The year’s first summer movie, Iron Man, may well be the best superhero film since Spider-Man 2, and will almost certainly reign as the best superhero film of 2008. If quality translates into box office, we’re guaranteed an Iron Man sequel or two*; this weekend was the Iron Man junket in far off New York City, and Jon Favreau and Terrence Howard shared some thoughts on the continuing adventures of the Armored Avenger.
“I think you gotta go with War Machine, you gotta give Terrence more to do,” Favreau told Coming Soon’s Ed Douglas. “He really had to be patient in this one, and he really could have been Tony Stark if we wanted to go against the grain of what was in the books. He characterizes that, and once you break him out of the role that he was relegated to in this one, I think he could go toe-to-toe with Robert, and it could be a cool buddy set-up. Then you need some bad guys, and I think the bad guys are going to be tech-based for the most part, seeing what’s worked about this film.”
One of those bad guys might be The Mandarin, who never appears or is mentioned in Iron Man, but who is certainly evoked, if in a way that only fans will catch.
Howard’s not sure he wants War Machine to appear in the sequel. “The question is whether we will take the time to put on the Iron Man suit first and then have to fight with Iron Man to take it off me and then ultimately build a new suit for Rhodey or whether they go right into the second one of them building the suit. I would prefer to wait for the third one. I’d prefer to let it grow a little bit and then after the third one, they could go into its own franchise of War Machine later on. I don’t want to introduce War Machine too early for my own monetary benefits.”
Iron Man opens this Friday. See it, motherfuckers. Before then, head to Coming Soon to read more scoops about sequel possibilities.
*here are my guesses for sequel titles: Iron Man: War Machine and Iron Man: Armor Wars. And the fourth will be Iron Man: Can You Believe That One Time In the Comics They Made Iron Man Evil and Then Introduced An Alternate Reality Teenage Version of Tony Stark To Reboot It All?
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i wonder how long it will take devin bashers to call him fat on this talkback, too.
Devin, for real? Saying that Iron Man is going to be the best Super hero movie of the summer is a reach. It'll be good, sure. But it will not be near the level of THE DARK KNIGHT. Oh, I forgot, this is CHUD, where you guys hate Nolan.
It takes THIS long! Unlike Iron Man, Mr. Faraci can NOT climb out of the cumbersome, heavy bulk that is his body. Ha! Ha ha ha ha!
"…and will almost certainly reign as the best superhero film of 2008. "
What the fuck, Devin?
I most welcome a piece that explains your disdain for Christopher Nolan. Please, DO EXPLAIN.
Mr. Gittes, why aren't you asking me about my disdain for Guillermo del Toro or Louis Letterier? Why does THE DARK KNIGHT have the lock on 'best superhero film of 2008?' Because it's so totally dark and 'adult?'
wow devin really knows how to bait you people.you make it too easy for him.
having seen iron man I have to kind of agree…I think indy, batman, hulk..pretty much everyone is going to have a hard time being as good as iron man. Don;t get me wrong…I fucking love batman begins and dark knight is by far my most anticipated film of the year but Iron Man is a fucking great film. and if the opther films are as good or better then we are in for the best summer in fucking years
Devin, The Dark Knight does not have the lock on 'best superhero film of 2008' No, it has the lock on 'best superhero movie of all time' And not because it's so totally dark and adult, though, I'm surprised you don't welcome that.
Devin can't wait 'till The Dark Knight junket. C'mon, man! There's no fooling us.
I don't mind Devin's opinion on the Dark Knight. I think I'm kinda puzzled on why sometimes he's pushing it so hard sometimes, that it transcends past fan boys and onto normal film watcher like me. I get it, Devin doesn't like Nolan's Batman. Okay, whatever..
I'M OUTTA THIS WORLD!
We get it, Devin, you hate Chris Nolan and his take on Batman. Pleaaaase, save it! Wait until the movie comes out and then review it, instead of making snide comments. CHUD is such a hateful, snobby place these days.
So if you dont think Dark Knight will be the best mocie ever your hateful? Perhaps Iron Man just looks better? Or maybe it is just that theres hasnt been a good Batman movie since Burton left?
