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Movie News

Hot Toys Reveals Captain America: Civil War Iron Man

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Check out the super cool, super sleek Iron Man Hot Toys action figure for Captain America: Civil War.

…first 1/6 th scale collectible figure of Tony Stark’s new Iron Man armor in Captain America: Civil War – the Mark XLVI to our Power Pose Series (PPS)!

The Power Pose Mark XLVI Collectible Figure is highly detailed and specially crafted based on the image of Iron Man’s new armor in the film featuring a meticulously sculpted sleek and streamline armor, 28 LED light-up points throughout the body, specially applied metallic red, gold and dark silver colored painting on armor, articulated head and arms, interchangeable fists and repulsor palms, and figure base.

“Captain America: Civil War” has  a May 6, 2016 release date directed by Anthony and Joe Russo starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Frank Grillo, Paul Bettany, Don Cheadle, Emily VanCamp, William Hurt, Martin Freeman and Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther.

Synopsis:

Captain America: Civil War picks up where Avengers: Age of Ultron left off, as Steve Rogers leads the new team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. After another international incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability and a governing body to determine when to enlist the services of the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers while they try to protect the world from a new and nefarious villain.

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Marvel Movie Trailers

Watch: 11-Minute Marvel Phase 1 & 2 Featurette

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An 11-minute featurette from the Marvel Phase 2 Box Set has hit the net showcasing Marvel’s journey from Iron Man to Ant-Man.

The featurette features behind-the-scenes footage, video interviews and movie footage.

Check it out below.

The Marvel Phase 2 Box Set is now available and can be ordered through Amazon.

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Marvel Movie Trailers

Watch: Marvel Phase 2 Gag Reel

Watch a new gag reel from the Marvel Phase 2 Box Set above.

The Marvel Phase 2 Box Set is now available and can be ordered through Amazon.

Special features from the Box Set have also been released including a Doctor Strange Featurette and a Black Panther Featurette Civil War featurette.

Contents Include:

• Marvel’s Iron Man 3 (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy)
• Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy)
• Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy)
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy)
• Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy)
• Marvel’s Ant-Man (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy)
• Exclusive Bonus Content Disc
• 1:1 Prop Replica of the Morag Orb and More!

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Marvel Movie Trailers

Watch: All Hail The King With Drew Pearce Commentary

Check out the “All Hail The King” clip above with added commentary from director Drew Pearce which is a part of the Marvel Phase 2 Box Set.

The “All Hail The King” short originally came with the Thor: The Dark World Blu-Ray and features Ben Kingsley back as Trevor Slattery.

You can watch the short here:

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Movie News

Watch: Marvel Phase 2 Box Set Unboxing Video

Today sees the release of the Marvel Phase 2 Box set. Check out video above put out by Marvel of the unboxing.

Join Marvel’s Ryan Penagos as he unboxes the brand new Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 2 Box Set and explores all the exclusive items inside! 

The Phase 2 Box Set can be ordered through Amazon.

Special features from the Box Set have also been released including a Doctor Strange Featurette and a Black Panther Featurette Civil War featurette.

Contents Include:

• Marvel’s Iron Man 3 (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy)
• Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy)
• Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy)
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy)
• Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy)
• Marvel’s Ant-Man (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy)
• Exclusive Bonus Content Disc
• 1:1 Prop Replica of the Morag Orb and More!

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Comic Book News Marvel

Marvel Comics Announces International Iron Man

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MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS INTERNATIONAL IRON MAN #1 
Iron Man goes global from Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev

All-new series to be translated to reflect the languages of select countries worldwide

                                                                                                              

In 2016, Tony Stark is establishing the entire world his base of operations and taking Iron Man internationally with the help of Brian Michael Bendis (Invincible Iron Man, Daredevil) and Alex Maleev (Daredevil, Moon Knight) in the all-new Marvel series, INTERNATIONAL IRON MAN.

