Iron Man what do you guys think is IM's potential of being a good movie franchise?

[Iron Man™]

Title says it all. What do you guys think is IM's full potential?

 

[Iron Man™]

Bump, anyone at all?

 

[Mito88]

i hope its a good movie, better then Daredevil anyway. If its better than that and HULK.. it SHOULD have good Potential to a good franchise.

 

[C. Lee]

It's hard to say with any comic based movies these days. There are many being made...which, although I personaly love the idea, know causes saturation and eventually disinterest in the general public. Ironman has the potential for a several film run (everyone likes to do trilogies)...and the character has a potential to run with teamup films like the Avengers.

 

[Hotwire]

If Robert Downy Jr. can keep is ass out of rehab, it stands a chance.

 

[The Ski Mask]

I hope Iron Man will replace Spiderman as the Marvel's signature Movie after the Spiderman Franchise get burned out. I also hope that Iron Man will get to fight some terrorist, like how he fought against communism in the 60's.

 

[James"007"Bond]

If Robert Downy Jr. can keep is ass out of rehab, it stands a chance.

lol.

However, for a film like ironman to progressively get better, its going to take time, especially with the effects and I'm not sure if RJD can last, taking into account his age. As it is, I can only see RJD doing 2 movies before and if the studio decides to recast, which btw is pointless, seeing as though their in pre-production stage now. The studio needs to know the future plans for ironman and not just for this movie alone. The same mistake has occured too many times and the joke about it is, its a mistake that is easily avoidable.

 

[November Rain]

fairly hard considering he's the most realistic marvel hero out there. All his exploits are based on technology.

this basically means he's open to a wide array of attack on the whole realism aspect.

saying this, sometimes in films technological advances are taken for granted so this could work in his favour quite well, it certainly has for bond.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Well the first movie seems to be the hardest to get accross for all CB franchises. But despite the quality, its all about the box office. To this day i cannot believe that Fantastic Four made more money than Hulk, when i personally thought Hulk is 50 times better as a movie.

 

[LadyVader]

^It's the same thing with me and X-men 3 and Superman Returns.

I hope that this movie serves as a springboard for MORE avenger movies. I don't even like the Avengers, but I believe they would translate well in a movie. Better then the Justice League anyway.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

^It's the same thing with me and X-men 3 and Superman Returns.

Dont even get me started on that DEBACLE! I cant believe X3 made more when SR was the far superior movie.

 

[phoenix_force]

Dont even get me started on that DEBACLE! I cant believe X3 made more when SR was the far superior movie.

you're kidding right i almost fell asleep in returns it was way too long and boring with pointless characters and it was more a lois lane movie than a superman movie
and x3 with the epic action packed conclusion ofthe trilogy

 

[Cinemaman]

Well, if IM is better movie than DD, Hulk, FF and The Punisher, then everything is good.

 

[James"007"Bond]

It's hard to say with any comic based movies these days. There are many being made...which, although I personaly love the idea, know causes saturation and eventually disinterest in the general public. Ironman has the potential for a several film run (everyone likes to do trilogies)...and the character has a potential to run with teamup films like the Avengers.

You raise an interesting point. Comic book movies and movies inspired by comics are everywhere and there are a lot to be released in due course. However, despite the blatantly obvious saturation one of the benefits of this is, that not all comic book movies are good.
This may sound weird but in some cases things can work out for the better.

The F4 movie should have been epic and although I think the spider-man movies could and should have been better, Raimi has created these spider-man movies that hold a majestic and classy feel to it.
I really do have fears for F42, even more so that we're getting the big G and his herald.
This same treatment is what F4 lacked and there is no way, a character like ironman should suffer the same fate.

That being said, I think there is still a great chance for comic book movies to do well despite the oversaturation and evidently the abundant amount of less than mediocre adaptations out there.

