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Iron Man

September 17th, 2007 | Category: comics,ironman,superheroes

The official trailer for the forthcoming Iron Man movie is now online. Based on the Marvel Comics Character; Billionaire playboy industrialist Tony Stark makes weapons for the U.S. government. While out on a field test of one of his inventions, he is wounded, captured and forced to make weapons for the enemy. Instead, he fashions himself a crude power armor to save his life and facilitate his escape. When he returns home, he revises his armor and finds purpose as the Armored Avenger Iron Man! Film stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeff Bridges. So, if you missed the shake-n-bake Comic-Con bootleg cam version you can geek down with this super high quality version that looks to be fairly accurate in terms of sticking to the original story? I could be wrong.

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9 Comments so far

  1. CraigF September 17th, 2007 3:12 pm

    “Billionaire playboy industrialist Tony Stark makes weapons for the U.S. government.”

    Don’t we all, duckie?

  2. Bloghungry September 17th, 2007 5:55 pm

    I’m a huge fan of super heroes, but Iron Man is a little lame and some of the clips made me snicker a little. He had a Rocketeer/Robocop feel to him. I’m nervous

  3. Jeff September 17th, 2007 6:58 pm

    Tony Stark is a God damn drunk!

  4. kitchenbeard September 17th, 2007 7:18 pm

    This might sound a litter bitter but… I was reminded of Robocop.

  5. A.J. September 18th, 2007 6:52 am

    i ADORE Marvel cinema… but this irony-free robocop-out seems a “klunker” of Daredevil-ish proportions.

    i’m hanging on for an Aquaman (sea-dooing a sea-horse) but which Hollywooder could do the merman justice… Channing Tatum? a bleached Jake Gyllenhaal?
    perhaps ryan Seacrest could play his Aquaboy!
    and Namor the sub-mariner… Alexandre Despatie !!

  6. jimbo September 18th, 2007 10:14 am

    It looks like Downey can pull it off. I’m looking forward to the film.

  7. eric L September 18th, 2007 4:37 pm

    why isn’t ed norton playing tony stark instead of the new bruce banner? i think that stan lee got his actors all mixed up and switched the two out. rob downey jr would make a fine bruce banner, and ed norton totally looks like tony stark. even the incredible hulk says so…

    honestly, just tell me when the next christian bale batman movie is coming out. i’ll be sleeping in daredevil’s sensory deprivation until then.

  8. jason September 19th, 2007 10:23 pm

    i think i just wet myself ;)

  9. Henry Pym September 20th, 2007 9:30 am

    I think it looks fabulous! I don’t care if it has a robocop feel to it. Of course it has a robocop feel to it. Rebocop was an Iron Man copy with a little variation.

    And when Black Sabbath starts to play I may pee a little.