to fight him man to man, and it will be like Monger all over again. I rather have Tony going trough a complete nervous breakdown because of The Mandarin's calculated actions than alcoholism.Ditto.

[kedrell]

I thought that this time around the villain would be on Ironman's size so that we could actually see a good fight. With a villain this big, i doubt IM will be able to fight him man to man, and it will be like Monger all over again.


I don't think that picture from the video game is necessarily indicitive of how he'll appear in the movie and even so, the Iron Monger fight was how it was not due to size but due to Tony starting out at a disadvantage already. Fully powered, Iron Man probably would have creamed Iron Monger or at least it would have been a very close fight.

[sabetoonth]

speak of the devil, favs is on freidns on FOX41 right now! perhaps subtle advertising or hype for IM2?

[Aesop Rocks]

Sabe, my I ask how old you are?

[Spider-Vader]

Joe Fixit would be awesome!

[rocco2216]

If that rumor about Disney reaquiring all the outsourced Marvel properties by 2017 is true then SW would be better held off until she(and Quicksilver) could be used to full effect to tie the Avengers to the X-Men.


Here's the article man. Sorry I didn't have it up sooner lol. :word:


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It's on Jim Hill Media. For some reason the article won't post on here.

[sabetoonth]

Sabe, my I ask how old you are?
17, and i fogot to use spellcheck ><:doh:

[kedrell]

Thanks much, it's a good read.

http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2010/01/15/why-for-did-sony-pictures-decide-not-to-go-forward-with-production-of-spider-man-4.aspx

[kedrell]

Here's the pertinent part for those who don't like to click links:

Why For did Sony Pictures decide not to go forward with production of “Spider-Man 4” ?
Hiya Jim,
Sony just today announced that they're going to re-boot Spider-Man in 2012 (http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/urgent-spider-man-4-scrapped-as-is-raimi-and-cast-out-franchise-reboot-planned/) - no Raimi (http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0000600/), no Maguire (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001497/), no Dunst (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000379/). Does this mean anything for Disney? Could it be possible for them to somehow buy the rights back from Sony and then let Marvel (http://marvel.com/) Studios do a new film?
Thanks,
Ephraim
Ephraim –
Nope. Not at this point, anyway. Though -- from what I hear -- one of the main reasons that Sony moved so quickly to announce their reboot of this film franchise after Sam Raimi said that “Spider-Man 4” couldn’t possibly make its previously-locked-in May 5th, 2011 release date (http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/exclusive-spider-man-4-officially-has-no-start-date-as-of-today-because-of-script-problems-sony-unlikely-to-make-5112010-release-date/) was this Studio’s very real fear that – if they dawdled – Disney’s lawyers might then find some loophole in Sony's original licensing agreement with Marvel that Mickey could then exploit. Which would then allow the Mouse House to reclaim the motion picture rights for this particular superhero from Sony / Columbia Pictures (http://www.sonypicturesstudiostours.com/) prematurely.

As a Sony Pictures insider explained this situation to me earlier this week:
For over 10 years now, we’ve had a good working relationship with Marvel. But now that the Mouse owns Marvel, no one’s entirely sure how aggressive The Walt Disney Company is going to be when it comes to regaining the rights to these characters. Which is why management here felt that it was crucial that this film franchise maintain forward momentum. So that Disney’s attorneys would have as few opportunities as possible to probe for weakness in our licensing agreement with Marvel.
Which is why – come the Summer of 2012 – Peter Parker is headed back to high school. This Spider-Man reboot will be written by James Vanderbilt (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118007333.html?categoryid=13&cs=1) (Who – oddly enough – was one of the first very writers that Sony Pictures hired to work with Sam Raimi on Spider-Man 4). As for who will direct & star in this 2012 tentpole … Studio officials promise that all of this information will be revealed in the coming months.

