Iron Man

I didn't even realize that was Jeff Bridges in the movie until afterwards, I kept thinking who the hell is that he looks familiar. he's gained a little weight since I saw hm anything. Still didn't look bad though. I guess if I gain another 50 lbs I'll grow a beard to hide my double chin and always wear a jacket to hide my gut. Ha.

 

You can go ahead and do now.

 

Thanks man....and I must say...the way you hid those spoilers was fucking genius! Well done sir!

 

Wow. Really good movie.

'Nuff said.

 

Really liked it except for one thing...it took Tony forever to learn to use his suit. The Iron Monger jumped in his and was proficient from the get-go. Really, that was my only criticism.

 

Well, I guess it could be explained that since he had been involved in the secret design of the suit...he had inside knowledge, or maybe he had been in it before...he obviously knew how to get in and button it up by himself. It's a reach, yeah....but it works for an explanation.

 

You forget, Jeff Bridges was in Tron ( I think) years ago, so he was already USED to Sci-Fi robot stuff. Where as Downey could only fall back on his "Less-than-Zero" experiences..

 

One of my top 3 Superhero movie picks. That may change on repeated viewings, but that was pretty solid lightweight entertainment.

Liked the 10 Rings name for the multinational terrorist organization. Nice tie in to the IM mythos and setup for potential sequels. Chow Yun Fat could be fun in that role.

 

Yeah, just because it isn't shown doesn't mean that it didn't happen. The movie had shown Stark going through the learning process. It would have been redundant to show Stane doing the same thing. It would have given the villain a different vibe. Favreau did a fine job.

 

Marvel Sets Release Dates for Thor, Captain America, The Avengers and Iron Man 2

As expected, Marvel came flying out of Iron Man’s $100 million dollar weekend with a high energy, optimistic outlook on their upcoming film slate. With the success of Iron Man and the release of The Incredible Hulk only months away, Marvel is looking to the future where they will continue to build on brands that have been successful in the past as well as kick-start a few new heroes into cinematic action.

While Marvel Studios will not release a self produced feature film in 2009, it will have a busy run from 2010 to 2011. They plan to launch their 2010 film slate with the release of the sequel, Iron Man 2, on April 30, 2010, followed by the launch of Thor on June 4, 2010. Additionally, Marvel is planting its feature film stakes for summer 2011 with an Avengers-themed summer – a two-picture project which will debut on May 6, 2011 with The First Avenger: Captain America (working title), followed by The Avengers in July 2011.

Three of the four projects listed already have directors attached. Jon Favreau will take the director’s chair once again for Iron Man 2, Nick Cassevetes has been attached to the Captain America project and Matthew Vaughn has already been attached to Thor for some time now. As for The Avengers, no director has been named as of yet, but Jon Favreau has publicly expressed interest in the project — he seems a likely candidate, considering the fact that he has a 3 picture deal with Marvel and it was his film that is almost single-handedly responsible for launching Marvel Studios’ agenda. Had Iron Man not done so well out of the gate, we could safely assume that this morning’s earnings call would have gone down differently.

Of course, this announcement does give us the opportunity to begin some early casting speculation — and we plan to do plenty of that in between now and the time these films get made.