Iron Man

By John Scott Lewinski Gotham City still needs Batman, especially if you substitute "Chicago" for Gotham City and "big Hollywood production money" for Batman. Hollywood continues to speculate that Christopher Nolan is done with Batman movies. After all, there's nowhere to go but down...

By Hugh Hart Marvel's clout comes on the heels of this summer's $824 million worldwide take for Iron Man and Universal-distributed The Incredible Hulk. Still to come: Iron Man 2 (currently scheduled for May 7, 2010), The First Avenger: Captain America (May 6, 2011) and The Avengers (July 15, 2011).

By Jacob Russell Though Busiek is an industry veteran who has worked on such notable DC and Marvel properties as the Avengers, Green Lantern, Iron Man, Thunderbolts, Aquaman, and Superman, he is also known for a number of more independent work such as Shockrockets, Arrowsmith, and Astro City.  Today whe...

By John Scott Lewinski Hey, Robert Downey, Jr.! "Why so serious?" In recent interviews, the once and future Tony Stark criticized The Dark Knight for being too complicated. According to Downey, Jr.: "The Dark Knight is like a Ferrari engine of storytelling and scriptwriting...

By Lewis Wallace Superman started all of this," said Stan Lee during a Thursday panel at Comic-Con. The former head of Marvel Comics co-created some of Hollywood's hottest costumed properties, including Iron Man, Hulk and Spider-Man. Now, comic-based movies have taken on a life of their own.

By John Scott Lewinski As it stands, The X-Files: I Want to Believe takes too long to bring anything genuinely suspenseful to the screen -- leaving any would-be audience wanting more for its money. In a summer of smash successes (Iron Man), Oscar-worthy morality tales (Wall-E) and genre-defining masterpiece...

By Lewis Wallace Comic books are storyboards for movies," said Lee, the colorful former head of Marvel Comics who co-created some of Hollywood's hottest costumed properties, including Iron Man, the Hulk and Spider-Man This is not a flash in the pan," said Lee, a quick-witted guy whose cool cameos in fli...

By Lewis Wallace The geek gathering that got its start catering to comics fanboys in 1970 has turned into a pop-culture kingmaker, and outgrown its name in the process. Just ask Jon Favreau, director of Iron Man, the movie that kicked off 2008's summer of the superhero. He gives a Comic-Con 2007 presentatio...

By John Scott Lewinski If DC's cinematic resurgence continues, the publisher will have its rival to thank for the new climate in Hollywood. Marvel took control of its own movie properties and forged them with affection and loyalty to the source material. Now, Warner Bros. is looking to do the same with the DC canon...

By Lewis Wallace See also: Hellboy's Mike Mignola Talks 'Language of Monsters'Hellboy Gets Animated, Probed on His 'Inner Demons'Review: Incredible Hulk Is a Handsome Hunk of MayhemReview: Iron Man a a New High for Robert Downey Jr.Summer Movie Guide: Superheroes, Sequels and More In a summer filled w...

But hot on Tony Stark’s rocket-propelled heels are Batman, the Hulk, and Hellboy. But what’s the best thing about each of these heroes? ... The Hulk, Superman, Batman, Spider-man, Iron Man – M&C takes a ... Monsters and Critics.com 2008’s Summer of Superheroes: One Writer’s Early Take MTV.co...

By John Scott Lewinski Jon Favreau (above) is not yet signed, sealed and delivered to the director's chair for Iron Man's sequel date with The Mandarin and War Machine. That made fans nervous that Favreau might not return to the Iron Man franchise he helped to forge. (See what I did there? "Iron?" "Forge?" Never mi...

There's no mention of casting yet for the Far Eastern troublemaker, but that will have to break soon as Robert Downey, Jr. will be ready to begin filming in ... Movie Review: Iron Man Blogger News Network Bulking up The Hulk The West Australian Geeks of Doom - io9

By John Scott Lewinski Most of the action around heroic Hollywood is coming from Marvel. With a Thor movie flying in for 2010, Brad Pitt is still rumored to play his human alter ego, Donald Blake. But Pitt isn't likely to pull off the role of a hulking Norse god. So, another rumor opens the door for blonde, long-haired...

By John Scott Lewinski Multiple sites are reporting the persistent rumor that Brad Pitt will put the hammer down as Thor in that Marvel adaptation. There was a time when such blockbuster casting for a superhero movie was impossible, but Robert Downey, Jr.'s critical and financial success as Tony Stark shattere...

New Iron Man Spot: Mark III Assembly  - Apr 30, 2008 The newest trailer from Iron Man features the brilliantly cast Robert Downy Jr. as Tony Stark, strapping on the Mark III and getting set to (hopefully) kick ...