Wednesday, July 1

• First Couples Retreat Trailer Online

  Couples Retreat, a new comedy written by Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn, has its first trailer online. The movie stars Favreau and Vaughn, along with Jason Bateman, Kristen Bell, Malin Akerman, Faizon Love, Kristin Davis, and Tasha Smith, who, as the title suggests, are four couples that go to a exotic retreat to work on their marriages.

  Peter Billingsley, the little boy from A Christmas Story and a longtime friend of Vaughn and Favreau, directs. Watch the trailer below:

  
  
  Next Showing: Couples Retreat opens October 9, 2009

  Posted 07/01/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Faizon Love | Jason Bateman | Jon Favreau | Peter Billingsley | Vince Vaughn | Malin Akerman | Kristen Bell | Tasha Smith | Kristen Davis | Couples Retreat | A Christmas Story

Saturday, June 13

• Sam Rockwell Talks Moon and Iron Man 2

  Sam Rockwell is an actor known for taking interesting and challenging roles, such as game show host Chuck Barris in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind or the sex-addicted Victor in Choke, which likely prepared him to take on two difficult roles, that of astronaut Sam Bell in Moon, a movie that revolves entirely around Rockwell's solo performance, and rich industrialist Justin Hammer in Iron Man 2, a role Rockwell accepted "on faith" when the script arrived only one week prior to shooting.

  With both movies, Rockwell is having a great time, in part due to the amount of improvising he gets to do, especially on Iron Man 2:

  It's not dissimilar to other studio movies, but the thing that's different about it is [director Jon Favreau] really likes to improvise. So we get to play more on this movie than you would on a lot of studio movies.

  Moon, with only Rockwell as the camera's focus, also had opportunities for improvisation:

  The first [take] that you'd shoot you'd have more room for improvisation. The second one you'd have to get it within the window of time — you had a space of time for your line. I could change the ad-libs as long as they fit the same amounts of beats. You could ad-lib but you had to be very clever about it, otherwise it wouldn't work.

  Still, acting alone is a challenge no matter how much freedom you have, as Rockwell discovered working on Moon:

  I had a body double, and he was a young actor who I would work with sometimes. And sometimes I would work with a tennis ball, and I would act with myself. It was pretty complicated. My sense of timing came in handy. Whether that be comic timing, or like dance or something. Timing was very instrumental in making it work.

  With Moon finished and released Friday in New York and L.A. before opening in other cities, Rockwell can now concentrate on Iron Man 2 and his fight scenes with Mickey Rourke:

  We don't punch each other physically, but we do punch each other in other ways — it's emotional.

  And this time, he won't have to do it alone.

  
  

  Posted 06/13/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Jon Favreau | Chuck Barris | Sam Rockwell | Mickey Rourke | Iron Man 2 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Choke | Moon

Wednesday, June 10

• Jon Favreau Talks Iron Man 2, First Look at Mickey Rourke as Whiplash

  USA Today has posted a new image of Mickey Rourke in Iron Man 2 as the Russian villain Ivan Vanko, a.k.a. Whiplash. They also spoke with director Jon Favreau about the character, who sports a suit similar to the one worn by Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark. Favreau was willing to divulge a few details, but wanted to leave a few surprises for the audience:

  The technologies are definitely related. That's part of the core theme of the film ... [Vanko] has has constructed his own version of a suit ... We like to play into and against the expectations that people might have, so we mixed it up a bit.

  Whiplash's unique contributions to the suit include a pair of whips (of course).

  The article confirms that the image of Rourke is set at the Monaco Historic Grand Prix. Now that we've seen Rourke, we can't wait to hear him, as he's been brushing up on his Russian to lend his character some authenticity.

  
  

  Posted 06/10/2009 by Rich Z

  Related: Jon Favreau | Robert Downey Jr. | Mickey Rourke | Iron Man 2

Thursday, June 4

• Marvel Movies Get Their Title/Logos at Licensing Show

  

  Comic book movies are almost as popular as sparkly vampires these days. Exhibit A: The Marvel movie titles/logos AICN found at the licensing show in Las Vegas this week for Iron Man 2, Thor, The First Avenger: Captain America, and The Avengers. Pretty, huh? Plus, this lays out the comics company's slate of superhero movies all the way through 2012 when the Avengers will assemble for their big screen debut.

  
  

  Posted 06/04/2009 by Jim

  Related: Jon Favreau | Robert Downey Jr. | Iron Man 2 | The Avengers | Thor | First Avenger: Captain America

Thursday, May 7

• 2 More Iron Man 2 Pics

  Iron Man director Jon Favreau is keeping the hardcore comic book movie fans happy by leaking out media minutia in steady streams.