As technology and globalization continue to reduce the size of the world stage, Marvel continues to reflect the world outside our windows and brings the “Golden Avenger” to defend the globe.  “I think we all, no matter where we are in our lives, feel that the world has gotten much smaller,” said Bendis while speaking with Entertainment Weekly. “We can all reach out to each other no matter where we are in the world. We feel each other’s pains and victories. I think for Tony it’s like that times 100. He’s much more aware of the global situation and how a big fight with Galactus in New York would affect things in other parts of the world.”

Tony Stark is a futurist. He anticipates threats to come and plans for them. That mentality is what leads Tony to take Iron Man out of New York and proactively taking on threats across the globe.  “If I was a villain, New York is the last place I’d attack, because you know, just by math, there are 700 superheroes in a 17-block radius. I’d go anywhere else,” explains Bendis. “We’ll be dealing with some of the criminals in the Marvel Universe who are smart enough to put that together in their head finally. Tony’s gonna be racing to help people that don’t necessarily always get the attention of the Marvel superheroes.”

Accompanying Iron Man on his new global – an unlikely partner who knows everything there is to know about the dark underbelly of the Marvel Universe – Doctor Doom! “Doom knows where the bodies are buried…he knows a lot of stuff that Tony doesn’t know.”

Additionally, not only will Iron Man reach out worldwide, but so will the actual published comic book. Working with a number of Marvel licensees, INTERNATIONAL IRON MAN will be translated into the respected languages of 25 different countries and will be printed for over 40 different countries in English.

Strap in and suit up, True Believers. Coming in early 2016, Bendis and Maleev reunite for an armored adventure that establishes Iron Man as global advisory for all of those who stand against him in the Marvel Universe. Don’t miss the blockbuster INTERNATIONAL IRON MAN #1!

 

INTERNATIONAL IRON MAN #1

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

Art & Cover by ALEX MALEEV

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Comic Book News

Watch: Cool 2015 NYCC Cosplay Slotlight Video

Check out the cool video above spotlighting the various cosplayers from the recent New York Comic-Con. As we see above in the thumbnail, Catwoman definitely turns some heads, but it’s Hulkbuster Iron Man that takes the prize for best costume. Two of my favorites included Batman and Nova. The BeatDownBoogie YouTube Channel put together the

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Marvel Movie News

Marvel Reveals Official Guidebook To Marvel Cinematic Universe Preview

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At long last, the Marvel Cinematic Universe receives its own guidebook! Beginning this October, go deeper than ever before in the very first GUIDEBOOK TO THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE! In the vein of the classic Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe, take a deep dive into the fan-favorite Marvel Studios films and Marvel Television series and see their genesis in the pages of Marvel Comics!

But this isn’t your daddy’s Official Handbook – the new MCU Guidebooks are completely overhauled. Sleeker, slicker and jam-packed with information about the people, places and things across the entirety of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Chock full of “fast facts,” movie-to-comic comparisons and production stills – these comprehensive compilations are essential reading for hardcore Marvel fans!

Kicking off this October with GUIDEBOOK TO THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE – MARVEL’S IRON MAN – witness the rise of Tony Stark into the Armored Avenger from a new perspective, with an indispensable volume of information on Marvel Studios’ first blockbuster hit! Then, November brings the GUIDEBOOK TO THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE – MARVEL’S INCREDIBLE HULK/MARVEL’S IRON MAN 2. This second issue, in a fantastic flipbook format, shines a spotlight on the Jade Giant’s gamma-fueled feature film along with Iron Man’s second silver-screen outing!

Relive all the big-screen thrills of the Marvel Cinematic Universe this October, and build your library of reference books as the first GUIDEBOOK TO THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE comes to comic shops and digital devices everywhere!

GUIDEBOOK TO THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE – MARVEL’S IRON MAN
Written by MIKE O’SULLIVAN & THE OHOTMU TEAM
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
On-Sale in October!

 

GUIDEBOOK TO THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE – MARVEL’S INCREDIBLE HULK/MARVEL’S IRON MAN 2
Written by MIKE O’SULLIVAN & THE OHOTMU TEAM
Covers by MIKE DEL MUNDO & PASCAL CAMPION
On-Sale in November! 

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Watch: Iron Man Hong Kong Experience Footage

Check out footage above of the Iron Man Hong Kong Experience, which was recently announced at this weekend’s D23 Expo.

