Quick Cuts: Iron Man writers joining TMNT, Maggie Gyllenhaal stars in period sex comedy, and other stories
Iron Man screenwriters Matt Holloway and Art Marcum are on board to write a new installment in the hit or miss Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. The series, currently owned by Paramount and Nickelodeon, is planning a new film as well as a TV show and assorted other tie-ins. The studio is hoping to get […]
In: Movies, News · Tagged with: Iron Man, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Quick Cuts, Seth Rogen, The Sweeney, TMNT
Git Off My Lawn: Cinematic Comic Capers
Back in my day, which was before Al Gore invented the internet, and possibly before Al Gore’s mommy invented Al Gore, comic books were fun-filled, light-hearted, simple creatures, with the titular hero fighting the Villain of the Month in brightly drawn panels and onomatopoeic sound effects and… …uh, moving on. It seems like every comic […]
In: Columns, Comics, Graphic Novels, Movies · Tagged with: adaptations, Aquaman, Archie, based on a comic book, Batman, Columns, Comics, Iron Man, Movies, opinions, twilight
Marvel announces same-day digital delivery; brick-and-mortar stores, fans freak out
After Marvel Comics announced last Wednesday (aka, the day that most comics hit the stores in the U.S.) that it would be offering Invincible Iron Man Annual #1 as a digital download on the same day as its regular print release, the blogosphere went into a tizzy and hasn’t fully recovered yet. Written by Matt […]
In: Around the Intertubes · Tagged with: Comics, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, the future of retail
Git Off My Lawn: Of Mice and Metal Men
“I AM IRON MAN.” There was a time when people knew the lyrics to this song, even before Ozzy got his own reality television show. I guess there was a time when people knew who Ozzy was before he got his own reality television show, but maybe that’s too metaphysical a thought for me to […]
In: Columns, Comics, Movies · Tagged with: based on a comic book, Black Sabbath, business rivals, Comics, Iron Man, Music, Nazis make better villains, Red Menace
As if Iron Man wasn't awesome enough (updated)
Coming Soon has the news I’ve been waiting to hear all weekend. Not only did Marvel Entertainment spend the weekend revelling the amazing success ($205 million worldwide) of Iron Man, but they let us in on a little bit of news: The release dates of four highly-anticipated upcoming projects. First on the slate is the […]
In: News · Tagged with: Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Layer Cake, Marvel, Matthew Vaughan, Spider-Man 4, The Avengers, The First Avenger: Captain America, The Incredible Hulk, Thor
Trailer Watch: The Incredible Hulk full trailer
The full Incredible Hulk is finally online, in glorious Quicktime, with just a few days left ’til Iron Man (which has been getting almost uniformly, enthusiastically positive reviews) strikes theaters. Fanboy shit-talkers have been saying that the lack of promotion for the Hulk reboot was proof it was a sure-fire dud, and while you might disagree, […]
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Trailer Watch: Iron Man, Dark Matter, Pathology dumb comedies
The full trailer for Iron Man is up, with our best look to date at the film’s plot and tone. It’s looking awesome. See for yourself: (MySpace’s Trailer Park has it in HD, or if the embedded video has emotional problems.) Coming Soon has the exclusive on the trailer for opera director Chen Shi-Zheng’s […]
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Trailer Watch: Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Taken, Iron Man Super Bowl spot, Defiance
A hilarious red band trailer for the upcoming Judd Apatow-produced comedy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which stars Jason Segel (Freaks & Geeks, Knocked Up) and Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) is over at Empire Online. As with the Superbad red band, this one’s much better than the regular trailer. A trailer for the Liam Neeson starrer, Taken, […]
In: Trailers · Tagged with: Defiance, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Iron Man, Taken (2008)