  Apart from his frantic tweeting, Favs released the first "official" photo last Friday. Now, less than a week later, two more have hit the web.

  The first is for major behind-the-scenes buffs -- an image of the famous donut shop featured in the film. But the second has broader appeal, showing Robert Downey Jr. in his shades and breastplate and apparently savoring his red-hot career.

  
  

  Posted 05/07/2009 by Jim

  Related: Jon Favreau | Robert Downey Jr. | Iron Man 2

Wednesday, May 6

• Marvel President Updates Progress on The Avengers and Thor

  Kevin Feige, President of Production at Marvel Studios, told Empire some updates regarding the adaptation of Thor and Avengers. First, he talked about Thor:

  We will probably be having cast announcements in the next month or so on Thor. We're looking to cast Loki and Odin soon, and the main female role. And we'll also hopefully have lockdown shortly, gearing towards the beginning of production, which will be early next year. So I think there will be a lot of announcements between now and then.

  Director Kenneth Branagh has already confirmed that shooting was to begin in January of next year. As for casting rumors, Josh Hartnett has been mentioned as the front-runner for Loki, and Natalie Portman the female lead, likely Thor's wife Sif. Looks like fans will know for sure sometime next month.

  Feige also updated Branagh's pre-production:

  Branagh's here, we're prepping, and he's put together some spectacular animatics already for our first action scene. We're digging into the second and third now, and we are just embarking on a rewrite of the draft.

  As for The Avengers:

  Zak Penn [X2: X-Men United and The Incredible Hulk writer] is already on board The Avengers [as screenwriter] and he's spending a lot of his time looking into what we're doing with Iron Man [2], Thor and Captain America, seeing how we're tying it all together. And he's beginning to outline the script now -- he'll be doing that over the summer.

  Feige offered no update as to whether Jon Favreau will direct The Avengers. Thor opens June 17, 2011, while The Avengers opens May 4, 2012.

  
  

  Posted 05/06/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Jon Favreau | Josh Hartnett | Kevin Feige | Natalie Portman | Zak Penn | Kenneth Branagh | Thor | The Avengers | First Avenger: Captain America | X2: X-Men United | Iron Man 2 | The Incredible Hulk

Friday, May 1

• First Official Iron Man 2 Image

  USA Today has the exclusive first official photo from Iron Man 2. It shows "out-of-the-closet" superhero Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, sitting at his high-tech workstation contemplating his next armored adventure.

  Is it just me, or does Robert Downey Jr. look a little like a wax mannequin from Madam Tussaud's?

  If you look closely, you can see four of his alter-egos in the blurry background. Mark I-IV are there, but unfortunately, no War Machine armor can be seen. More than likely, that suit will be kept under wraps as long as possible to build anticipation among the fanboys. But mark our words, the heavily armed armor will make its live-action debut in this movie. Otherwise, side-kick Don Cheadle will be naked part of the time!

  This super sequel to last summer's blockbuster is sure to be a huge hit, especially with director Jon Favreau's cutting edge connection to comic book movie fans. He's a hit on Twitter -- enthusiastically tweeting his daily experiences on the set.

  
  

  Posted 05/01/2009 by Jim

  Related: Don Cheadle | Jon Favreau | Robert Downey Jr. | Iron Man 2

Thursday, April 9

• First Day Filming Iron Man 2 Reveals... Garry Shandling?

  Director Jon Favreau has started shooting Iron Man 2 and we've got the first footage showing the actors making their way to and from the set. Admittedly, it's not much, but only exciting because it showcases many of the key characters. From this, we even learn that comedian Garry Shandling is in the movie!

  
  

  Posted 04/09/2009 by Jim

  Related: Don Cheadle | Gwyneth Paltrow | Jon Favreau | Scarlett Johansson | Sam Rockwell | Robert Downey Jr. | Mickey Rourke | Iron Man 2

Thursday, March 19

• Brett Ratner May Never Get a Comic Book Franchise

  X-Men: The Last Stand director Brett Ratner wants to keep working with comic book adaptations, but may never get his chance. Ratner told MTV:

  I was so upset when I left Superman [Bryan] Singer has his X-Men, [Christopher] Nolan has Batman -- there's nothing left. Hulk has been exploited already. There's nothing left for me.