The Iron Man Experience will take guests on an epic adventure against the forces of evil over the streets and in the sky above Hong Kong.

The adventure begins at the new Stark Expo – a showcase of new and exciting technologies coming soon from Stark Industries – which Tony Stark has brought to Tomorrowland. At the expo, guests will experience the history of Stark Industries through inventions by the company’s founder, Howard Stark, and into the present day, where Tony Stark is inspiring his team of scientists and engineers to make our lives better, more convenient and safer through technology.

One of the best examples of the new technology showcased at the Stark Expo will be the innovative vehicle called the Iron Wing. On Iron Man Experience, guests will board the Iron Wing for a short flight to new Hong Kong Stark Tower, where they find themselves in a fight – alongside Iron Man – against the evil forces of Hydra.

The Iron Man Experience opens in 2016.

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Marvel Movie News

Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Two Collection Now Available For Pre-Order

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Two Collection is now available for pre-order.

The contents include:

Marvel’s “Iron Man 3” (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy)

Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy)”

Marvel’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy)

Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy)

Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy)

Marvel’s “Ant-Man” (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy)

You can pre-order through Amazon, which comes with a pre-order price guarantee.

We also see this time Marvel is including the digital copies of the movies with the collection.

A release date as well as an official look at the set and contents is yet to be released, but if it’s anything like the Phase One set, it should be out of this world.

The Phase One Collection is available as well.

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Movie Trailers

Watch: Iron Man Honest Trailer

The Screen Junkies YouTube Channel is back with another of their “honest trailers” – this time with Iron Man.

Iron Man came out in 2008 spearheading the Marvel Cinematic Universe starring Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark and the titular character.

The movie made a worldwide gross of just over $585 million and saw RDJ skyrocketed to fame.

RDJ reportedly received a hefty $80 million payout for The Avengers 2 and Captain America: Civil War.

Screen Junkies regulary puts out “honest trailers” that are parody approaches to various Hollywood moveis.

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Marvel Movie News

Marvel Launches Viral WHIH News Channel

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The character of Christine Everhart, from Iron Man and Iron Man 2, returns in the form of a recently launched viral “news” network for Marvel.

WHIH News Twitter and YouTube sites have been launched.

The first promo is in regards to the Ant-Man movie, with a second tweet in regards to a 4th of July fireworks celebration at Avengers Tower.

In the Marvel comics, Christine Everhart was actually a reporter for the Daily Bugle, while in the Iron Man movies Everhart worked for Vanity Fair (played by Leslie Bibbs).

It’s possible the WHIH promotion could stick around and be used to connect various Marvel movie and TV events.

“Ant-Man” hits July 17th.

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Comic Book News

Bendis On Iron Man For Marvel Fall Reboot

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Today at the Special Edition: NYC comic book festival, Marvel announced that come their Fall reboot, Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez will be on Invincible Iron Man.

The above teaser image was released.

It’s also learned that following in footsteps of the Marvel Studios movies, Marvel Comics is re-positioning Iron Man to be most prominent character in the “All-New All Different” comic book line.

Marvel’s Tom Brevoort told Newsarama the following about Iron Man taking over the reins from Spider-Man:

I think Iron Man’s prominence is something pretty much everybody who encounters Marvel in every other medium already knows. While the masked head of Spider-Man has historically been most associated with Marvel as a defacto mascot, in the last ten years in every field outside of publishing Iron Man is Marvel Comics. If you’re talking about the people who see the films, buy the t-shirts or merchandise, watch the television shows, it all comes back to Shellhead. We’re going to make a concerted effort with All-New All-Different Marvel to make Iron Man the forefront of the comic books’ universe as it is elsewhere.

The Iron Man movie was the spine that the Marvel Cinematic Universe grew out of it. Once you look globally, Iron Man the character is Marvel’s Mickey Mouse. I Hate to put it that way, but no disrespect to Mickey. When people think of Marvel and not steeped in our world of comic books, they think of Robert Downey Jr. and Iron Man.

