Batman said:Favreau mentioned before that he loved the past Extremis arc. As well as it's take on how Stark was hit with the shrapnel. This quote really should be in the film. Not exactly like it of course, but something along the lines of. It really just shows how his life lay in the balance.
"That landmine put shrapnel two centimeters from my heart. My every movement allowed it to inch closer. I had to design a system to hold that shrapnel where it was. And incorporate it into a self-defense solution to get me out of captivity. It was the first time I'd had to design something that saved lives. It was a stopgap at best, I got home and put my money into a suit that'd keep me alive. I spent years in various versions of the breastplate, holding the shrapnel in magnetic fields. Until medical science caught up with me, and I could get the damn thing out. But I kept the suit. Kept tinkering with it. And I'm not sure anymore. Except that it wasn't about the future, but my future. And it allowed me to pretend that I wasn't a man who made landmines. I went from being a man trapped in an iron suit to being a man freed by it."
Something to that effect of the quote would be nice. Hence why I said before something along the lines of. The quote itself shows how much the suit means to him. And Favreau mentioned before that he liked the Extremis' interpretation of the origin. How the armor is the only thing keeping him alive. Testing his vulnerability.MaskedManJRK said:I'm not sure if the quote would fit right in the movie--it is an origin movie, after all, and that monologue is far ahead of that--but I hope they use the Extremis origin, damn near to the T.
Agreed. The gray suit was confirmed to be in the film, of course, along with Stark moving on to the red and gold armor, and then eventually moving to a more War Machine type suit. Favreau already has a good sense and direction of taking the film in the right direction. So far, everything he's said about Stark's characterization in the comics, the alcoholism, to the birth of constantly tinkering with the armor, working to improve it step by step, has been on a positive. I'm sure he'll handle the origin well with with the shrapnel, Yin Sen helping Stark build the armor, Stark finding Rhodes with both men escaping, and Stark wanting to make the armor even better.MaskedManJRK said:That's probably the best origin he's ever gotten--it shows his brains, his determination, and the development from smart-guy weapons designer to a fighter himself. I want to see him make his gray armor out of s**t that shouldn't work right that terrorists probably scounged up in battle-scarred cities and using it to take them out and escape. I also want to see the doctor that helps him like the story, I found him to be pretty humorous, espicially in the beginning when he tells Stark that he'll probably die soon, but he "is like John Wayne's old cowboy boots and will never die."t:
Yeah. The alcohol in some way should be atleast foreshadowed. Like the way you described it from Ultimates. Who, by the way, I can see Stark talking to either Pepper or Joanna Nivena. If not, Rhodes or Jarvis. One or two drinks at the most. Dropping vague hints that he does indeed have a problem. I liked how Favreau understood that Stark's alcohol problem wasn't until later in his life. That he wanted the audience to get a good grasp of who Stark is first. To also explore the alcoholism in a possible sequel.MaskedManJRK said:Also, a good way to hint his potential alcoholism in the first movie is a line I remember from the second volume of the first Ultimates series. Before they all go take on the aliens, we see Tony and Black Widow (who could be replaced by some female love interest or even Jarvis or Rhodes) as Tony's tech people are prepping the suit. Tony's having a few drinks and BW asks him if he should before he goes into the suit. Tony looks at her and says (paraphasing here, because it's been a while since I read it), "Are you serious? To step into that thing, you HAVE to be a bit sauced."
Warhammer said:Tony Stark putting the hammer down on his armor.
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Reminiscent to the scene in the Iron Man #118.deathshead2 said:I would like to see Tony falling out of a heilcopter and while falling he is tring to put on the armor and as he falls he keeps speeding up so fast the cam can't catch up the next shot is of the ground and then you see the briefcase hit the ground and IM just floating there inces away from the ground. Then blast offf he rockets into the air.
Well the gray armor has already been confirmed to be part of the origin. Described by Favreau as a "clunky" and "low-tech" type of armor. Then afterward is where we see Stark working to improve the armor, later adapting the red and gold color scheme. And later the "weapons platform" armor.GoldGoblin said:Both of those suits being in the movie would be awesome.
Possibly. Although Favreau did mention before that the repulsor rays do play a big role in the script.kedrell said:I do like this, although I doubt he'll have repulsors in his very first armor. More likely a regular type of gun built into the armor or he may just pick up one of the terrorists guns.
Yeah. Favreau already hinted more than once at the possibility of Rhodes as War Machine. Of course, for a sequel. And having the alcoholism introduced as well for Stark. Hinting the possibility of War Machine at the end of the first would be a decent touch. Or, a scene with Stark and Rhodes walking through different types of armors, and Rhodes eventually having a fascination with the War Machine armor.Dangerous said:Personally Id like to see a nod towards War Machine, perhaps as a sequal possibility.
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halfapple said:This would be an excellent scene to experience in the theater of Iron Man!
Its classic - the begining.
Or perhaps have him rising slowly out of those flames into the sky...looking downward in a similar pose.
Fists clutched, head looking down and armor glowing red hot from the heat of the explosion.
I believe that the original armor allowed him to jump a lot higher. In Tales of Suspense # 39, "Iron Man is Born!", page nine, he refers to the "transistor-powered (sic) air jets" and then uses them to "soar into the air".kedrell said:I'm pretty sure the first armor(grey one) he built in captivity didn't fly. He basically had to walk back to friendly areas during which he first met Rhodes and his busted helicopter. I wonder how close they'll stick to that concept.
Considering it looks like he's coming out of the building's window, probably a full circle around the building?Yellow Cyclone said:![]()
substitue the 616 for the ultimate of course. maybe off the roof, instead of the side, but you get the idea![]()