  Ratner originally left the Superman adaptation because he could not find a suitable actor to play the Man of Steel. Ratner's Superman script, written by J.J. Abrams, "took place on Krypton for about half of the movie," and was "darker, because there was a civil war on Krypton," according to Ratner. He then turned to the highly criticized X-Men: The Last Stand, which Singer had ironically left to direct Superman Returns.

  Is there a franchise Ratner wouldn't have touched? Yes, Iron Man. "I wouldn't have been interested in Iron Man. I have a lot of respect for [Jon Favreau] because, to me, it was a B-character.... But look what he did."

  Ratner still has a chance for a comic book franchise, just not a traditional, super hero one. The director, hard at work possibly killing off another franchise with Beverly Hills Cop 4, is close to officially signing on to direct a Conan reboot.

  
  

  Posted 03/19/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Brett Ratner | Bryan Singer | Jon Favreau | Christopher Nolan | J.J. Abrams | Iron Man | Superman Returns | X-Men: The Last Stand | Beverly Hills Cop IV

Friday, March 13

• Jon Favreau May Direct The Avengers and Other Marvel News

  Looks like the release date change for The Avengers isn't because Marvel was worried about The Avengers going up against Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II in the summer of 2011. AintitCoolNews reports that a Marvel source has told them that the reason for the delay was not only financial (Marvel will have to pay "significant" money to Mickey Rourke for Iron Man 2 and Samuel L. Jackson for nine Marvel movies), but also because it gives Jon Favreau the best chance to direct The Avengers. The source claims that Favreau would not have had time to direct The Avengers after finishing the "accelerated schedule" of Iron Man 2 unless The Avengers had been delayed for another year, and Marvel wants to give Favreau the best chance to be available.

  AICN's source wasn't done with The Avengers news. The source also confirms that Alexander Skarsgård is Kenneth Branagh's choice to play Thor, and that Josh Hartnett will likely play Thor's adversary Loki. Stellan Skarsgård is a strong possibility to play Odin, Thor's father.

  Fox is indeed rebooting the Fantastic Four franchise, the source confirms, as well as Daredevil, because if Fox doesn't make a new movie based on those properties every few years, the rights revert back to Marvel.

  
  

  Posted 03/13/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Jon Favreau | Josh Hartnett | Stellan Skarsgard | Alexander Skarsgard | Samuel L. Jackson | Kenneth Branagh | Mickey Rourke | Daredevil | Iron Man 2 | Thor | The Avengers | Fantastic Four | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Monday, February 23

• It's Official: No Emily Blunt in Iron Man 2

  

  At the Oscars last night, E! caught up with Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau, who said that Emily Blunt was officially out as Black Widow for Iron Man 2. According to The Playlist, Favreau told E! that Fox was indeed exercising their option on Blunt for Gulliver's Travels, and that she won't be available for Iron Man 2. Maybe now Eliza Dushku's campaign for the role is more than wishful thinking!

  Favreau also mentioned that while Mickey Rourke was not "officially cast," Favreau was still a big fan of Rourke. We have an idea of what may entice Rourke to sign on: a sum of money above $250,000.

  
  

  Posted 02/23/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Emily Blunt | Jon Favreau | Eliza Dushku | Iron Man 2

Wednesday, January 14

• No Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury?

  With a cameo at the end of Iron Man, Samuel L. Jackson spread joy across the fanboy universe by appearing as Nick Fury, a character designed in his likelihood in the Ultimate line of Marvel comic books. Now, it appears that Jackson likely won't reprise his role as Nick Fury.

  "There was a huge kind of negotiation that broke down. I don't know. Maybe I won't be Nick Fury," Jackson told the LA Times, "There seems to be an economic crisis in the Marvel Comics world so [they're saying to me], 'We're not making that deal.'"

  Jackson, as Fury, could potentially appear in 3 of the upcoming Marvel movies: Iron Man 2, First Avenger: Captain America and The Avengers. According to Jackson, he would have at least appeared in Iron Man 2. "I saw [Iron Man 2 director] Jon Favreau at the Scream Awards and we had a conversation. He said, 'I hope things are working out for you because we're writing stuff for you.' Then all of a sudden last week I talked to my agents and manager and things aren't really working that well."

  While Marvel will only offer that they are in "active negotiations," but Jackson is not sold. "Maybe somebody else will be Nick Fury or maybe Nick Fury won't be in it."

  But who else could play a role fashioned after Jackson himself? Maybe it's time to call David Hasselhoff, who already played Fury in a 1998 TV movie written by Unborn director and Batman writer David S. Goyer.