 

[Nightwing 52]

HUGE potential. I'd say hardly any of the general public knows who Iron Man is, but the general public can't be looked to for knowledge of characters that haven't already had movies or shows. But Iron Man is one of the best possible superheroes to spin into a successful movie franchise. You have:

Wealthy billionaire playboy
Genius inventor
Corporate intrigue
Futuristic suits of armor (great CGI graphics and ridiculous action sequences, flying, feats of strength, etc)
Flawed hero (He's an alcoholic and depends on the armor for life support)
Semi-relevant current events (The interplay between big corporations and governments, arms dealing, weapons and their use in wars and geopolitics, medical technology, and even body modification)

Plus you have unlimited potential for different suits of armor for both Iron Man and his enemies, which means lots of marketing and merchandising capabilities. I can see well-imagined Iron Man action figures flying off the shelves if they're unique enough, as opposed to all the peg-warming Hulk and Superman Returns figures that all looked the same.

Iron Man is an incredible concept. Taking a Rennaissance Man along the lines of a Henry Ford, Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, etc. and letting him turn scientific wizardry loose on a concept designed to BUILD a hero is something that really ought to appeal broadly. The basic Iron Man origin has a Tom Clancy-esque sensibility, but never loses the humanity at the heart of the tale, and certainly never seemed to get bogged down in the technobabble.

 

[Iron Man™]

HUGE potential. I'd say hardly any of the general public knows who Iron Man is, but the general public can't be looked to for knowledge of characters that haven't already had movies or shows. But Iron Man is one of the best possible superheroes to spin into a successful movie franchise. You have:

Wealthy billionaire playboy
Genius inventor
Corporate intrigue
Futuristic suits of armor (great CGI graphics and ridiculous action sequences, flying, feats of strength, etc)
Flawed hero (He's an alcoholic and depends on the armor for life support)
Semi-relevant current events (The interplay between big corporations and governments, arms dealing, weapons and their use in wars and geopolitics, medical technology, and even body modification)

Plus you have unlimited potential for different suits of armor for both Iron Man and his enemies, which means lots of marketing and merchandising capabilities. I can see well-imagined Iron Man action figures flying off the shelves if they're unique enough, as opposed to all the peg-warming Hulk and Superman Returns figures that all looked the same.

Iron Man is an incredible concept. Taking a Rennaissance Man along the lines of a Henry Ford, Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, etc. and letting him turn scientific wizardry loose on a concept designed to BUILD a hero is something that really ought to appeal broadly. The basic Iron Man origin has a Tom Clancy-esque sensibility, but never loses the humanity at the heart of the tale, and certainly never seemed to get bogged down in the technobabble.

awesomelly well said, Bats. I agree.

 

[Shang-Chi]

awesomelly well said, Bats. I agree.

I second the agreement, man. t:

 

[Shang-Chi]

It's hard to say with any comic based movies these days. There are many being made...which, although I personaly love the idea, know causes saturation and eventually disinterest in the general public. Ironman has the potential for a several film run (everyone likes to do trilogies)...and the character has a potential to run with teamup films like the Avengers.

I also agree with Mr. C. Lee with his post.

 

[MulligaN Stew]

Iron-Man could be a compelling saga, but for the sanctity of the films as singular pieces, I'm hoping that Marvel Studios will elect to do two movies.

Every one is obssessed with the 'George Lucas' blueprint of 3. That's sort of annoying and I'm starting to lose respect for sequels because there are so many.

know causes saturation and eventually disinterest in the general public

That's what I'm afraid/wary of. I do agree with your notion of a team-up sequel in a sense. That hasn't been done yet, and it's a fresh, exciting spin on the Superhero film universe.

No, FF4 fans, Silver Surfer & Galactus w/ the radiated family doesn't count imo. . .

 

[kedrell]

I'm sure crossovers WILL come into play eventually as well, but there are many characters that are still waiting in the wings to be introduced to the general public on screen before we get something like the Avengers. I bet we'd have a Thor movie & a Cap'n America movie before that. That's not to say that each character needs their own trilogy before that happens. DD is now in the public consciousness and that only took 1 movie. I'm betting Ghost Rider is only going to get one as well. I'm sure Ant Man, Thor, Captain America, Namor, & Dr. Strange will probably be similar.