Monday, April 9, 2012 3:32PM - By Travis Woods
While we all sit around counting down the minutes until The Avengers is officially released, Iron Man 3 is already gearing up for production to begin shooting in May. Avengers star Robert Downey, Jr. will be returning as Iron Man, along with Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts and Don Cheadle as Lt. Col. James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes. One question then remains—who is the villain, and who will play him/her/it/them?
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Thursday, March 15, 2012 7:59AM - By Travis Woods
Back in February, we received a new Avengers trailer that featured a bevy of new footage containing the Hulk, Loki, and a ton of action, and it was, quite frankly, pretty exciting. But then Japan went and received a trailer with even more new footage, stealing all of our thunder with new shots of the film’s otherworldy villains, the SHIELD mobile base, and the Avengers’ jet.
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012 11:17AM - By Travis Woods
After dropping an official poster on us on Tuesday, today Marvel has unloaded their newest The Avengers trailer, chock full of Robert Downey Jr-isms, dramatic music, more Hulk, more villains, and thankfully, very little of Cap America’s silly, decidedly un-cinematic uniform. Check out the full trailer below!
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 10:38AM - By Travis Woods
Last month, we showed you five new pictures from The Avengers, featuring stars Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Scarlet Johansson looking at things very, very dramatically. They didn’t really indicate much in the way of plot (beyond the fact that the Avengers are going to, you know, assemble at some point), but hey, we at least got to see that Bruce Banner is going to dress in his classic purple and Downey Jr. still has that weirdly sculpted goatee. Now we have two new pics featuring the heroes—you guessed it—staring fixedly at things.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011 9:29AM - By Travis Woods
Well, it’s finally here—the trailer for the Marvel Films juggernaut in which they mash together the Iron Man, Incredible Hulk, Thor, and Captain America films into a gargantuan, two-hour plus sandwich of explosions, Robert Downey Jr. quips, unconvincing Hulk CGI, and Scarlett Johansson doing things in tights: The Avengers. Toss in some Nine Inch Nails music, the bad guy with the slick mullet from Thor, and some Sam Jackson action in which Sam Jackson acts all Sam Jackson with that Sam Jackson style (did I mention Sam Jackson is in this? Sam Jackson is in this), and you’ve got just about every single Marvel movie trailer you’ve ever seen, all rolled into one convenient mush for you to slurp up.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011 3:57PM - By Travis Woods
Well, after months of breathless rumors and conjecture about the film, the first bit of Avengers artwork was released today. The film, set for release on May 4, 2012 and starring Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Chris Evans as Captain America, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Mark Ruffalo as the Incredible Hulk, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, features a supergroup of superheroes saving the earth and learning to work together despite their differences and blah blah blah. What’s more amazing is the horribly cheesy leaked poster, which looks like something you’d find painted on the side of a van in circa 1983 east L.A.
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Friday, April 1, 2011 1:09PM - By Damon Houx
In 1987 Shane Black wrote Lethal Weapon and became the big go-to screenwriter for blockbusters. By 2005, Shane Black wrote and directed Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and had been gone so long from the mainstream that he became an underdog and borderline indie filmmaker. When he was hired to direct Iron Man 3, there was an assumption he would also be writing the screenplay, but currently that role has gone to Drew Pearce, according to Deadline Hollywood. Though Black’s direction in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang was assured, he’s still not seen as a great filmmaker first, and many assumed he was hired more for his writing abilities – he even said he’d be writing it. What does this mean?
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Monday, March 7, 2011 9:03AM - By Krystal Clark
In February it was announced that Shane Black would pick up where Jon Favreau left off in Marvel’s live action Iron Man franchise. Black knows a thing or two about the action genre, and he’s worked with Robert Downey Jr. in the past, so there was little to no concern regarding his ability to fit in with the established crew. Although he’s talented, Black’s area of expertise isn’t directing, it’s writing, therefore we were shocked when he wasn’t also confirmed to pen Iron Man 3′s screenplay. But don’t worry, according to AICN, he’ll tackle the camera and the page!
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Thursday, February 17, 2011 2:20PM - By Krystal Clark
A week ago we heard that screenwriter-turned-director Shane Black was a candidate to replace Jon Favreau as the director of Iron Man 3. Now according to Deadline, Black has been offered the job and he’s currently in negotiations to direct the third film in the Marvel franchise.
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