Marvel recently announced plans for their Fall reboot/relaunch which will include 55-60 new #1 titles, and released two teaser images.

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Movie News

Walking Dead’s Robert Kirkman Joins Transformers Movie Universe Team

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Hasbro and Paramount recently confirmed plans for a big Transformers shared movie universe similar to what Marvel has done with their Avengers movies.

Now the writing team has become known that will steer the Transformers franchise for Paramount.

Deadline reports Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead, will join Iron Man writers Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, Pacific Rim 2 and The Avengers scribe Zak Penn, and Jeff Pinkner of Amazing Spider-Man 2, Lost, Fringe and Alias. 

Michael Bay, Steven Spielberg and Lorenzo di Bonaventura are onboard as the “brain trust” along with Akiva Goldsman who will oversee the Transformers universe projects.

The reports notes the Transformers movie universe is a major priority for Paramount’s Marc Evans, President, Motion Picture Group at Paramount Pictures.

Previously released details mentioned plans for the fifth Transformers movie to be released in 2017 with it speculated to be a multi-part movie leading to spinoffs.

As noted, Transformers: Age Of Extinction grossed nearly $1.1 billion when it was released last summer and became the top-grossing release ever in China.

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Movie Trailers

Watch: Avengers 2 Opening Battle Featurette; Now Over A Billion At Box Office

Watch a featurette for The Avengers 2 above featuring footage from the opening battle, as well as Joss Whedon, Kevin Feige and producer Jeremy Latcham talking about the start of the film.

The Avengers 2 has also crossed the billion dollar mark at the box office, currently making it the #3 top Marvel movie overall, just short of Iron Man 3 and The Avengers.

The Avengers 2 has a domestic gross of just over $372 million, with another $770.5 million coming from international audiences giving it a current total of $1,142,530,708.

The first Avengers movie saw over $623 million in the U.S. and over $895 million internationally for a total worldwide cume of $1,518,594,910.

Iron Man 3 stands at $1,215,439,994 worldwide.

“The Avengers: Age Of Ultron” is currently in theaters directed by Joss Whedon starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Quicksilver, Paul Bettany as Vision, with James Spader as Ultron.

Synopsis:

When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.

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Marvel Movie News

Watch: Epic Marvel Vs. DC Animated Fan-Film

Now this is a must watch!

Check out the above Marvel Vs. DC The Ultimate Crossover Animation Film put together by Saruhan Saral on YouTube.

The video features all the fan-favorite characters: Batman vs. Iron Man, Spider-Man vs. Green Lantern and lots more!

It’s action-packed!

Saral stated it’s his first short film project which he started in February that took three months to complete.

He grabbed the character models and voices from various video games including Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 and Injustice: Gods Among Us.

Nicely done.

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Movie News

Captain America: Civil War Iron Man Promo Art

A second piece of promo/concept art for Captain America: Civil War has hit the net featuring the Iron Man armor.

It appears as if Marvel is moving closer to the Iron Man Bleeding Edge armor from the comics, which The Avengers 2 suit also resembles. The Bleeding Edge armor, in the comics, is kept inside Tony’s body using nano-tech and is one of Tony’s most powerful suits ever – even enabling Iron Man to go toe-to-toe with the likes of Thor and the Red Hulk. 

The previous Captain America 3 concept art featured Captain America vs. Iron Man.

“Captain America: Civil War” has  a May 6, 2016 release date directed by Anthony and Joe Russo starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Frank Grillo and Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther.

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Movie Trailers

Watch: The Marvel Cinematic Universe Tribute

With The Avengers 2 due out this Friday, now seems like a good idea to recap the Marvel movies.

Check out the Marvel Cinematic Universe Tribute via the gang over at JoBlo.

Can you believe it’s been seven years since the first Iron Man came out?!

A special mashup tribute that is dedicated to the massive cinematic universe of Marvel Studios in honor of the release of “Avengers: Age of Ultron”. Seven years have passed since Robert Downey Jr. donned the famous Iron Man armor in the first of many planned films in the franchise. It was a lot of risk to get to where they are today but the reward was very much worth it. 