Atleast Jon Favreau isnt ashamed to be making a superhero movie, i am not certain that Nolan can say the same
Terrence Howard sounds like good people – not just jostling for his big moment at the soonest possible opportunity. I would like to see a Body Hammer reference in the sequel just for the fuck of it.
The dark knight needs lines like "holy shmoley batman!" and a big "BAFF!!" on the screen whenever batman punches someone, to get devin's sophisticated approval. Tim story at the helm would help as well. Leave the troll alone, people.
We get it Devin, You're a fat cunt. A loser Fat Cunt. Someone must be a really boring person if they couldn't enjoy Batman Begins and sees the movie the way you see it, seriously, you must suck as a person. I mean you don't sound like a guy i'd to hang out with or even tell the time to.
Hey Devin, dont you think "Running Scared II" will be an EVEN BETTER super hero movie? Lets face it, the sheer stylish genius of the first one overcame the pesky absence of any super heros…sure the second one will be just as fanboylicious?
As much as we will all love for the Dark Knight to be the next coming of Jesus, no one as seen the film yet why even fully comment on how good it "might" be….Iron Man looks good, and I can't wait.
Not to mention that Devin has SEEN IRON MAN. It's not like he's calling it a great movie to spite you guys. Although, I'm sure it is a fringe benefit.
You people seem to be confusing personal taste with Universal Truth. Just because YOU like Batman Begins, it does not mean that the laws of physics have determined it to be so. It is quite possible not to be anticipating Dark Knight. This does not mean that you are wrong for looking forward to seeing it. It's called 'opinion'
Not that it matters because Batman Begins was a lifeless film with lamentable action sequences that thought it was being 'serious' and 'adult' when it was just being dull. And you are wankers for thinking otherwise.
Stop making sense. This is the internet. We'll have none of that.
From the dipshit who endorsed Spiderman 3 comes distain for a film that flies right over his itty, bitty little head. For all Devin's posturing and feeble attempts to come off as intelligent, he's really nothing more than a grumbling, nasty little troll who wouldn't know quality if it bit him on is bulbous, bloated ass. He's already made up his mind that The Dark Knight isn't going to be any good so who gives a shit what this cunt stain thinks? The boy writes for reaction, period. Just go back and read his hate-filled, nasty editorial where he basically equates Ledger to Brittney Spears and makes egregious assumptions about Ledger's unfortunate death. Incidentally Devin, I hope one of Heath's buddies eventually runs into you out there in LA and gives you the fucking beating you deserve for that little bit of venom. You really are one of the nastiest little pieces of irrelevant shit on the internet.
Jesus, Devin didn't even say shit about Dark Knight in the article! You're all dog piling him just because he said Iron Man could be the best superhero film of the year? You bunch of pussies. It's fine to take it out on him in one of his articles or posts that mention such things but for godsake's this is just a news item/
Nolan can't direct. Bale can't act. I don't care if Ledger is dead. You Batman fanboys should take off your Underoos and give them a good cleaning. TDK will suck it hard.
I wish Devin wasn't so heavy. It makes me angry with hate. Hate, says I!!!!
You people take Batman Begins too seriously. I laughed my ass off during all its runtime. Funny as hell, with Bale Piece of Wood, the atrocious action scenes and that japanese guy with nothing to do in the movie. A pure joy made of shit.
Egregious !!!!
Jesus Devin, you are such a fat fuck!
You people are embarrassing with your constant outrage for Devin. What's even worse is that most of you are adults. Fucking grown ups, whiny, bitchy, desperately lonely grown adults.
Could you imagine if Judd Aptow directed Iron Man. Holly fuck! This site would be going Ape Shit relating Iron Man to the importance of the Ten Commandments! I love how these guys try to be so cool by talking down the movies that it's fans clearly like the most. If Iron man is shit, or not as good as the Dark Knight, no one is going to remember what thery're saying. And that's why they act like that. When did this site become so fucking full of it self?
Could you imagine if Judd Aptow directed Iron Man. Holly fuck! This site would be going Ape Shit relating Iron Man to the importance of the Ten Commandments! I love how these guys try to be so cool by talking down the movies that it's fans clearly like the most. If Iron man is shit, or not as good as the Dark Knight, no one is going to remember what thery're saying. And that's why they act like that. When did this site become so fucking full of it self?