  
  

  Posted 01/14/2009 by Ryan

  Related: David Hasselhoff | Jon Favreau | Samuel L. Jackson | David S. Goyer | First Avenger: Captain America | Iron Man | Iron Man 2 | The Avengers

Thursday, December 18

• Robbins Rumored to Play Tony Stark's Old Man in Iron Man 2

  The Latino Review is reporting that the role of Howard Stark, founder of Stark Industries and father of Tony (a.k.a. Iron Man), may be taken over by Shawshank actor Tim Robbins.

  If this casting rumor is true, director Jon Favreau's decision to dump Gerard Sanders, who appeared in the part for the first movie, will be because of an enhanced role and important story arc which may introduce The Avengers and Captain America in particular.

  This means that the elder Stark (and Robbins) will play a big part in Marvel's multiple comic book movies, and will probably involve Stark's company in the WWII Super Soldier experiment that created Captain America. Such set-up in Iron Man 2 will most certainly follow through in the two other Marvel movies -- already in pre-production.

  Also mentioned as possible players in Iron Man 2 are two other Avengers: Black Widow and Hawkeye.

  
  
  Next Showing: Iron Man 2 set to open May 7, 2010

  Posted 12/18/2008 by reelz

  Related: Jon Favreau | Tim Robbins | Iron Man 2

Wednesday, October 29

• Favreau Sees Bits of James Cameron's Avatar

  Iron Man director Jon Favreau has seen parts of James Cameron's highly anticipated Avatar and tells Ain't It Cool News:

  ...he's really pushing the boundaries on motion capture, he's integrating live action with motion capture and CGI. It takes a painstaking and technical approach to that. And he really wants to make it a very visceral, emotional experience and he's ... he's a bit of a P.T. Barnum in the sense that he likes to put on a big show.

  
  

  Read the full AICN interview.

  
  
  Next Showing: Avatar slated for release December 2009

  Posted 10/29/2008 by reelz

  Related: James Cameron | Jon Favreau | Avatar

Tuesday, October 28

• Downey Jr. Signs on for Iron Man 3, Avengers

  Robert Downey Jr. seems to like the whole superhero thing. And he better, because after signing today's extension with Marvel, the actor will be sporting the red and yellow metal for some years to come.

  According to Variety, Downey Jr. has extended his pact with Marvel to four movies. In addition to the Iron Man 2 and 3, Downey's Tony Stark will also appear in Avengers, although no mention is made of possible crossover appearances in the planned Captain America and Thor pics.

  Another interesting side note from the story is that newly crowned War Machine, Don Cheadle, is also signed on to portray Rhodey in the Avengers movie.

  Source: Variety

  
  

  Posted 10/28/2008 by reelz

  Related: Jon Favreau | Robert Downey Jr. | Iron Man 3 | Iron Man 2 | Iron Man

Wednesday, October 15

• Faizon Gets No Love in Favreau's Couples Retreat

  Rising stars Kristen Bell and Malin Akerman have joined Sex and the City's Kristin Davis as the female leads in the romantic comedy Couples Retreat. The script is from Jon Favreau, who somehow found the time to pen a screenplay while working 20-hour days on the Iron Man set. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Couples Retreat's story revolves around "four couples who go to a tropical island resort, with one couple working on their marriage and the others sucked into the resort's couples therapy." One can only hope that a series of grisly murders ensues. Now that would be funny.

  Playing the male leads in Couples Retreat will be Favreau, Vince Vaughn (shocking!), Jason Bateman, and Faizon Love. THR says that "Bell is playing Bateman's wife, Davis plays Favreau's wife, and Akerman plays Vaughn's." Which begs the only slightly ironic question: Where's the love for Faizon?

  Handling the directorial duties is A Christmas Story's Peter Billingsley.

  
  

  Posted 10/15/2008 by reelz

  Related: Faizon Love | Jason Bateman | Jon Favreau | Vince Vaughn | Malin Akerman | Kristin Davis | Kristen Bell | Couples Retreat

• Cheadle Replaces Howard in Iron Man 2

  In a surprising turn of events for the Iron Man franchise, Terrence Howard has reportedly been replaced by Don Cheadle as Rhodey/War Machine in Iron Man 2.
  

  According to the generally reliable gossip site Defamer, Howard's deal fell through because the actor wanted more money than the studio was willing to pay. Defamer also claims that Howard was stipulating that his single with Seal and Heidi Klum become the sequel's "love theme."

  We may never know what happened for sure, but either way, Howard's role as Col. James "Rhodey" Rhodes has come to an end after one pic and it will be Cheadle who gets to step into the hotly-anticipated War Machine costume.