Next came Edward Norton & Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/The Incredible Hulk, Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye and Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanova. All these great characters/actors came together to form the Avengers along with countless talented writers and directors such as Joss Whedon, Jon Favreau, Kenneth Branagh, Anthony & Joe Russo and many more. 

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Marvel Movie News

Marvel Studios Being Sued Over Iron Man Movie Design

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A lawsuit has been filed against Disney and Marvel Studios claiming copyright infringement and unfair and deceptive trade practices over the look of the Iron Man movie designs.

The Wrap reports two brothers, Ben and Ray Lai, are claiming Marvel has infringed on the designs of their Radix comic, as much like the movie version of Iron Man, the characters in Radix wear “highly detailed, mechanized suits of body armor.” 

Note: Back when Iron Man 3 was released, the brothers filed a cease-and-desist letter with Disney over promotional material.

The gist of the current lawsuit contends that Ben and Ray Lai created Radix in 2001 and then were hired by Marvel a year later “to work as artists on its various comic book franchises.” The brothers claim the comic book version of Iron Man was simpler prior to their Marvel involvement and are claiming Marvel nabbed their idea from Radix for the upgrade.

The comics “typically depicted Iron Man wearing simple spandex-like attire and minimal armor,” the lawsuit reads, where the movie franchise depicts Iron Man “wearing a fully mechanized suit of armor” which becomes increasingly complex over the span of the films.

The lawsuit continues arguing: “In the films, Iron Man is depicted wearing mechanized body armor that appropriates the copyrighted artistic work of the Plaintiff without authorization or attribution.”

And also: “The plot of each Iron Man film centers on the protagonist as he creates and builds increasingly powerful and futuristic versions of this body armor … that allow him to fly, shoot projectiles, and perform other superhuman feats.”

In addition to the claim of copyright infringement, the lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages and a permanent injunction barring further alleged copyright infringement.

You can read the lawsuit here.

Browsing the various Iron Man comic designs, it appears as if the Iron Man comic went with a more modern version of Iron Man around 1994-99, which was up to eight years prior to the two brothers having worked at Marvel, and something the lawsuit omits as part of its exhibit “A.”

The Prometheum armor in Heroes Reborn from 1996 seems to be the genesis of the modern day Iron Man:

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This one is from 1999 (Model 18):

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Watch: Robert Downey Jr. Walks Out On Interview

This is a big-time a-hole move on the part of the interviewer.

Watch above as Robert Downey Jr. participates in an interview promoting The Avengers 2.

The interviewer mentions RDJ is here to promote the movie, but then asks if he can ask about RDJ personally.

We see that RDJ gets rather uncomfortable and looks over to (whom I am guessing) is his publicist or PR person (who should have stopped the interview right there).

RDJ replies to the interviewer he has as much time as anyone, with the interviewer remarking they have 3 minutes left on their agreed upon time allotment.

The interviewer then asks Robert Downey Jr. about his past with drugs and alcohol – and asks if he is free of all of that.

The camera even zooms in on RDJ’s face as we see RDJ getting obviously more and more uncomfortable.

Robert Downey Jr. then questions – “what are we doing?” – and ends the interview.

It is a rather d— move on the part of the interviewer. Sure, you can argue he can ask whatever he wants, but these type of interviews are set-up beforehand and used for promotional purposes. We even see the interviewer mention the purpose of the interview is for promoting the movie, and they had a specified amount of time. Notice how the cameraman recognizes how uncomfortable RDJ is getting as he zooms in on his face at that moment? I believe the interviewer is known for being a d—-bag and had run-ins with Tarantino and Godfrey Bloom; RDJ and his people maybe should have skipped this guy.

The interviewer, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, does, however, claim on Twitter they discussed the questioning with RDJ’s PR people stating, “We’d told the PR we’d like to talk about the movie and his life.”

Obviously “life” could mean a whole hell of a lot.

“The Avengers: Age Of Ultron” hits May 1, 2015 directed by Joss Whedon starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Quicksilver, Paul Bettany as Vision, with James Spader as Ultron.

Synopsis:

When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.

