More details about Terrence Howard being recast in Iron Man 2 has been revealed – it was originally thought that Howard was too difficult to work with, but now insiders are revealing that he was the highest paid of all of the actors in Iron Man because he was signed first to the film.
Other reasons for Terrence Howard being bumped from the Iron Man sequel include his performance in this original, which apparently led to a lot of editing and reshoots. Director Jon Favreau has not yet commented on this rumor.
Don Cheadle will replace Terrence Howard as Col. Jim Rhodes.
Robert Downey Jr. will return as Iron Man in the Marvel Studios superhero film The Avengers, according to Variety.
Robert Downey Jr. has made a deal with Marvel Studios that will include two more Iron Man films as well as appearing as Iron Man in The Avengers. Read the rest of this entry »
Sounds like Terrence Howard wasn’t offered enough money to sign on to Iron Man 2 – Don Cheadle will replace Howard in the summer blockbuster sequel.
Terrence Howard played Jim Rhodes in Iron Man, best friend to Tony Stark/Iron Man as well as future armor-clad hero War Machine. Don Cheadle is a pretty cool replacement though. Read the rest of this entry »
The summer blockbuster “Iron Man” is expected to land on DVD pretty soon – fans of the Robert Downey Jr. flick can grab their copy of “Iron Man” on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on September 30.
“Iron Man” is the second-highest grossing film of the year, with earnings of $315 million. Read the rest of this entry »
A sad day for fans of Oscar-winning visual effects artist Stan Winston — the special-effects genius died yesterday after suffering from cancer. Stan Winston was 62.
For those unfamiliar with the name Stan Winston, his visual effects resume was nothing short of spectacular. Stan Winston’s Oscar winning work for visual effects includes 1986’s “Aliens, “1992’s “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” and 1993’s “Jurassic Park.” Read the rest of this entry »
This Tropic Thunder “viral video” had to have been the funniest short of the night — check out Robert Downey Jr. (in Iron Man mask) take on Jack Black (with Kung Fu Panda mask) as Ben Stiller directs and his nephew Carl calls the shots.
Well, what did you expect? Naturally, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was the big winner at the box office during its opening weekend — earning $126 million over its first four days.
With this momentum, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is expected to be the second biggest Memorial Day movie opening, according to studio estimates. Read the rest of this entry »
Not surprisingly, plans for a sequel to the uber successful Iron Man are already in the works — Iron Man 2 is expected to hit theaters April 30, 2010.
And more Marvel comics will be hitting the big screen too — Thor, with a June 4, 2010 release date, The First Avenger: Captain America, due in theaters May 5, 2011, The Avengers (July 2011) and Ant-Man (no release date available).
Naturally, this early in the game, no announcements about casting the new Marvel comic films have been made.
Iron Man, starring Robert Downey Jr. (and directed by Jon Favreau) is expected to have a colossal opening weekend. But are the Iron Man reviews any good — is it really worth seeing?
The anwser – yes. The Internet is buzzing today with Iron Man movie reviews and most peg it as a great Marvel comic book film with excellent performances by the actors, most notably Robert Downey Jr in the title role. Read the rest of this entry »
More details about Terrence Howard being recast in Iron Man 2 has been revealed – it was originally thought that Howard was too difficult to work with, but now insiders are revealing that he was the highest paid of all of the actors in Iron Man because he was signed first to the film.