  We'll bring you more on this new Iron Man 2 casting news as we hear it.

  
  

  Posted 10/15/2008 by reelz

  Related: Don Cheadle | Jon Favreau | Terrence Howard | Iron Man 2

Friday, July 25

• Feige Indicates Favreau Back for Iron Man 2

  

  ReelzChannel is live on the Comic-Con scene today for the Marvel Your Universe panel with president of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige, president of publishing, Joe Quesada and Craig Kyle, VP of creative development for Marvel Animation.

  A fan asked about the recent rumors of contract disputes between Iron Man director Jon Favreau and Marvel Studios over Iron Man 2 and whether they have worked that out so that he can return to direct the second film. Feige smiled and asked the crowd if they wanted to see Favreau direct Iron Man 2. The response was an eruption of "yes" cheers. Feige grinned ear-to-ear, saying that an announcement would be coming very shortly. Although official confirmation wasn't made, it appeared clear that Favreau would soon be announced as director of Iron Man 2.

  In other Marvel news, the Avengers Movie will officially have all five key characters and "you probably will see them all pop up together," says Feige coyly.

  More on Marvel's happenings at Comic-Con as we hear it.

  
  

  Posted 07/25/2008 by reelz

  Related: Jon Favreau | Kevin Feige | Iron Man 2 | Iron Man | The Avengers

Wednesday, July 16

• Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Scribe to Pen Iron Man 2

  After settling their differences with Iron Man director Jon Favreau, Marvel is moving full speed ahead with Iron Man 2. Variety reports that Justin Theroux has been tabbed to write the screenplay for the much anticipated sequel to this summer's highest grossing flick (an achievement soon to be eclipsed by The Dark Knight). Theroux's previous credits include Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (yikes!) and Ben Stiller's upcoming comedy Tropic Thunder.

  Before fanboys start panicking over Theroux's lack of David Goyer-esque credentials, it should be pointed out that the first Iron Man enlisted an army of writers to pen multiple drafts, only to be re-written on-set each day by director Favreau and star Robert Downey Jr. -- both of whom are returning for the sequel.

  
  

  Posted 07/16/2008 by reelz

  Related: Jon Favreau | Justin Theroux | Iron Man 2 | Iron Man

Thursday, June 12

• Jon Favreau Battles Marvel over Iron Man 2

  The internets are awash with reports that Iron Man director Jon Favreau has threatened to opt out of Iron Man 2 unless he gets a hefty pay raise for the sequel. Depending on which story you believe, the bosses at Marvel Studios are either trying to make Favreau work for pennies, or Favreau is demanding compensation somewhere in the realm of Bolivia and two Caribbean islands to be named later.

  The spat started on Tuesday when Favreau reported on his Myspace forum that he hadn't heard from Marvel in weeks, adding that he wasn't too keen on Iron Man 2's rather ambitious release date of April 30, 2010. Then IESB poured gasoline on the nascent blaze, citing sources within Marvel that claimed the studio execs were simply "being cheap" in their negotiations with the director. Yesterday, Marvel fired back via DeadlineHollywoodDaily, claiming that Favreau was indeed offered significant salary bump for an Iron Man sequel.

  Look for the posturing to continue. The stakes are high in this battle, considering that Iron Man has earned upwards of half a billion dollars worldwide to date. We're not expecting the two sides to join hands and sing Kumbaya anytime soon.

  
  

  Posted 06/12/2008 by reelz

  Related: Jon Favreau | Iron Man 2 | Iron Man

Tuesday, April 29

• Early Review of Iron Man!

  Iron Man hits screens this Friday and we've got the full Iron Man review ready for you today!

  Rest assured the review is spoiler-free so don't be afraid. You know you want to know... Does Robert Downey Jr. do Tony Stark justice? Is Jon Favreau now an action director? How is "The Dude" as a bald baddie? And of course, most importantly, is it any good? Click on our Iron Man review for all the answers!

  
  
  Next Showing: Iron Man opens nationwide May 2nd, 2008.

  Posted 04/29/2008 by reelz

  Related: Jon Favreau | Robert Downey Jr. | Iron Man

Wednesday, February 27

• Jon Favreau talks Iron Man

  ReelzChannel caught up with Jon Favreau at Wondercon in San Francisco. 

  Amongst other things, the director of the upcoming blockbuster, Iron Man, talked about the importance of post-production to get the CGI, suit, and action sequences just right on a fanboy flick such as this one. The video also reveals that a new Iron Man trailer will debut during Lost this Thursday! 