The Avengers 2 Trailer:

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Marvel Phase 2 Contains Same Star Wars Easter Eggs

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It seems just about everyone missed this one as Kevin Feige has let it be known he included the same Star Wars Easter Egg in each of the Marvel Phase 2 movies.

Speaking with CinemaBlend, Feige said he is a big Star Wars fan and offered:

So is this a spoiler for Ant-Man… not really. I’m obsessed with Star Wars. Who’s not? I’m 40 years old. I’m in the movie business. I went to USC. So I’m obsessed with Star Wars – and it didn’t start out as intentional, but it became intentional, including that beat that you referenced. It sort of happens in every Star Wars movie, but I was sort of looking at it, ‘Okay, is Phase Two our Empire Strikes Back?’ Not really, but tonally things are a little different. Somebody gets their arm cut off in every Phase Two movie. Every single one.

Regarding the Easter Eggs:

Iron Man 3 featured Guy Pearce’s character, Aldrich Killian, getting his arm cut off by Tony Stark when he heats up Iron Man’s suit and the end of the movie.

Thor 2 features Thor getting his arm “cut off” by Loki.

Captain America 2 features a flashback where Bucky had his own arm cut off when he fell from the train in Captain America: The First Avenger.

James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy also had a similar Star Wars Easter Egg with Gamora cutting Groot’s arm off (this might be the enigmatic Easter Egg Gunn keeps referring to that he says everyone missed).

Those are the Star Wars Easter Eggs known to date as The Avengers 2 is yet to be released – so be on the look out for someone getting their arm cut off just like Luke Skywalker from Empire Strikes Back.

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Watch: Robert Downey Jr. Offers Iron Man Mark 42 & Avengers 2 Clip As Giveaways

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Robert Downey Jr. is sponsoring a charity drive for Julia’s House where fans can enter to win a chance to attend the world premiere of Avengers 2.

Now RDJ has just upped the ante by offering the Iron Man Mark 42 armor as well as a never-before-seen clip for Avengers 2.

If the $2 million goal is met by midnight on Monday, all those that donated will receive the exclusive Avengers 2 clip in their inbox.

Likewise, if you donate $10 or more in the next three days, you will be entered for a chance to win the Iron Man Mark 42 Iron Man armor.

You can enter and donate at: omaze.com.

Robert Downey Jr. announced the news on his Facebook page, which included the following video:

 

GAME CHANGER. If you donate $10 or more in the next 3 days to help us reach our $2m goal, you’ll ALSO be entered for a chance to win my own personal Mark 42. #nerdgasm Enter here: http://bit.ly/WinMark4

Posted by Robert Downey Jr on Friday, April 3, 2015

“The Avengers: Age Of Ultron” hits May 1, 2015 directed by Joss Whedon starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Quicksilver, Paul Bettany as Vision, with James Spader as Ultron.

Synopsis:

When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.

The Avengers 2 Trailer:

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Alien Nation Remake In Development From Iron Man Writers

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It’s reported the 1980s science-fiction movie that was produced by The Walking Dead‘s Gale Anne Hurd, Alien Nation, is getting a remake at Fox.

THR reports Iron Man writers Art Marcum and Matt Holloway are writing the script.

It’s said the new Alien Nation remake will begin by telling how and why the aliens came to Earth, and it’s said the Alien Nation remake will be a similar reimagining to what Fox did with the Planet of the Apes franchise.

The Alien Nation movie debuted in 1988 and spawned a one-season TV series in addition to TV movies that centered around two cops – one human and the other alien – as they dealt with the integration of the alien society, The Newcomers, in future Los Angeles.

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LEGO Spinoff Movie In Development From Iron Man 3 Writer

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A fourth LEGO movie is in development as it’s reported Iron Man 3 writer Drew Pearce and Jason Segel are developing Billion Brick Race.

According to THR, Segel and Pearce will pen and co-direct the new LEGO movie, which is said to have no release date, is in early development and will feature an original idea by Pearce.

The LEGO Movie‘s Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Dan Lin and Roy Lee are producing Billion Brick Race as well.

