Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn share the screen again in “Couples Retreat,” co-starring Jason Bateman, Malin Akerman, Kristen Bell, Kristin Davis and Faizon Love. Watch the Couples Retreat movie trailer video – it opens in theaters October 9.

uSA Today posted this first look at Mickey Rourke as Whiplash in next summer’s Iron Man 2. Check out the picture of Rourke above, where we get some idea of how the Russian villain will face off against hero Iron Man.

Director Jon Favreau says of Whiplash’s suit: “The technologies are definitely related, and that’s part of the core theme of the film,” saying Whiplash “has constructed his own version of a suit.”

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.

This is so money – Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau are reuniting for a new film called “Couples Retreat,” written by Jon Favreau and directed by Peter Billingsley. “Couples Retreat” will co-star Jason Bateman and Faizon Love.

The comedy tracks four couples going to a tropical island resort – one couple goes for therapy, while the others who come for fun discover they have to participate in the therapy as well. Read the rest of this entry »