Iron Man 2 – Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Sam Rockwell. Directed by Jon Favreau. Rated M. Originally published April 28, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. Iron Man bests the biggest adversaries of the superhero genre in his second outing: production troubles, sequel-bloat and overwhelming, unrestrained fanboy hype. Iron Man 2 – beyond all […]
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Head to Head – Iron Man 2
May 25, 2010 
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Welcome to the latest edition of Head to Head, in which our Quickflix critic takes on our readers in a rip-snorting battle to the death! You pick the film, and we pick the fight! This week, Anthony Tran joined Iron Man’s ever-growing list of foes by calling Iron Man 2 … kinda boring! For his […]
Continue readingDominic Cooper to play Iron Man’s dad in Captain America?
May 25, 2010 0 Comments
Damn these Captain America rumours, forcing me to end every headline with a question mark! Dominic Cooper has supposedly revealed that he will play Howard Stark (father of Tony/Iron Man) in the upcoming Captain America movie. Cooper let the tidbit slip to Salon whilst promoting his upcoming film Tamara Drewe. However, it all happened when […]
Continue readingSam Rockwell’s sweet dance moves – a tribute!
May 17, 2010 1 Comment
It is certainly no exaggeration to call Sam Rockwell one of the greatest actors working today, if not one of the best actors of his generation. He has given us stirring lead performances in films such as Moon and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. He has also cemented himself as one of the most interesting […]
Continue readingJon Favreau talks Iron Man 3
May 12, 2010 0 Comments
We all know that Marvel are laying the groundwork for The Avengers in their individual superhero films Iron Man, Thor and Captain America (well, they’re not exactly keeping it a secret). In fact, some have even suggested that Iron Man 2 is little more than a two-hour trailer for their upcoming team-up flick. However, after […]
Continue readingThe Rundown: April 28 – May 5
May 5, 2010 0 Comments
Hey Quickflixers! Welcome to the latest installment of The Rundown. It’s a regular feature that will appear on the blog every Wednesday, highlighting our favourite news items from the past 7 days, as well as notable box office and weekly rental figures. (And before you say it, in a world where Hey Hey, It’s Saturday […]
Continue readingSam Rockwell to be a cowboy; battle aliens
May 5, 2010 0 Comments
Sam Rockwell has joined the cast of Jon Favreau‘s upcoming comic book adaptation Cowboys and Aliens. He will star alongside Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde and Harrison Ford. Rockwell starred in Favreau’s Iron Man 2 as villainous arms manufacturer Justin Hammer. According to HeatVision Blog, in Cowboys and Aliens he will play a barkeeper named Doc […]
Continue readingJ.J. Abrams has ANOTHER secret movie?!
May 4, 2010 1 Comment
That wacky J.J. Abrams sure does like to keep a secret! Rumour has it that the man behind Lost and Cloverfield has another mysterious project in the works. Not only that, but a teaser trailer is expected to debut this week. Of course, we all remember being completely bamboozled by that (now legendary) teaser of […]
Continue readingThe Rundown: April 22-28
April 28, 2010 0 Comments
Hey Quickflixers! Welcome to the latest installment of The Rundown, a new feature that will appear on the blog every Wednesday, highlighting our favourite news items from the past 7 days, as well as notable box office and weekly rental figures. So, what did we learn this week? First up, Avatar broke (even more) records […]
Continue readingHe’s steel got it – Iron Man 2 review
April 28, 2010 1 Comment
Iron Man 2 – Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Sam Rockwell. Directed by Jon Favreau. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Iron Man bests the biggest adversaries of the superhero genre in his second outing: production troubles, sequel-bloat and overwhelming, unrestrained fanboy hype. Iron Man 2 – beyond all reasonable expectations – even raises […]
Continue readingNew Iron Man 2 trailer debut
March 9, 2010 0 Comments
source: traileraddict.com A brand new trailer for Iron Man 2 has debuted online, giving us a better glimpse of Mickey Rourke as Whiplash, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Don Cheadle as Jim Rhodes (A.K.A War Machine). And of course, plenty of Robert Downey […]
Continue readingWill John Krasinski be Captain America?
February 25, 2010 0 Comments
source: deadline.com Deadline have revealed a shortlist of actors in contention to take on the lead role in Joe Johnston‘s The First Avenger: Captain America. The list of actors include Gossip Girl‘s Chace Crawford, Cloverfield‘s Mike Vogel, Brothers’ Patrick Fleuger, Smallville’s Michael Cassidy and Friday Night Light’s Scott Porter. However, the only name that has […]
Continue readingIron Man 2 trailer debut!
December 17, 2009 0 Comments
source: traileraddict.com The trailer for Iron Man 2 has debuted online! … what you want me to write a novel about it? You know you’ve been looking forward to it and you know it’s going to be incredible. Go watch it already! http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/17044 Indeedy. Iron Man 2 stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Mickey Rourke, […]
Continue readingIron Man 2 poster debut – with War Machine!
