X-Men Origins: Wolverine has got to be one of the biggest disappointments this year. I wanted to slot in Transformers and G.I. Joe but since my expectations for both movies not so high as what I had for Wolverine, they don’t seem to quite cut it as disappointments.
Wolverine was such a waste of the talents of Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber and even for a cameo – Ryan Reynolds. If anything, it’s almost two hours of teasers for possible future projects. But it did well at the box office. So well that producers want to milk Wolvie’s franchise through a sequel.
Word has it that Christopher McQuarrie will be involved in the sequel. If his name’s not familiar, his credits include many collaborations with director Bryan Singer and writing screenplays for Public Access, The Usual Suspects, X-Men (uncredited), The Way of the Gun, and Valkyrie. I’m not a big fan of his more recent works but The Usual Suspects rocked so maybe there’s hope for the sequel.
The sequel is also reported to tap Frank Miller and Chris Claremont’s Wolverine #1-4 so that would mean Wolvie’s being shipped to Japan. Whether that would mean meeting the likes of The Hand, Yukio, Silver Samurai or perhaps a love angle with Mariko Yashida, we’ll know eventually but we’re putting these as very likely.
The thing about Comic-Con is that studios and directors often give fans a really good preview of what’s coming. This leaked footage from Iron Man 2 supposedly contains the basic plot and a twist to the story.
I haven’t seen this personally. Good thing YouTube allows you to get the embed code without having to watch the damn thing.
If you want to apply, you better know the answer to the following questions:
What term describes the superposition of two or more waves resulting in a new wave pattern?
Please briefly describe your most heroic act
A plane flying past a non-moving observer has kinetic energy in the reference frame of this observer, the same plane has how much kinetic energy in the reference frame which moves with the plane?
What region of the globe would you consider most in need of intelecrop technology?
What is your greatest hope for human kind?
Just remember, if you can’t build a Stark reactor in cave with a bunch of scraps? You’re not Tony Stark.
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Marvel surely is milking the power of the Internet to publicize the upcoming sequel to Iron Man.
With the hundreds of characters in the Marvel Universe, we don’t see comic-book-based movies slowing down any time soon. But before Marvel settle for minor characters, they’re picking off their major ones first.
In the works is The Black Panther. Finally, we’d have a film version featuring the king of Wakanda (fictional African nation). Marvel has yet to name who’ll be crowned as T’Challa but word has it that Lost actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is already in discussions with Marvel.
But these are all just rumors for now. Other actors hinted to play the role are Chiwetel Ejiofor, Djimon Honsou, and even Wesley Snipes.
Adewale will also be seen later this month in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Here’s an interview from MTV.
Superhero Hype just came out with a couple of pictures from the Iron Man 2 set.
This first one shows Robert Downey Jr. (who play Tony Stark/Iron Man) looking over a mock-up model of some place. Can’t quite make out the details but it’s supposed to be the plans for the Stark Expo complex.
This second one shows him working on his computer. Visible behind him are his armor suits! These include the original Mark I armor, the tattered Mark III armor from the last movie, a new one which looks like a pretty streamlined and stripped-down armor. We’re expecting War Machine in this movie so feel free to speculate what’s with silver Mark II costume.
Accompanying the pictures are some juicy tidbits from the set that hints on what can be in store for us in the movie like the blueprint for Captain America’s shield and a map of Antarctica. Iron Man is considered as a buildup for the other Avengers movies set to be released in 2011 and 2012.
Owners of current-gen gaming consoles should start saving up for this one. Even if Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 is just as good as the first one, it still guarantees to be a treat. Even more so if you’re a certified comic book junkie.
The gameplay follows its predecessor where players can choose four characters to use throughout the game. Being an action RPG, the characters level up as the player progresses through the game.
As for the story, the plot is lifted from Marvel’s Civil War story arc. A fight between heroes and villains causes the tragic death of hundreds of civilians prompting the government to pass a Superhuman Registration Act. All superhumans are forced to choose to be for or against the law. Players can choose between a pro or anti stand and the game packs multiple endings for replayability.
Anyway, here are some of the trailers made available by Marvel.
The first Iron Man movie takes my top spot as the best superhero movie so far (The Dark Knight’s a crime drama in my book) and with Jon Favreau helming the sequel, I can only expect that it will be a blast like the first one.
Robert Downey Jr. will be reprising his role as Tony Stark – probably the best portrayal of a comic book character ever – but he will be joined by a more stellar cast this time around that one can only hope that no one tries to one-up the others.
Sam Rockwell and Mickey Rourke are cast as villains (no details on exactly who yet) and foxy (skanky?) Scarlett Johansson will be squeezed into some tight leather as Black Widow (I always wanted a brunette for this role though). Bad mo-fo Samuel L. Jackson will appear again as Nick Fury.
Perhaps one of the biggest geek-service additions to the cast will be none other than current Playboy cover model (in which she doesn’t appear nude) – Olivia Munn. It’s not revealed yet on her role but we can only hope that the role requires skin-tight costumes or even minimal coverage. ‘Cause she’s got one of the best bikini bodies out there. Proof? Check out the video below. Hehe…
To me, Iron Man is the best superhero movie ever. Well, that is because I consider The Dark Knight as a crime drama who happened to feature a guy in a cape. Anyway, Iron Man. It was pretty obvious that it will have a sequel with hints of War Machine and Mandarin shown in the first movie. And yes, fans, we have confirmation that these two will be in the next movie.
In a press fest for the upcoming Iron Man DVD, director Jon Favreau revealed a few details regarding the sequel. First, he’s intent on finally unleashing the War Machine character (Jim “Rhodey” Rhodes played by Terrence Howard). Second, he’s still struggling to envision the Mandarin character but he will undoubtedly use the Mandarin as the sequel’s villain. Third, the storyline might get influenced by the Invincible Iron Man arc penned by Matt Fraction.
And if you are fearing that Robert Downey Jr. won’t have any leeway to add some of his creative pizazz to the mix, he is currently working with Favreau and Justin Theroux (the script writer) on the early scripts.
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