Tag: Iron Man

  • Robert Downey Jr. And Shane Black To Reteam For Parker Adaptation

    Robert Downey Jr. And Shane Black To Reteam For Parker Adaptation

    Move over, Jason Statham, because there’s a new Parker in town. As Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. may be associated with a certain Peter Parker, but that’s not the Parker that he and his old pal Shane Black are reuniting to adapt. The actor and his two-time director are reportedly headed to Amazon Studios for a…

  • Superhero Bits: The Batman Clip In Glorious 4K, Iron Man Is Getting Engaged & More

    Superhero Bits: The Batman Clip In Glorious 4K, Iron Man Is Getting Engaged & More

    (Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.)In this edition of Superhero Bits:”The Batman” gets…

  • Disney’s Spider-Man Plans Might Face Trouble Thanks To The U.S. Supreme Court

    Disney’s Spider-Man Plans Might Face Trouble Thanks To The U.S. Supreme Court

    “Spider-Man: No Way Home” is coming off a record-breaking opening weekend, which has some people hoping this forestalls the demise of theaters and others just hoping for more Spider-Man movies. What makes the latter hope potentially more complicated is the ongoing copyright battle over the rights to some big-gun Marvel characters, including Spidey and Doctor…

  • Iron Man 3 Almost Killed Off Jon Favreau’s Happy Hogan

    Iron Man 3 Almost Killed Off Jon Favreau’s Happy Hogan

    In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the future of Happy Hogan wasn’t always so happy. Jon Favreau has been with the MCU since the very beginning; he directed the first two “Iron Man” movies and co-starred alongside Rdj as Happy. By the time “Iron Man 3” rolled around, however, Favreau had vacated the director’s chair, and…

  • How can the Eternals franchise be saved?

    How can the Eternals franchise be saved?

    Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao’s intergalactic adventure is the lowest-rated Marvel film to date but the series is set to continueWay back in 2008, a little movie named Iron Man introduced us to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Debuting the same year as Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, it featured many of the same themes as the Batman…

  • The Ending Of Iron Man Was A Last Minute Fix That Wasn’t Completed Until Three Weeks Before Release

    The Ending Of Iron Man Was A Last Minute Fix That Wasn’t Completed Until Three Weeks Before Release

    One of the earliest fan-favorite moments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was an 11th-hour addition, delivered with the sweet flavor of deadline desperation.The climax of Jon Favreau’s 2008 door-buster “Iron Man,” based on the Marvel comics of the same name, entails weapons manufacturer Tony Stark going toe-to-toe with former mentor and business partner Obadiah Stane…

  • 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Moon Knight

    10 Things You Didn’t Know About Moon Knight

    Can a tweet break the discourse? London’s own Sunday Times tried its darnedest in early August, 2021. It postulated that the role of Tony Stark — a.k.a. Iron Man — could have been played by any actor in Jon Faverau’s “Iron Man” and the picture would have still succeeded. Never mind that box-office mainstay Tom Cruise was…

  • Robert Downey Jr Thinks This Is His Best Role – And He’s Right

    Robert Downey Jr Thinks This Is His Best Role – And He’s Right

    After pulling off the 2008 double whammy of starring in the blockbuster “Iron Man” and getting nominated for an Oscar for the hit comedy “Tropic Thunder,” it was official: Robert Downey Jr. became a superstar. This was a particularly crazy development because by that point the son of famed underground filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. had…

  • Marvel Studios’ Victoria Alonso Upped to President of Physical and Post Production, VFX and Animation

    Marvel Studios’ Victoria Alonso Upped to President of Physical and Post Production, VFX and Animation

    Stalwart Marvel Studios executive Victoria Alonso has been promoted to president of physical and post production, visual effects, and animation production.The 15-year veteran will oversee those departments across all Marvel film and series efforts. She was promoted from executive vice president and continues to report to Marvel Studios co-president Louis D’Esposito.“Victoria has been an incredible…

  • Marvel’s Victoria Alonso to Speak at Nalip Media Summit

    Marvel’s Victoria Alonso to Speak at Nalip Media Summit

    The three-day 2021 virtual edition of the Nalip Media Summit will feature a conversation with Marvel Studios’ EVP Victoria Alonso moderated by Variety‘s Marc Malkin.The three-day event will feature diverse creative leaders from the Latinx community that will connect with attendees through a series of sessions, workshops, exclusive screenings and mentorship opportunities. The 22nd annual…