As for Disney … They’re really just getting started on figuring out how to recover that $4.3 billion that they paid out for Marvel Entertainment, Inc. The Company’s short-term plans involve piggybacking on some of the Marvel-related projects that other studios will be releasing over the next year or so. EX: On or about May 7th of this year – which is when Paramount Pictures (http://www.paramount.com/) will be releasing “Iron Man 2 (http://ironmanmovie.marvel.com/)” to theaters – Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (http://disneydvd.disney.go.com/home.html) is expected to put out a DVD that will then showcase selected episodes of the Iron Man animated TV series (http://disney.go.com/disneyxd/shows/ironman/).
Beyond that … As expected, Disney’s attorneys will spend the next few years reviewing all of the licensing deals that Marvel Entertainment, Inc. has signed over the years. And – just as Sony officials feared – they will continually review these contracts, making sure that every single previously-agreed-upon term & condition is being met and/or honored. And if not … Well, you can bet that Mickey’s lawyers will then move at warp speed to sever these arrangements. Which would then allow control of the Marvel characters in question to revert back to The Walt Disney Company.
Long story short: This is going to be a long, involved process that will probably include a couple of lawsuits. But by 2017, Disney hopes to regain control of most if not all of Marvel Entertainment, Inc. characters. And that’s when the real fun (read that as “serious profit taking”) begins.

[kedrell]

Damn double post!

[Iron_Stark]

I hope they dont adapt the alcoholism problem. This plot requires Tony to be in the sidelines for its duration while War Marchine fills in for him, and to be honest i dont want that. I enjoy War Machine but Ironman is the protagonist and my favourite of the two. Did you enjoy having Prime absent for most of ROTF? I didnt, and i wouldnt want anything similar for IM.
Besides the alcoholism plot is sooo predictable. Tony will be drunk for most of the movie, he'll engage in reckless and self destructive behaviour until he reaches rock bottom and realizes he needs to detox. He does and then beats the bad guy. The end.

:up: Excellent post. F*** Tony being on the sidelines while War Machine takes over, I would up and walk out of the theater if this happened.

Save alcoholism for the fourth or fifth part.

[Shadow-Guardian]

Hello my fellow Shellheads. I just moved into my new house on December 31st and just got the internet hooked up.

So...What have I missed? Not all news is always on the front page. Can anyone fill me in on what's happened since I've been gone? :)

[kedrell]

I think that's why they're not going full DIAB on this one. DIAB is a superhero story that frankly doesn't have much superheroing in it. It gets the respect it does mainly because it was one of the first comic book issues that dealt with more real/adult themes. But it's not an exciting story.

[R_Hythlodeus]

Hello my fellow Shellheads. I just moved into my new house on December 31st and just got the internet hooked up.

So...What have I missed? Not all news is always on the front page. Can anyone fill me in on what's happened since I've been gone? :)

not much. apparently jon favreau hangs out on the thor set most f the time and there will be cheap looking toys of hammer drones to purchase.

[kedrell]

They are also doing some reshoots of the senate scene and possible some extra of the sepulveda damn scene.

[Mr. Earle]

I don't think that picture from the video game is necessarily indicitive of how he'll appear in the movie and even so, the Iron Monger fight was how it was not due to size but due to Tony starting out at a disadvantage already. Fully powered, Iron Man probably would have creamed Iron Monger or at least it would have been a very close fight.I was talking about how huge Monger looked and how thick and indestructible his armour was. If you re interested in a laser battle, all that doesnt really matter, but at some point i'd like to see Ironman one on one with the villain like Prime was with Megatron. And with armours that big and thick he wont be able to punch, kick, grapple or whatever. The one time he tried punching Monger he almost got killed.
Have you guys read Extremis? That villain was appalling but the fights between him and IM were amazing. They were fighting, punching, using lasers, breaking through walls, etc. Thats the kind of fight i want to see. :up: Excellent post. F*** Tony being on the sidelines while War Machine takes over, I would up and walk out of the theater if this happened.

Save alcoholism for the fourth or fifth part.
Thanks! not much. apparently jon favreau hangs out on the thor set most f the time and there will be cheap looking toys of hammer drones to purchase.
Why is he hanging out in the Thor set?

[Blackman]

Because its part of the Marvel movieverse

[Mr. Earle]

Because its part of the Marvel movieverse
Perhaps he is helping them create their world so that it fits well with IM's and they all fit together in the Avengers movie.

[Chewy]

They're filming in the same building where Favs and co are working on IM2

[craigdbfan]

Why is he hanging out in the Thor set?

I think the question should be "Why wouldn't you be hanging out on the set of Thor?

