Shane Black has just been hired to direct a modern reboot of Predator, meaning that Fox, the studio that once gifted him with a role in the 1987 original in the hopes of getting him to rewrite the script (which he did not do), has finally tied down the infamous filmmaker. Way to play a long game, Fox! […]
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Comedown machine – Iron Man 3 review
April 24, 2013 
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By Simon Miraudo April 24, 2013 Iron Man 3 carries that ‘morning after’ feeling former playboy Tony Stark is no doubt familiar with. Following the heady highs of The Avengers, this latest entry in the Marvel canon may leave your head-spinning for all the wrong reasons. More of a comedown than a comeback, it’s a […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: Guy Pearce in Iron Man 3
February 20, 2013 0 Comments
A brand new poster for Marvel’s Iron Man 3 touts the blockbuster’s other villain: Guy Pearce’s geneticist Aldrich Killian. Though Ben Kingsley is playing the infamous Mandarin in the flick, Killian is believed to have a key role in his evildoing. If that sourpuss doesn’t give away his nefarious intentions, surely his bleached blonde hair, hinted-at-mullet, […]
Continue readingMarvel announce new slate of films at Comic Con
July 16, 2012 1 Comment
Marvel Studios drew a line under their first batch of films, collectively known as Phase One, with their epic ensemble flick The Avengers earlier this year. We’ve long known that Shane Black‘s Iron Man 3 was set to be the first instalment of Phase Two, and would be followed by sequels to Captain America and Thor. At Comic-Con (reported by Slashfilm), Marvel president Kevin […]
Continue readingJon Favreau back for Iron Man 3 (kinda)
May 28, 2012 0 Comments
Jon Favreau will be reprising his role as Happy Hogan in the upcoming Iron Man 3, according to sources at The Hollywood Reporter. After directing the first two Iron Man films, Favreau stepped down to concentrate on other projects. Shane Black was handed the reins in an especially genius decision by Marvel Studios. Black defined […]
Continue readingJessica Chastain in talks for Iron Man 3
April 24, 2012 0 Comments
Jessica Chastain is in talks to join the cast of Iron Man 3, Deadline reports. The Oscar-nominated redhead would potentially threaten Tony Stark’s (Robert Downey Jr.) relationship with his own raven-haired flame, Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), by playing a “sexy scientist every bit as smart as Tony Stark.” As reported yesterday, Guy Pearce might join […]
Continue readingGuy Pearce joins Iron Man 3
April 23, 2012 0 Comments
Guy Pearce is in final talks to star opposite Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man 3, Variety reports. Pearce would play Aldrich Killian, a geneticist who develops the Extremis nano-technology used by Tony Stark. It is unknown if, as in the comics, Killian will assist a terrorist in the spread of a nanobot virus. Ben Kingsley […]
Continue readingBen Kingsley suits up for Iron Man 3
April 10, 2012 0 Comments
Ben Kingsley is close to signing on as the villain in Iron Man 3, Variety reports. Filming begins on the Marvel sequel in May, and will see Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson, and Don Cheadle back as Tony Stark, Pepper Potts, Black Widow and Rhodey respectively (obviously). Though it’s unknown who Kingsley would […]
Continue readingIron Man 3 will lead to Avengers 2
October 17, 2011 0 Comments
Marvel president Kevin Feige revealed at New York Comic Con over the weekend that Iron Man 3 would potentially kick off “phase two of this … saga that will culminate, God willing, in Avengers 2“. This is hardly a surprise considering the web-spinning Marvel has done between their individual projects so far. The prospect of […]
Continue readingKenneth Branagh won’t direct Thor 2
July 1, 2011 0 Comments
Disney has revealed that a sequel to Marvel’s Thor will hit cinemas on July 26, 2013. Although news of a sequel to the box office hit is hardly news at all, a surprising development regarding the first film’s director Kenneth Branagh certainly is… He isn’t coming back for Thor 2! According to Deadline, star Chris […]
Continue readingThe King’s Speech director turned down Iron Man 3
February 25, 2011 0 Comments
Everyone is wondering what The King’s Speech director Tom Hooper will do next. Poised to take home the Best Director prize at next Monday’s Oscars, and responsible for one of the most loved films of the past year, Hollywood is his oyster, and we’re just as intrigued to see how he’ll crack it open and […]
Continue readingShane Black to direct Iron Man 3?
February 11, 2011 1 Comment
Late last year it was revealed that Jon Favreau would be parting ways with Marvel, and would not helm the third instalment of the Iron Man franchise. Now, it seems star Robert Downey Jr. might reteam with his Kiss Kiss Bang Bang helmer, as Shane Black meets Marvel execs about taking over as writer/director. According […]
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