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News Credits: 38 · by **TheMuffin** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:03 am

Since we keep making threads when new stuff comes up, I wanted to collect everything in a single cohesive thread so people don't have to keep searching for buried threads.

Enjoy the newest image of ole shell head. No CG and no photo manipulations. This is the actual suit with Downey inside of it on set.

God Damn is all I can say. Favreau got that nail right on the head. Click to enlarge the image.

News Credits: 49 · by **Senor Hugo** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:11 am

I can't wait for this movie. From the way things are looking, this will be the best Marvel movie to come out since The Punisher.

News Credits: 7 · by **Dragonslayer** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:08 am

This is going to be freakin' awesome! Movies with my two favorite superheroes are coming out in the same year!

Pinch me, I must be dreaming

by **The Happy Locust** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:25 am

I'm always skeptical, but I will admit they got the look down almost perfectly. Give the lighting guy a raise!

by **AlienQuiksilver** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:47 am

The Happy Locust wrote: Give the lighting guy a raise!

No kidding! I was thinking the exact same thing.

I'm a huge fan of Iron Man, and boy is that a perfect representation of his comic self.

I thought he was going to be 100% CGI ... guess not! That suit is incredible.

How much ya think THAT halloween suit is going to cost? :shock:

Accept no imitations.

News Credits: 3 · by **Barricade** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:10 am

that suit is pure sex...

i cant wait!!!!!!!!!!!

by **Bumblebee-otch** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:37 pm

Senor Hugo wrote:this will be the best Marvel movie to come out since The Punisher.

you're kidding, right?

News Credits: 38 · by **TheMuffin** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 4:56 pm

What Marvel movies have come out since then that have been better? Certainly not Spider-Man 3. Elektra? Blade: Trinity? Fantastic Four 1 and 2? X-Men: The Last Stand? Ghost Rider? All of those were horrible! Those were all of the movies by Marvel since the Punisher. None have been truer to the comic or better than it. Sadly I might add.

by **Deadpool.** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:34 pm

TheMuffin wrote:What Marvel movies have come out since then that have been better? Certainly not Spider-Man 3. Elektra? Blade: Trinity? Fantastic Four 1 and 2? X-Men: The Last Stand? Ghost Rider? All of those were horrible! Those were all of the movies by Marvel since the Punisher. None have been truer to the comic or better than it. Sadly I might add.

I can't wait for IM to be released!

And casting Iron Monger as the villain was a smart move too.

News Credits: 49 · by **Senor Hugo** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 8:06 pm

Bumblebee-otch wrote:
Senor Hugo wrote:this will be the best Marvel movie to come out since The Punisher.

you're kidding, right?

The Punisher was one of the most comic accurate movies to come from Marvel.

It was a modern day western. Which really is what The Punisher is, he's a cowboy, kill or be killed. The movie was damned good.

by **Kimmer** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:52 pm

when i saw the trailer and all the pics from this movie weeks ago all i could think of was why favreau couldn't have directed tf's instead of you know who. or if not favreau, someone who at least would've been true to the franchise unlike you know who. ironman looks absolutely perfect,the cast is awesome,the clips have looked incredible, and they're actually sticking to the ironman story that all the fans know and love-wow whatta concept. too bad you know who didn't do that with tf's.

by **The Happy Locust** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:24 pm

TheMuffin wrote:What Marvel movies have come out since then that have been better? Certainly not Spider-Man 3. Elektra? Blade: Trinity? Fantastic Four 1 and 2? X-Men: The Last Stand? Ghost Rider? All of those were horrible! Those were all of the movies by Marvel since the Punisher. None have been truer to the comic or better than it. Sadly I might add.

For the record, I loved the punisher and thought Ghost Rider was pretty nifty.

I wonder what else they plan to do for this movie. Do we have a villain yet?

News Credits: 38 · by **TheMuffin** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:25 pm

Iron Monger. AKA Obediah Stane.

Mandarin is in here as well but not as a villain. Yet.

News Credits: 7 · by **Dragonslayer** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:37 pm

TheMuffin wrote:Iron Monger. AKA Obediah Stane.

Mandarin is in here as well but not as a villain. Yet.

He is in there? Huh...I can't imagine how :-?

Still, maybe that means we'll get War Machine later on down the road, too

News Credits: 38 · by **TheMuffin** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:43 pm

Dragonslayer wrote:
TheMuffin wrote:Iron Monger. AKA Obediah Stane.

Mandarin is in here as well but not as a villain. Yet.

He is in there? Huh...I can't imagine how

Still, maybe that means we'll get War Machine later on down the road, too

Rhodey is in this one. Plans as far as I understand is to introduce that suit in the next one. Hopefully they don't screw this one up and we get a second one.

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:02 am

Kimmer wrote:when i saw the trailer and all the pics from this movie weeks ago all i could think of was why favreau couldn't have directed tf's instead of you know who. or if not favreau, someone who at least would've been true to the franchise unlike you know who. ironman looks absolutely perfect,the cast is awesome,the clips have looked incredible, and they're actually sticking to the ironman story that all the fans know and love-wow whatta concept. too bad you know who didn't do that with tf's.

Man, talk about one-track.

And when the hell did Voldemort from Harry Potter start a career in film?!

That picture of Ironman that Muffin posted...that is so my new desktop.

News Credits: 49 · by **Senor Hugo** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:43 am

Ok, so on the off chance, I pulled up IMDB's Iron Man page.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0371746/

Sam Jackson = Nick Fury

Now I usually take IMDB with a truck-load of salt. But if this is true. Hot diggity, this movie just got even better.

News Credits: 38 · by **TheMuffin** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:15 am

Yup. He's been confirmed for a while. I'm glad Favreau went with the Ultimate Fury instead of the gray haired old guy from the 616 universe.

News Credits: 49 · by **Senor Hugo** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:06 am

TheMuffin wrote:Yup. He's been confirmed for a while. I'm glad Favreau went with the Ultimate Fury instead of the gray haired old guy from the 616 universe.

Friggin' Awesome. Hopefully this will lead to a Nick Fury movie. A movie that will wipe the Hoff's version of Nick Fury from the face of the planet.

News Credits: 3 · by **muswp1** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:22 am

Senor Hugo wrote:Friggin' Awesome. Hopefully this will lead to a Nick Fury movie. A movie that will wipe the Hoff's version of Nick Fury from the face of the planet.

I'm not sure atomic bombs can do that, but a Fury movie with Jackson would be a good start.

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:16 pm

I think when they based Ultimate Nick Fury off of Sam Jackson, they asked for his permission first. The deal also included the rights to play Nick in any future movies.

So this was not unexpected.

by **Bumblebee-otch** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:23 pm

first images of the toys and first(?) look at iron-monger

http://marvelousnews.com/index.php?cati ... emid=11241

News Credits: 7 · by **Dragonslayer** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:55 pm

So the MK II suit is basically the MK III without paint? :-?

And the Iron Monger figure looks a little fat, IMO. Could be streamlined just a tad.

But overall, these look promising

by **Bumblebee-otch** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:11 pm

Dragonslayer wrote:So the MK II suit is basically the MK III without paint?

with big@$$ guns. (war-machine! :grin:

)

News Credits: 38 · by **TheMuffin** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:33 pm

Verrry nice. I'm glad they aren't going nuts with the gimmicks. All of the firing things, are add on parts that don't limit the articulation of the figure. Big plus in my book.