December 1, 2009 1 Comment
source: movies.yahoo.com The official teaser poster for Iron Man 2 has landed online, giving us our long-awaited first glimpse of War Machine. See? There he is right behind Iron Man! We reported back in February that Terence Howard would not reprise his role as Jim “Rhodey” Rhodes in the second installment of the Iron Man […]
Continue readingDisney to buy Marvel! Pixar to develop superhero films?!
September 1, 2009 0 Comments
source: nytimes.com The Walt Disney Company has made a surprise deal to acquire Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion in a move that will shake the foundations of Hollywood. Disney announced yesterday that it would pay cash and stock for the comic book publisher and (previously) independent movie studio. This means Marvel’s 5,000+ characters, including Spiderman, […]
Continue readingThe Iron Man 2 photos don’t stop coming!
July 22, 2009 0 Comments
source: usatoday.com I literally have nothing left to say about Iron Man 2, so I’m going to keep this as short as possible. USA Today have a batch of new images from the highly anticipated superhero sequel featuring all your favourite characters and some newbies. If you want to see Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff […]
Continue readingSee MORE Scarlett Johansson in Iron Man 2!
July 22, 2009 0 Comments
source: movies.yahoo.com Marvel have debuted a brand new picture of Scarlett Johansson from Iron Man 2. She will star as Tony Stark’s assistant Natasha Romanoff (A.K.A. Russian spy Black Widow). Earlier this week we published another image of Johansson in her Black Widow outfit. Needless to say, it’s been a good week. We’re going to […]
Continue readingSee Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow in Iron Man 2!
July 20, 2009 0 Comments
source: ew.com The latest Entertainment Weekly features an exclusive look at Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow in next year’s highly anticipated blockbuster sequel Iron Man 2. And she looks fiiiiiine… UPDATE 22/07/09: Any even newer, shinier picture has debuted. Check it! OK, so that’s not exactly Pulitzer Prize winning journalism, but cut us a bit […]
Continue readingSee Mickey Rourke as Whiplash in Iron Man 2!
June 10, 2009 0 Comments
source: usatoday.comUSA Today has the first pic of Mickey Rourke as the villain Ivan Vanko (A.K.A Whiplash) in Jon Favreau‘s upcoming Iron Man 2. Yeesh. Looking like a dirty, lo-fi, Soviet version of Iron Man, Whiplash sports a power pack in his chest similar to Tony Stark’s (Robert Downey Jr.). Attached to his arms are […]
Continue readingFirst pic from Iron Man 2!
May 4, 2009 2 Comments
source: usatoday.com The first picture from the intensely anticipated superhero sequel Iron Man 2 has debuted online. USAToday has the first look at the follow up to 2008’s mega-hit Iron Man, with Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark standing in front of his creations. Despite financial disagreements, casting shakeups, and behind-the-scenes confusion, the film finally […]
Continue readingRourke and Johansson sign on for Iron Man 2
March 13, 2009 1 Comment
source: deadlinehollywood.com Deadline Hollywood is reporting that Mickey Rourke and Scarlett Johansson have officially signed on to star in Iron Man 2. Rourke was reportedly offered a low-ball price of $250,000 to play an undisclosed villain in the highly anticipated superhero sequel. According to Nikki Finke, his Oscar nomination earned him some leverage in the […]
Continue readingSam Jackson’s nine-picture superhero deal
February 26, 2009 0 Comments
source: hollywoodreporter.com Just last month it was believed that Samuel L. Jackson would hang up the eye-patch and not reprise his performance as Nick Fury in Marvel’s upcoming slate of superhero films. However, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Jackson is signed for nine more pictures with Marvel in an unprecedented deal. Jackson will play […]
Continue readingIs Iron Man 2 falling apart?
February 2, 2009 1 Comment
Something fishy is going down at Marvel offices. Since Iron Man opened to spectacular acclaim in May last year, everyone knew a sequel was close behind. However, in the last six months, they almost lost the director, cast members have been dropped, and newly signed villains are on the verge of quitting. So what does […]
Continue readingThe Avengers – First Details Emerge!
October 29, 2008 0 Comments
source: slashfilm.com Marvel have revealed the first official details for The Avengers film. Plot: Here is an excerpt from Marvel’s press release, which reveals some very vauge details of the film’s plot: “In a movie event, THE AVENGERS will bring together the super hero team of Marvel Comics characters for the first time ever, including […]
Continue readingSamuel L. Jackson Back For Iron Man 2 – Terrence Howard, Not So Much
October 20, 2008 0 Comments
source: iesb.net Samuel L. Jackson has confirmed he will return as Nick Fury in the highly anticipated Iron Man sequel.Those clever little monkeys who sat through the credits at the end of Iron Man were greatly rewarded, and were given a glimpse of Jackson as Avengers agent Nick Fury. He turned up, eye patch and […]
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