:awesome:

[Mr. Earle]

I think the question should be "Why wouldn't you be hanging out on the set of Thor?

:awesome:
Because i am directing IM2 that comes out only a few months from now and i gotta make sure that everything is perfect?

[[A]]

You would make a good dictator.

[craigdbfan]

Because i am directing IM2 that comes out only a few months from now and i gotta make sure that everything is perfect?

You honestly think he isn't working hard on this film because he happens to be visiting the set of Thor which is incredibly close to were Faverau is working on IM2?

Thats underestimating his work ethic. He's proven if anything that he cares a lot about this world Marvel is trying to create.

Like you even said he's probably helping them keep some sort of continuity or giving pointers to make the eventual transition into The Avengers as smooth as possible.

[Mr. Earle]

;17985679']You would make a good dictator.Thanks! :woot:

You honestly think he isn't working hard on this film because he happens to be visiting the set of Thor which is incredibly close to were Faverau is working on IM2?

Thats underestimating his work ethic. He's proven if anything that he cares a lot about this world Marvel is trying to create.

Like you even said he's probably helping them keep some sort of continuity or giving pointers to make the eventual transition into The Avengers as smooth as possible.
You guys said that he is there most of the time, so it struck me as odd since IM2 is only months from its premiere. But i suppose he just visits, he's not there all the time.

[craigdbfan]

You guys said that he is there most of the time, so it struck me as odd since IM2 is only months from its premiere. But i suppose he just visits, he's not there all the time.

R_Hythlodeus said most of the time.

Occasional visits now and then is far more likely.

[Mr. Earle]

R_Hythlodeus said most of the time.

Occasional visits now and then is far more likely.
Just in case:

FAVS IF YOU RE READING THIS, GET THE **** OFF THE INTERNET AND THOR'S SET AND GET BACK TO THE EDITING ROOM AND MAKE SURE IM2 IS AMAZING!

[R_Hythlodeus]

R_Hythlodeus said most of the time.

Occasional visits now and then is far more likely.
yeah, I thought it was pretty obvious that it was a joke. of course he is working 2 or 3 hours per day after his daily swimming pool parties with Jamie Alexander.

[craigdbfan]

Just in case:

FAVS IF YOU RE READING THIS, GET THE **** OFF THE INTERNET AND THOR'S SET AND GET BACK TO THE EDITING ROOM AND MAKE SURE IM2 IS AMAZING!

Sieg Heil? :p

[Shadow-Guardian]

I wonder if IM is gonna have a cameo in Thor. Stark was in TIH sooooooo...

[SpiderByte]

I just remembered something.

Redd. Have you seen...the tri-arc reactor?

[Aesop Rocks]

Now that I think about it, Thor could be the reason why Stark joins the Avengers.

[RealIrOnMaN]

New (Stark Race Costume) Picture: http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1121816320/tt1228705

[RealIrOnMaN]

Exclusive Iron Man 2 Battle Tactics Minimates Set
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[AnorexicBatman]

:lmao:

http://s590.photobucket.com/albums/ss343/IrOnPaTrIoT/?action=view&current=12-2.jpg

LOOK AT THE FACES!!

[AnorexicBatman]

:lmao:

http://s590.photobucket.com/albums/ss343/IrOnPaTrIoT/?action=view&current=12-2.jpg

LOOK AT THE FACES!!

[RealIrOnMaN]

I like, that the Stark (Race costume) version includes "infected arc reactor" body.

I also digg the Rhodes undersneath armor. So he has an arc reactor too after all?!

[AnorexicBatman]

Why would Rhodes have an arc reactor (in the same way as Stark)?
However, he would need one to power the suit obviously

[AnorexicBatman]

Why would Rhodes have an arc reactor (in the same way as Stark)?
However, he would need one to power the suit obviously

[Iron_Stark]

So I'm guessing they steal both the armor and an arc reactor to power the suit?

[SpiderByte]

Nick Fury's head looks really creepy. It's like a freakin totem pole.

[sabetoonth]

Sieg Heil? :p
to the president gasman! bombs away is your punishment!

i could never get into minimates

[Redd]

I just remembered something.

Redd. Have you seen...the tri-arc reactor?

I am not allowed to say.

[sabetoonth]

you so did, i can tell, i have a feeling