  Check out the full Favreau Iron Man Talk Below. 
  
  
  

  
  
  Next Showing: Iron Man hits theaters May 2, 2008.
  

  Iron Man at CES

  Director Favreau dishes on Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark.

  Posted 02/27/2008 by reelz

  Related: Jon Favreau | Iron Man

Friday, February 22

• Iron Man Likes Super Sunday

  Hitwise reports that this summer's highly anticipated Iron Man made a big splash from Super Bowl XLII advertisements on February 3, 2008. The website, ironmanmovie.com, jumped up 800 percent in market share of visits on Super Sunday.

  The Iron Man Trailer has been met with extremely positive reaction catipulting the flick, which features Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man/Tony Stark, into one of most anticipated releases of 2008.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  First Trailer For Iron Man!

  Tony Stark Comes to Life - May 2, 2008.

  Posted 02/22/2008 by reelz

  Related: Jon Favreau | Robert Downey Jr. | Iron Man

Monday, January 28

• Favreau impressed by the creative freedom he enjoyed on Iron Man

  On hand at Santa Monica's Casa Del Mar on Saturday to help promote Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show, in which he enjoys a brief cameo alongside his Swingers buddy, Iron Man director Jon Favreau talked briefly about his eagerly anticipated comic book flick.

  Having recently locked picture, Favreau is now ensconced in the editing room, racing to have the CGI-heavy flick ready in time for its May 2nd release date. So far, he likes what he sees:

  "The stuff between Robert (Downey Jr.) and Gwyneth (Paltrow) and Jeff Bridges is really great," he raved. "There was so much freedom in storytelling, because they always knew that it was going to be about Iron Man and the flying and I never got pressure on the scenes. And so I had a tremendous amount of freedom to tell a story in a tone that I'm very comfortable with. So in a way, it was really the most creative freedom I can remember having on anything. And it works."

  
  
  Next Showing: Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show opens Feb. 8th

  Posted 01/28/2008 by reelz

  Related: Jon Favreau | Iron Man | Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights, Hollywood to the Heartland

Wednesday, September 5

• Iron Man Trailer September 10th!

  For those who made it into the Marvel or Paramount presentations at Comic-Con, it has been hard to contain the excitement we all felt viewing the Iron Man footage for the first (second and third) times. Yes, it's that cool!

  Now, the rest of the world will finally get to witness the awesomeness that is Jon Favreau's Iron Man when the teaser trailer is unveiled on MTV on September 10th.

  Favreau announced on Myspace today that the teaser trailer will be unveiled at the break leading into The Hills on MTV September 10th. The High-Def teaser then hits the net the next day on Apple.com/trailers. The trailer will also hit a variety of Viacom-owned channels on the 10th and 11th as well.

  
  
  Next Showing: Iron Man hits screens summer 2008.
  

  Reelz Clip

  The cast of Iron Man talks to Naibe Reynoso.

  Posted 09/05/2007 by reelz

  Related: Jon Favreau | Iron Man

Saturday, July 28

• Downey Jr. game for an Avengers flick

  On the heels of Robert Downey Jr.'s appearance at Comic-Con, I asked the Iron Man star if he'd be interested in a possible Avengers movie.

  "Oh yeah," he joked. "I'd probably be the best deal on the lot."

  Indeed, bringing Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and the rest of the Avengers crew together would be an expensive proposition -- and quite logistical challenge, too.

  Marvel exec Kevin Feige didn't seem too worried when I asked him about the difficulty of assembling the Avengers. "Truth is, if we can do an X-Men film with 15-20 big name actors and get them all scheduled, you can do (Avengers)," said Feige. "It can be done."

  Yesterday director Jon Favreau became the runaway hit of Comic-Con when he debuted some dazzling footage from Iron Man.

  
  
  Next Showing: Iron Man opens May 2, 2008

  Posted 07/28/2007 by reelz

  Related: Jon Favreau | Robert Downey Jr. | Iron Man

Wednesday, May 2

• Iron Man = Power Ranger?

  Entertainment Weekly just posted their exclusive first pic of the suit from Iron Man, and for some reason the first thought that occurred to me was of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

  Don't get me wrong -- the suit looks great, and so far Iron Man fans have every reason to believe the movie is in good hands with director Jon Favreau -- I just think it kinda looks like a Power Ranger. And maybe a little like Robocop.

  
  

  Posted 05/02/2007 by reelz

  Related: Jon Favreau | Iron Man