Could you imagine if Judd Aptow directed Iron Man. Holly fuck! This site would be going Ape Shit relating Iron Man to the importance of the Ten Commandments! I love how these guys try to be so cool by talking down the movies that it's fans clearly like the most. If Iron man is shit, or not as good as the Dark Knight, no one is going to remember what thery're saying. And that's why they act like that. When did this site become so fucking full of it self?
woo batman yeah Batman da bomb wtf lol, bat-man the bat man ! bat man he beat the shizzle of iorn man. Bat man! etc.
I have the sinking feeling that Iron Man will not be as cool as the trailers. Empire magazine gave it 3 stars out of 5 and they are generally soft on Hollywood blockbusters. We'll see soon enough.
Once again Devin, thanks for the snide comment/bait. You are so hip and contrary for hating Nolan's Batman. We get it already. I like some of your writing, but this shit is getting out of hand. It's not enough you have to taint the TDK articles with your biasness, now we have to read it in other articles too.
I have been coming to this site for about a week but I don't think I will bother anymore. It seems like everything on here is just a regurgitation of something that was posted somewhere else, only with some snide little comment from a bunch of failed screenwriters who are bitter and feel the need to shit on those they are jealous of. Really, what is the point of this site?
It's called talking about movies, people! Shit. What's so hard to understand, Devin gave an opinion. You don't agree, counter. All this bullshit whining is just sad. And Chuck if you're truly a movie fan stick around. Just don't expect the staff to hold your hand and tell you every geek title is a new classic. (Some of you asshats act like Devin killed Heath Ledger!! Batman Begins is such a sad movie to take a stand on. Haven't seen many films older than yourself have ya?)
Yes, Devin gave an opinion. Nobody has a problem with that. What most are having a problem with is reading Devin's EXACT SAME OPINION about Batman Begins and The Dark Knight over and over again in not only every TDK article he writes, but pretty much almost everything he writes in general. And now some of the other CHUD staff are jumping in on it. It seems that at least half of this sites articles take some sort of jab at Indy IV and TDK, which just gets irritating after awhile. While I'm not saying both will be excellent films, since I haven't seen them, but it gets tiring to see these guys constantly bash two films that they haven't seen either. We know your opinions fellas, so lay off. I like that CHUD allows opinions in their articles, but we don't need it drilled into our brains. Your comments are about as subtle as a rocket launcher at this point. Enough is enough. If you feel a constant need to bash these films, then create a specific weekly editorial in which you can do it. That way people can read if they want. It just gets tiring to read the exact same opinion in almost EVERY article dealing with superhero movies and/or summer blockbusters. It's beyond overkill at this point and now I think you are all doing it just to set your readership off, which is quite childish. Basically, you are slowly turning this site into a clone of Ain't It Cool News……………….which is just pathetic.
I love fanboy paranoia! Nobody on CHUD has attaked Indy 4. Most of the writers are avowed fans of the series. Why would they want it to suck? They're reporting news of bad buzz. What's wrong with that? I think a sense of perspective is in order and lowered expectations can only help the viewing experience. I'll say it again, the writers aren't here to hold your hand. You might be more comfortable at Superhero Hype. (Again, Batman Begins is such a lame movie to get pissy about. If anyone has it in their top 100 of the deade-let alone all-time-time to either start watching more films or sit down, and shut the fuck up.)
Batman Begins was a pretty damn dull movie. Iron Man looks better than TDK, so it SEEMS LOGICAL to me to anticipate Iron Man being the best Action-Hero movie of 2008.
And Devin wonders why he hasn't seen a woman's vagina since his birth…..
Judging movies before they are all out… will Iron Man be the best…. who knows, can't judge till they are all out…. But Devin's constent distain for Nolan and the new Batman series is almost comical… he proves right here why you should never take him seriously as a reviewer… he writes stuff just to get people upset…
all I can say, is thank do they never do a full body shot of him on G4… and shave the beard dude… you look like you sound… a tottal douche…
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