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http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article?article_id=5881

Ghostface to guest star in Iron Man film

Writer: Jeremy Goldmeier
News, Published online on 20 Nov 2007
Every time money-hungry Hollywood announces a new comic book adaptation for the big screen, our reaction is the same: how badly are they going to screw this one up? So when we heard Paramount Pictures was taking Iron Man to cinemas across the nation, the office pool was on: would it be a Spiderman-sized success or a colossal Ghost Rider-esque strikeout?
Then the trailer hit. Seeing Robert Downey Jr. yuk it up as billionaire weapons dealer Tony Stark was enough to assuage most of our concerns. At least it was going to be a fun ride.
But today, our expectations just jumped to a whole new plateau. Ladies and gentlemen, the real Mr. Tony Stark, Ghostface Killah, is appearing in the film as a cameo. Our music geek sense is tingling...
Ghost had all the details of the guest appearance in an interview with MTV.com.
"I jumped in there for maybe 12 or 16 bars, nothing too major," said the ever modest rapper. "It was a good look for the kid because Robert Downey Jr. recognized me as soon as I seen him. He was like, 'Yo, Tony!' ... For him to recognize me, I was kinda surprised by that."
Those familiar with Ghostface's discography will know that the man has likened himself to Iron Man in his rhymes for over a decade. He titled his solo debut album (pictured above) after the superhero, and laced landmark effort Supreme Clientele with old Iron Man radio show samples.
Between this film (coming May 2), guest appearances on 30 Rock earlier this year, and an upcoming bizarro collaboration with Lyle Lovett and Jewel in Judd Apatow's Walk Hard, Ghostface has really sunk his teeth into the acting game.
"I'mma start doing a lot of [acting] in the next year," Ghost told MTV. "My character on the screen is incredible. Acting is nothing for me, man. It's all an act. Rap is cool, but acting, that's my star. When you get me in front of a camera, it's a whole different aura."
In other news, the previously reported release date feud between Ghostface and his brothers in Wu-Tang is dead and buried. Ghostface will release his latest, The Big Doe Rehab on Dec. 4, and the Wu-Tang comeback effort The 8 Diagrams drops Dec. 11. Pitchfork has all of the details on Big Doe for you, including cover art and a track list.
Oh yeah... and did we mention that Ghostface is a collectible figure now? Is this guy batting 1000 or what?

Related links:
Ghostface on MySpace
Ghostface at DefJam.com
YouTube: Ghostface Killah - "Daytona 500"

 

[Ironfan72]

I had read that a few months ago from posters on imdb.com's message boards, he's playing a Dubai Shiek (at least that was the rumour there), after watching the interview his role is much more suited for Ghostface.
I love the fact that Jon Favreau got him a part since he is such a big fan of Iron Man.

 

[Moon_Knight]

Yeah I posted about this back in March and got laughed at lol

http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=268878

 

[Advanced Dark]

^ I remember that thread and I'm one of the ones who was against it if it distracted from the film. If he can act great but if not I don't want a movie full of gimmicks.

 

[TNC9852002]

Little appearances like this haven't ruined any superhero movie so far, so I doubt that this will be anything short of fun and entertaining...

Nice to see that this is confirmed!

-TNC

 

[chamber-music]

sounds cool. The guys a hugh fan so its all good.

 

[Blitzz]

first RZA in American Gangster, now Ghost in Ironman t:

 

[tdeverea]

Cool news... being as big of a fan of comic book superheroes as I am of hip-hop.

 

[JerseyJoker]

I dont see anything wrong with it.

The guy is a real fan of Iron Man, so cool for him to get a little cameo.

 

[GL1]

He did good in his Boondocks guest spot, he'll be just fine...

 

[Carlo Comicus]

I don't knew this Ghostface... who is?

 

[FatalEnergy]

Yea Ghost Face Killah is great!

 

[kedrell]

As long as he does a decent job, I have no problem with it.

 

[Armored Avenger]

He seems to be a real die-hard Iron Man fan, so i dont think he will screw up his cameo. He likely wants the film to be as good as we do, and stick to a tone right for the comics. If he starts rapping or being used for nothing but gimmicks then i would start to be concerned.

 

[Casius--J]

sounds good, some1 made a suggestion of him being in the film a while back.

Cant wait to see the scene!

 

[William_C]

Big Wu-Tang fan, so I'm glad he has a little cameo spot. I'd have much rather seen it like, Tony is at a club and Ghostface is there in the background or something, but this'll be cool either way. Those who know Ghost's music and what not, will be able to recognize him, and those who dont - it'll still be ok since its nothing big-big.

 

[CorpusBlack]

My friend and I always joked that Ghostface and Raekwon should've played Iron Man and War Machine in a film.

 

[William_C]

Ironman as the title, and Ob4CL as the sub-heading

 

[Giant-Man]

Who's he gonna play?

 

[Bubonic]

Does he have a verse about Iron Man in the album?

 

[Mr Jide]

As a huge wufan and an even bigger Mr Coles fan, I'm so glad Ghost face got a role in this movie. You guys should check out his ironman, supreme clientel and pretty tony albums, which are imo his best 3 albums. Lots of references to marvel comics and ironman in particular. His opening track on SC is the 60s animated ironman theme tune.
Him starring in this movie had to happen.

 

[Giant-Man]

As a huge wufan and an even bigger Mr Coles fan, I'm so glad Ghost face got a role in this movie. You guys should check out his ironman, supreme clientel and pretty tony albums, which are imo his best 3 albums. Lots of references to marvel comics and ironman in particular. His opening track on SC is the 60s animated ironman theme tune.
Him starring in this movie had to happen.

Cool

 

[Ibn]

They were calling each other Tony?!? Priceless

 

[fu manchu]

Who's he gonna play?

The Mandarin, of course. t:t:t:

 

[He-Man]

http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/14868

Marvel's new Iron Man film hits theaters this week and despite early reports that Wu-Tang rapper, Ghostface Killah, would make a cameo appearance in the flick, SOHH has learned that he's nowhere to be found in the final version.

"Marvel and Paramount eliminated the story line that led to Ghostface's scene in Dubai," a spokesperson for Ghostface told SOHH. "Robert Downey Jr. [who plays Iron Man] was having a party in Dubai where he runs into Ghostface and they have some dialogue, an exchange about lending each other yachts and Bentleys."

To make up for the disappointment of landing on the cutting room floor, Iron Man director Jon Favreau put in a call to Ghost himself to apologize, smoothing things over by making sure to keep a touch of Ghostface in the film by adding some musical elements.

"After the change John Favreau called apologizing and made a quick fix by licensing the 'Celebrate' video," Ghost's rep said. "Then Def Jam allowed us to replace the music with an original song for the movie, which all happened within 3 days and 5 days before [the] final edit."

Ghost's affinity for Iron Man has been hugely evident throughout his career, thanks to the Staten Island MC's adoption of Tony Stark - the super hero's real identity - as an alter ego as well as his decision to title his solo debut Ironman.

Ghostface's wasn't the only cameo that didn't pan out, despite rumors that Samuel L. Jackson and Hilary Swank would appear in the film, the final cut proved otherwise.

Iron Man hits theaters May 2nd.



So no Nick Fury either ??