The success of last year’s The LEGO Movie has spawned spinoffs, which includes Ninjango, The LEGO Batman Movie and The LEGO Movie 2.

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Marvel Announces Armor Wars Secret Wars

First teased back in October of last year, Marvel has now officially announced Armor Wars for the Secret Wars event.

“Armor Wars” was a seven issue arc from Iron Man issues #225-231.

If you haven’t read the story, be sure to pick up the trade. Great stuff.

I’m curious to see how these rehashed Secret Wars stories will be. Will they live up to the originals? Or will they just be goofball parodies?

Here’s the cover and info:

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This June, venture to a wondrous techno-utopia, with a dark and sinister secret in ARMOR WARS #1 – a new Secret Wars series! Eisner-award winning writer James Robinson and artist Marcio Takara show you the beauty technology can bring…and the horrors it can unleash!

Welcome to Technopolis, a shining beacon for all Battleworld to see. Full of science and wonder created at the hands of rival genius brothers – Tony Stark and Arno Stark. Yet shadows fall over this armored Utopia. A unique disease forces EVERYONE to wear armor just to live and breathe!

“We’ve got this absolutely cool as heck city filled with absolutely cool as heck armored citizens,” says Senior Editor Mark Paniccia. “The design work that Marcio has done with both the environment of Technoplis and the armors of all the various characters deserves its own coffee table art book.

“Plus, James is delving into the kind of emotional and hard hitting story he excels at,” continues Paniccia. “He’s doing some amazing world-building and bringing us a mystery that—as it’s peeled back—will shock readers and make their hearts sink into their stomachs.”

But when murder strikes his domain, Baron Tony Stark must race against the clock to identify the mysterious killer. But is he too late to stop more bodies from showing up? And just who is the mysterious Iron Hand? Find out as the mechanical murder mystery kicks off in ARMOR WARS #1 this June!

Armor Wars #1

Written by JAMES ROBINSON

Art by MARCIO TAKARA

Cover by PAUL RIVOCHE

On Sale in June!

 

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Movie News

Watch: Robert Downey Jr. Gives Bionic Iron Man Arm To 7-Year-Old

Check out the video above featuring Robert Downey Jr. giving a bionic Iron Man arm to a 7-year-old with a partially developed right arm.

RDJ teamed with Albert Manero, a Fulbright scholar and doctoral student in mechanical engineering at the University of Central Florida, who builds low-cost 3D-printed limbs for children around the world.

The arm only cost about $350, compared to higher costing similar limps at around $40,000.

The video shows young Alex beaming with a smile as Robert Downey Jr. presents the arm in Tony Stark-fashion.

Robert Downey Jr. stars in The Avengers: Age Of Ultron out May 1, 2016.

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Close Look At New Iron Man Armor In Avengers 2

Take a closer look at the new Iron Man armor found in The Avengers 2 trailer.

This is the version of the armor that follows Iron Man 3 where Tony Stark got cured of the shrapnel found in his heart.

It’s the Iron Man Mark XLV armor.

The gang on reddit put this together.

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“The Avengers: Age Of Ultron” hits May 1, 2015 directed by Joss Whedon starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Quicksilver, Paul Bettany as Vision, with James Spader as Ultron.

Synopsis:

When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.

The Avengers 2 Trailer:

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Robert Downey Jr. Posts Iron Man Action Figures On Facebook

Check out the image that Robert Downey Jr. posted on Facebook.

Guess we could call it Robert Downey’s Iron Legion as it features a Tony Stark action figure surrounded by the different Iron Man action figures from the previous movies.

It looks like RDJ needs to add the new Iron man suit and the Hulbuster armor from Avengers 2.

Cool pic!

In the middle we see the Iron Patriot armor. Wouldn’t it be wild, with Marvel and Sony sharing Spider-Man, that Norman Osborn dons the suit one day? Leading to the Dark Avengers (Sentry! Ares!)?

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“The Avengers: Age Of Ultron” hits May 1, 2015 directed by Joss Whedon starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Quicksilver, Paul Bettany as Vision, with James Spader as Ultron.

Synopsis:

When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.

The Avengers 2 Trailer:

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